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August 13, 2007
Do Christians Need A Conversion Code Of Conduct?
The World Council of Churches is working in cooperation with the Vatican to draft a common code of conduct for proselytizing. But as presented by one of the WCC’s spokesmen, the effort suggests a discomfort with any claims of Christian superiority or exclusivity. In fact, the group says that conversionist theology is something for which…
July 23, 2007
The Darkness of Depression
July 20, 2007
The Poor We Will Always Have With Us: Poverty And The Church
Poverty has become a central theme in the race for the Democratic nomination recently. But does care for the poor mean nothing more than bloated government programs and handouts? What role should the church play? Are we doing a good job? To discuss these questions and more, Russell Moore is joined on today’s program by…
July 19, 2007
Adultery And The Church: What’s The Answer?
The scandal surrounding Sen. David Vitter once again brings the painful issue of adultery before the attention of the American public. But all too often, Christians are just as unfaithful to their spouses as their neighbors.
Elizabeth Landers, author of The Script: The 100% Absolutely Predictable Things Men Do When They Cheat, joins guest host Russell…
What Did Luther Do?
July 18, 2007
Mary Zeiss Stange is a professor of women’s studies and religion at Skidmore College in New York and a member of USA Today’s Board of Contributors. In an article published in the paper’s July 9, 2007 edition, Stange suggests that mainline Protestant churches should ask, “What would Luther do?,” on the issue of homosexuality.
July 13, 2007
The Question of Truth and the Emerging Church
July 2, 2007
‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’: The Disappearance of the Lord’s Day from American Evangelicalism
How should Christian families understand the place of Sunday as the Lord’s Day within the ebb and flow of home life? That’s the question raised by Dr. Moore on today’s program. Don Whitney joins him in the studio and Craig Harline, author of a new history of Sunday, joins us by phone for this conversation.
June 19, 2007
What Happens When a Minister is “Both Muslim and Christian”?
Can a Christian also be a Muslim? That’s the question at the center of a controversy surrounding the Rev. Ann Holmes Redding, an Episcopal priest. Ms. Redding has claimed that her liberal Christian beliefs are in harmony with the tenets of Islam. Somehow, it seems she has missed most of the traditional beliefs of both…
New Post at Conventional Thinking — “Triumph or Tragedy? A Church Set to Make History”
June 5, 2007
At Conventional Thinking, my Web site dedicated to issues of concern to the Southern Baptist Convention, there is a major new posting on the First Baptist Church of Decatur, Georgia and the fact that the church is set to elect a woman as pastor on June 17. My analysis can be found here.
June 4, 2007
The Great Challenge of the Cities — “The World Goes to Town”
The Economist [London], one of the world’s great news organizations, publishes several major survey reports each year — and each is priority reading for the world’s leaders. This is certainly true of the most recent survey, “The World Goes to Town,” a report that should remind Christians of the challenge represented by the modern city.
May 15, 2007
The Measure Of The Man: The Legacy Of Dr. Jerry Falwell
The death of Dr. Jerry Falwell brings an end to one of the most fascinating lives of the 20th century. In so many ways, Jerry Falwell became one of the most recognizable faces for conservative Christianity in America. On today’s program Dr. Mohler speaks with a number of guests who knew Dr. Falwell and hears…
