http://www.AlbertMohler.com Albert Mohler's weblog provides a Christian analysis of critical issues as they break throughout the day. http://www.albertmohler.com/graphics/rss-image.jpg http://www.AlbertMohler.com 95 120 en-us Copyright 2009 Albert Mohler, all rights reserved. Saturday Sunday 30 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/503231126/blog_read.php <p>Just before the end of 2008, the Pew Forum on Religion &amp; Public Life released a report indicating that a significant percentage of American evangelicals reject the biblical claim that Jesus is the only way of salvation.  According to the report, 52% of American Christians believe that "at least some non-Christian faiths can lead to eternal life." </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3051'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/503231126" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:30:24 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3051 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3051 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/498535289/blog_read.php <p>The year 2008 began with the anticipation that history would be made, and on that count the year certainly did not disappoint.  Nevertheless, the year unfolded with more surprises than usual.  The intellectual task of reviewing a year is always fascinating, usually difficult, and often humbling.  That is certainly the case with the year 2008. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3044'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/498535289" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:10:08 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3044 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3044 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/493011657/blog_read.php <p>Can a true Christian deny the virgin birth? This question would perplex the vast majority of Christians throughout the centuries, but modern denials of biblical truth make the question tragically significant. Of all biblical doctrines, the doctrine of Christ's virginal conception has often been the specific target of modern denial and attack. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3041'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/493011657" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:30:23 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3041 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3041 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/489510011/blog_read.php <p>Pastor Rick Warren now stands at ground zero of a whirlwind, and he is likely to be there for some time. The announcement that President-elect Obama had chosen him to deliver the invocation at the inaugural ceremonies on January 20 came with formality but no fanfare. The first headlines speculated that Warren had become "the next Billy Graham" -- for Billy Graham has missed praying at few inaugurations in recent decades. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3023'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/489510011" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:39:51 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3023 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3023 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/488496080/blog_read.php <p>Are American evangelicals abandoning the exclusivity of the Gospel? A new report out from the Pew Forum on Religion &amp; Public Life suggests that many evangelical Christians are, at the very least, badly confused about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2971'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/488496080" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:28:34 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2971 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2971 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/487491118/blog_read.php <p>A growing number of researchers and observers are beginning to take note of a huge demographic reality -- those who take belief in God most seriously tend to have more babies. For many years, the conventional wisdom has held that demography determines destiny. Well, now it appears that theology determines demography. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2956'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/487491118" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:34:45 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2956 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2956 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/486930534/blog_read.php <p>The controversy over the recent Newsweek cover story, "A Religious Case for Gay Marriage," continues. See here for my initial analysis of Miller's article. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2945'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/486930534" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:35:21 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2945 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2945 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/485418253/blog_read.php <p>One of the most memorable purchases I made as a teenager was The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible in its original King James Version edition, complete with blue leather cover. I still have it, of course, though it now finds itself surrounded by a host of other Bibles on the shelf nearest to my desk. That study Bible opened the Word of God to me in a whole new way, helping me to make connections in the text and to see how subjects and themes run throughout the Bible. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2930'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/485418253" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:20:56 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2930 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2930 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/482564904/blog_read.php <p>In 1971, just six years after being invited to teach New Testament and preaching at the Graduate Seminary of Phillips University, Fred Craddock put his thoughts on preaching into a book. That book, As One Without Authority, launched something of a revolution in preaching. Craddock proposed that preaching was on trial in the contemporary church, and that it was fast becoming an anachronism. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2912'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/482564904" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:30:39 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2912 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2912 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/481544434/blog_read.php <p>A woman in India is reported now to be the "world's oldest mom," giving birth to a baby at age 70. Rajo Devi of Alewa, India gave birth to a baby girl last week. She, along with her 72 year-old husband, had been hoping for a baby for a half-century. The local media reported the event as a great scientific breakthrough as the aged couple beamed with their infant. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2901'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/481544434" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:45:39 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2901 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2901 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/480416056/blog_read.php <p>Secularization is the process by which a society becomes more and more distant from its Christian roots.  Though the formal sociological theory is more complicated than that, the essence of secularization is the fact that the culture no longer depends upon Christian symbols, morals, principles, or practices.  While most of the world is resolutely unsecular, much of Europe is pervasively secular -- and this includes Great Britain. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2894'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/480416056" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:37:29 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2894 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2894 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/478346151/blog_read.php <p>Newsweek magazine, one of the most influential news magazines in America, has decided to come out for same-sex marriage in a big way, and to do so by means of a biblical and theological argument.  In its cover story for this week, "The Religious Case for Gay Marriage," Newsweek religion editor Lisa Miller offers a revisionist argument for the acceptance of same-sex marriage.  It is fair to say that Newsweek has gone for broke on this question. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2881'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/478346151" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:50:30 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2881 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2881 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/475488769/blog_read.php <p>Christian leaders formerly associated with the Episcopal Church have announced the creation of a new denomination -- the Anglican Church in North America.  The announcement came Wednesday as conservative Anglican leaders met in Wheaton, Illinois to plan for a future province of the Anglican Communion -- in this case a province determined by theological conviction, not geographical designation. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2866'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/475488769" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:23:26 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2866 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2866 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/474359348/blog_read.php <p>A new report indicates that the average child in America now spends 45 hours a week immersed in the media -- a multiple of the hours spent with parents or in the classroom. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2861'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/474359348" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:59:23 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2861 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2861 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/473303867/blog_read.php <p>Gift certificates are now a big part of the American economy.  Along with electronic gift cards, gift certificates represent a growing segment of the consumer market -- and for good reason.  