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Abortion and Progressive Evangelicals- What Do They Expect?

March 10, 2021 | Tal Davis

I don’t usually engage political issues in this blog. I prefer to address moral and theological principles. However, this week it was reported that a group of what we might term “progressive evangelical pro-life Christians” expressed their great disappointment with the current administration. An open letter was published Tuesday from…

What’s Missing from the Supreme Court?

September 21, 2020 | Tal Davis

By now everyone knows that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, September 18^th, at age 87. For several years she battled cancer, so her passing was not unexpected. Consequently, her decease now sets up what promises to be another knock-down drag-out fight in the United …

Avoid the Appearance of Evil

August 26, 2020 | Tal Davis

Eighteen years ago, in 2002, well before he ran for Vice-President of the United States, then Congressman Mike Pence made an off-hand remark that it was his personal policy never to be in a room, elevator, automobile, or dine alone, with any woman but his wife. The media, of course,…

Latest Survey Shows Americans’ Attitudes Increasingly Differ From Bible

August 9, 2020 | Tal Davis

Look at the following statements. True or False: Do you agree or disagree that what they say is true?

There is no absolute moral truth.
· The basis of truth are factors or sources other than God.
· Right and wrong is determined by factors other than the Bible.
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The Dirty Little Secret

June 25, 2020 | Freddy Davis

What do companies like Nike, Gap, Apple, and Samsung have in common? (And there are many others that could be added to this list.) What they have in common is that they manufacture many of their products in China using slave labor. Perhaps you did not know that fact. There…

You Get What You Incentivize

March 12, 2020 | Freddy Davis

There is a principle that is well known in business: You get more of what you incentivize. So, for instance, if you are offering a product for sale and you give a nice discount, you will sell more of that item. This same principle holds true when it comes to…

Christmas 2019- Is Something Missing?

December 2, 2019 | Tal Davis

My wife and other women I know all love the Hallmark Channel. This is especially true during the Christmas Season. That popular cable network presents dozens of nice stories, mostly about young couples (men and women- I haven’t seen a same-sex romance yet) finding true love around the holiday events.…

Is Immoral No Longer Immoral

November 5, 2019 | Freddy Davis

Freddy Davis discusses how the way a person evaluates morality is based on their worldview beliefs.

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Christianity Still in Decline Says Pew Poll

November 2, 2019 | Tal Davis

The latest Pew Research Center’s Survey of Religion in America, an Update on America’s Changing Religious Landscape, was released in October (see it here: https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/ ). The findings, on the surface, are not encouraging for Christians. The results clearly show a continued decline in the percentage of adult Americans…

Doing the Moral Math: Part 3

June 30, 2019 | Freddy Davis

In this three installment series, we are examining the results of a 2019 poll by the Gallup Corporation regarding the attitudes of American adults on twenty-one specific moral issues. The survey asked the respondents to state if they considered various issues as morally acceptable or morally unacceptable. In parts one…

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