The legality of physician-assisted suicide violates the Hippocratic Oath A 29-year-old woman is about to find out what happens when life or death becomes a legal choice. This past spring, after just one year of marriage, Brittany Maynard was diagnosed with a type of terminal brain cancer that has one of the lowest survival rates. Even after months of fighting […]
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“Don’t kid yourself into believing that just because you prayed a prayer, you’re going to heaven.” The piercing words of Pastor J.D. Greear, author of “Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart,” echoed through my heart as he boldly talked about the believer’s assurance of salvation to kick off last week’s Convocation. For years, Greear struggled with the assurance of his […]
Read more1. Kobe Bryant will shoot a lot of basketballs. Make no mistake, the Lakers are going to be bad. Really bad. Like, Wesley-Johnson-is-penciled-into-the-starting-lineup bad. As unlikely as it may be, Bryant is still eyeing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record and is sitting about three high-scoring seasons away from approaching it. When the Lakers are heading into the All-Star break with […]
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Book banning limits opportunity to be challenged by differing perspectives Springs Charter Schools in Temecula, California, have purged all Christian books from the school libraries. The administration claimed the book removal followed school protocol. Parents were alarmed to hear the news when a student came home and shared what happened. Well-known books such as Corrie ten Boom’s “The Hiding Place” […]
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Conservative film producer sentenced for breaking campaign finance laws By working as a conservative activist filmmaker, Dinesh D’Souza has grown accustomed to having a place in the limelight and debating controversial subjects. In recent months, however, the light shining on D’Souza has not been so favorable. The controversy and subsequent lawsuit began when news broke in January 2014 regarding D’Souza’s […]
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The media seems to have a pretty bad rap these days. People across the nation love to criticize journalists, including writers and radio and television broadcasters, for not giving the whole story, being too biased or not reporting on important ideas. The general public also loves to say journalists are nothing more than bearers of bad news. Many people say […]
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“He For She” campaign offers Church chance to lead “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is that good men and women do nothing,” Emma Watson, actor and goodwill ambassador for UN Women, quoted in her speech. Watson, 24, best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series, gave a speech earlier in September launching […]
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With elections only a month away, the political circuit is abuzz with all the latest campaign rhetoric. Every candidate is pushing the next best “five-point-plan” to flourishing freedom and an extraordinary economy. Naturally, nearly every citizen seems instinctively excited about the possibilities ahead. After all, we have lived through a dismal season of floundering freedom and exhausting economic failure. Nevertheless, […]
Read more“Every day I try to live my life in such a way that I will accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me for eternity.” These words spoken by Liberty alumnus and President of World Help Vernon Brewer laid an enduring foundation and set the stage for a fiercely impactful week of Convocation. Brewer described the brutality of what […]
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As war continues in the Middle East, Jewish Christians need safe haven Tensions between different religious groups continue to rise at events in Washington, D.C., and around the world. According to the Washington Post, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was booed off the stage at the In Defense of Christians (IDC) Gala Solidarity Dinner Program at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in […]
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Christian theologian Dr. Darrell Bock brought a powerful, culture-confronting message to Liberty students to start this week’s Convocation. Bock focused on how passages in both the biblical books of Romans and Acts profiled the Apostle Paul engaging and confronting the dysfunctional culture of his day. He challenged us to be aware of the conflicts and tensions in sharing the gospel […]
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Vladimir Putin seeks to establish an empire with Eastern Europe annexation Near the middle of the 20th century, a disgraced nation rising to power attempted to annex land from a weaker nation. The world powers of the time consented with little fuss. Unfortunately for them, this appeasement played a heavy hand in hastening one of the worst wars in human […]
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Why despicable acts of terrorism should be met with abounding prayer As I think about the thousands of people who file into worship centers every week, lifting their hands in worship to songs like “How Great is our God,” I cannot help but imagine what it would be like to hear or read those very words, much less sing them, […]
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Catholic leader shifts from church tradition, marrying cohabiting couples Grace, by human standards, is a tricky concept. “If you want to make people mad, preach law,” Dr. Doug Kelly, professor of theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, said. “If you want to make them really, really mad, preach grace.” Pope Francis was faced with this dilemma when he married 20 couples […]
Read moreThree weeks ago, Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, the duke and duchess of Cambridge, grabbed the world’s attention with their latest news. Prince George is going to be an older brother. Almost immediately, news outlets from Europe and America latched on to the information, disseminating it to audiences enthralled with all things royal. Within minutes, #royalbaby was trending […]
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