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A recent article in The Guardian posted some misleading images of “what is actually being removed in early pregnancy.” Alan explains.

by Alan Shlemon | Abortionist Dr. Joan Fleischman says she sometimes shows her patients the pregnancy tissue she removes after an abortion. She says that post-abortive women are “stunned by what it actually looks like,” and the women “feel they’ve been deceived.” Her testimony was recently reported by The Guardian in a story about “What a pregnancy actually looks like before 10 weeks—in pictures.” The article contains pictures of a “pregnancy” at four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine weeks...

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Some object to the idea that Jesus paid the penalty for our sins through his death on the cross, calling it “child sacrifice,” but here are three reasons why characterizing it as child sacrifice is inappropriate.

by Alan Shlemon | In an age of political correctness, Christianity is a prime offender. It’s not only Scripture’s sexual ethics that get canceled. Even bedrock creeds like Christ’s crucifixion are on the chopping block. Many professing Christians are uncomfortable with God killing his Son...

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Do you want to experience the good life? Just add humility to your day. It’s a key ingredient for the Christian life and, indeed, life in general. Here are a few aspects of life that require humility.

by Alan Shlemon | Do you want to experience the good life? Look no further. Just add humility to your day. It’s a key ingredient for the Christian life and, indeed, life in general. Without humility, we are robbed of some of the great joys and virtues of life...

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Who’s the best person to answer questions about how to operate a complicated device? The one who designed and created it, of course.

by Alan Shlemon | There’s an endless set of principles and prohibitions that are conveniently written down by our Maker and made available in our “owner’s manual.” Could it be any better? Despite the easy access to our Maker’s teaching, Christians often look for ways to sidestep his precepts. We’re tempted to believe anyone other than our Maker when it...

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When people respond to our Christianity with anger, it’s tempting to think either that we’ve done something wrong or that Christianity deserves their anger. Here’s why neither conclusion necessarily follows.

by Amy K. Hall | We have a tendency to think that when we make someone angry with our words or actions, we’ve done something wrong. That’s not an entirely bad tendency, of course—often, as fallen human beings, when we upset others, we have done something wrong and need to engage in some self-reflection and...

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The pro-life case against abortion involves legal, moral, scientific, and philosophical reasoning, so why do abortion-choice advocates keep insisting pro-life arguments are religious?

by Alan Shlemon | U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently posted a video arguing against Christians who oppose abortion. “There are so many faiths that do not have the same definition of life as fundamentalist Christians,” she said. “So what about their right to exercise their faith? It’s ridiculous. And it is theocratic. It’s authoritarian. It is wrong.” She’s not the first abortion-choice advocate to bring up religion...

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Here’s why you shouldn’t interpret phrases in ancient Scripture through the lens of modern English idioms.

by Alan Shlemon | Pro-gay theology advocates have tried to undermine the historic Christian teaching on sexuality for decades. The problem with their approach has often been their inability to follow commonsense interpretive rules that help determine the meaning of any text, not just the Bible. When they violate these rules, they can make Scripture say anything.   “Did you...