Differences between salvation in the Qur’an and the Bible
Three key differences, including that the Qur’an teaches Jesus did not die on the cross.
On the bad idea of a “guaranteed minimum basic income“
For over 50 years now, an idea has been floated in Canada to guaranteed basic income. The key point? There would be no conditions – not even for abled-bodied recipients. Citizens would be guaranteed this sum (one proposal suggests $16,000/year) whether they tried to work or not. The article here isn’t written from a Christian perspective, so to the insight offered there we can add another – in our sinful state, Mankind is prone to the temptation of laziness, and this guaranteed income would only encourage that temptation.
Beware the “spiritual danger of doing good”
“I have seen friends and mentors throw themselves into the causes of justice and do extraordinary work for Jesus. I admired their passion, their devotion, and their sacrifice. But despite their extraordinary dedication, things went wrong. Burnout. Infidelity. Lost faith. Financial compromise. Personal meltdowns. My heart breaks for these friends and for the ministries they worked so hard to build.”
Cheap sex and the decline of marriage
Even as most Americans still wanted to get married, they want to do it later, so they can have sexual freedom now. But it turns out that approach brings with it some unintended and unhappy consequences (and we’re not even talking about the diseases). Or, in other words, God’s way is best.
Summer causes global warming hysteria
The Cornwall Alliance‘s Roy Spencer on how the media is being encouraged to equate summer heat in specific spots with global warming.
Todd Wood, on created kinds
The folks who brought us the documentary Is Genesis History? (which we review here) are back with their second volume of follow-up interviews. Instead of the 1-2 minute chunks we get to see in the original documentary, Volume 1 and 2 of Behind Is Genesis History offer the full 20-some minute interviews with all sorts of experts. This one, with Todd Wood, introduces us to the concept of “created kinds” (17 min).