Who wouldn't welcome and appreciate a gift certificate to a favorite store or service provider? </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2849'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/473303867" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:40:27 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2849 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2849 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/472160502/blog_read.php <p>President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office on January 20, thereby accepting the constitutional office to which he has been elected.  Simultaneously, Michelle Obama will also accept an official role, though not a constitutional office.  The role of the "First Lady" has developed over time, and the wife (thus far at least, all presidential spouses have been wives) of the President of the United States is invested by the public, if not by the Constitution, with a massively influential platform. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2839'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/472160502" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:58:48 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2839 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2839 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/471028022/blog_read.php <p>Regularly, The Los Angeles Times makes for interesting reading.  In terms of political slant, the paper has moved to the left of The New York Times, and it now occupies a major position among the nation's most influential newspapers.  Even as paid circulation has dropped significantly since the 1990s, the editorial slant to the left is a constant. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2833'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/471028022" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:28:40 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2833 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2833 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/467601536/blog_read.php <p>The traditional American holiday observance of Thanksgiving is a fixture of our national experience and central to civil religion. The holiday is rooted in the earliest era of colonial America, and I certainly felt that as my wife, Mary, and I stood at Plymouth Rock this past weekend. Looking at the landing place and the remains of Plimoth Plantations, one is struck by the weight of history. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2828'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/467601536" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:09:56 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2828 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2828 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/463891142/blog_read.php <p>The passage of Proposition 8 in California has reset the table with respect to the issue of same-sex marriage. Clearly, those pushing for legalized same-sex marriage thought that the decision of the California Supreme Court last May was the final word, and same-sex marriage would be an established legal reality in California. The fact that Proposition 8 passed on November 4 threw that assumption aside, and an ugly new chapter is opening. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2813'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/463891142" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:38:25 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2813 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2813 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/460626710/blog_read.php <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2791'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/460626710" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:12:01 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2791 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2791 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/459731211/blog_read.php <p>Should Christians practice meditation?  An increasing number of Christians are trying or using Eastern meditation techniques in an effort to direct their spiritual lives.  It is no longer shocking to see churches offering yoga and meditation classes, nor to hear some Christians talking about their walks in a labyrinth, time spent in meditation, or experiments with the latest borrowing from the East. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2782'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/459731211" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:12:16 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2782 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2782 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/458148441/blog_read.php <p>USA Today is out with a report on a new research project that deserves our attention.  It seems that high school graduates surveyed in 2006 consider themselves much more likely to succeed in life when compared to the self-assessment offered by graduates in 1975. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2773'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/458148441" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:21:21 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2773 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2773 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/456954340/blog_read.php <p>The Irish poet Brendan Behan once quipped, "There is no such thing as bad publicity except your obituary."  Some atheists evidently disagree, and they want to help atheism get over a rather significant public relations problem. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2768'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/456954340" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:46:38 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2768 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2768 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/455854011/blog_read.php <p>HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, turned 60 last week.  This makes Prince Charles the longest-living heir to the throne in British history.  It also raises the question of whether he will ever be king.  After all, if Queen Elizabeth II lives only as long as her mother, that means adding another twenty years to her reign.  The Man who Would Be King would then be 80 himself.  The math is not on his side. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2761'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/455854011" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:33:38 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2761 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2761 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/451618350/blog_read.php <p>In the aftermath of the recent election the media, along with the rest of the society, are scrambling to make sense of it all.  This has led to some interesting approaches and news stories.  I recently was asked by TIME magazine and The Wall Street Journal to comment on the issues of same-sex marriage and abortion in the aftermath of November 4. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2748'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/451618350" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:10:53 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2748 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2748 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/450537208/blog_read.php <p>A recent caller to my radio program raised an issue of obvious personal urgency.  He explained that he and his wife had recently experienced the death of a young child.  He spoke of his faith in Christ and of his desire to be obedient.  "But, can we question God?" he asked. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2742'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/450537208" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:51:26 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2742 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2742 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/449232026/blog_read.php <p>The challenge of defending marriage as the union of a man and a woman was on full public display on November 4.  The immediate news was very encouraging indeed.  Voters in Arizona, Florida, and California all passed measures defending marriage and prohibiting same-sex marriages in their states.  These three states, added to the over twenty others that had already passed similar constitutional amendments or similar provisions, have made a massive public statement in support of marriage. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2735'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/449232026" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:29:26 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2735 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2735 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/448626055/blog_read.php <p>Several readers have asked for a link to the ABC World News Tonight segment on the election in which I made comments.  You will also recognize scenes from Southern Seminary.  A look at opinion and editorial pieces since Tuesday only serve to increase the concerns I mentioned in this interview with Dan Harris of ABC.  The segment can be viewed here, courtesy of ABC News.</p> <p></p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2725'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/448626055" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:26:42 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2725 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2725 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/445691920/blog_read.php <p>I had the privilege of preaching in chapel at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary on November 6.  I preached a message entitled, "How Not to Raise a Pagan," drawn from Deuteronomy 6.  The audio and video are now available here.  It was a great privilege to preach to the seminary community at Southeastern, where my great friend Danny Akin is president.</p> <p></p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2722'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/445691920" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:18:13 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2722 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2722 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~3/443036311/blog_read.php <p>The election of Sen. Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States came as a bang, not a whimper.  The tremors had been perceptible for days, maybe even weeks.  On Tuesday, America experienced nothing less than a political and cultural earthquake. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2715'>Read Full Blog...</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlbertMohlersBlog/~4/443036311" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:04:31 EST http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2715 http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2715