A dominant narrative today is that fathers are expendable except for, perhaps, genetic and financial contributions. Either life goes on just fine without them, or they can be easily replaced by a “loving parent.” The stories of Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, and Lee Boyd Malvo, however, suggest that there is a dad-shaped hole in all us that only dads can fill.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, ruled that a state tax credit which “[discriminates] against religious schools and the families whose children attend or hope to attend them” violates the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause.
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision striking down a Louisiana law that requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
A federal judge on Friday, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting New York's governor and New York City's Mayor from enforcing “gathering limitations” on houses of worship that aren’t also imposed on non-religious entities.
Though we may not be able to visit our senior neighbors right now, we can still serve them in creative ways.
It is clear that Christian genocide is what Boko Haram and the Fulani herdsman are after in Nigeria. Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, however, denies this. In a recently issued statement, he insisted that “false allegations of persecution of Christians” are “a most misleading campaign.” President Buhari, by the way, is the son of a Fulani chief.
Given the economic turmoil, social unrest, and growing misunderstanding of how economies function, what better time could there be to ensure your kids and grandkids understand the fundamentals of money and stewardship from a Biblical worldview, what money is for, how it can be properly used to bless others and advance the kingdom?
As voters, it is imperative that we stand up against the genetic modification of human embryos by electing officials who will fight for legislation to regulate the practice.
Many are wrestling with how the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision will impact religious liberty.
Rob Kenney did not always have his father around. The newly-minted YouTube celebrity with three grown children of his own, had a father who walked out on him when he was fourteen. Unsure of where to go, Kenney moved in with his older brother, and slowly learned the skills his dad wasn’t there to teach him. Realizing now what all he missed, Kenney started a YouTube channel to teach skills to young people without dads in their life.
