In an era when so much is at stake in our culture, younger believers must not forget that although their voices are new, the truths they proclaim and issues with which they wrestle are not.
some Christians seem to be heralding cultural defeat and advocating a gracious concession to the other side. They urge us, in as many words, to reduce our witness to acts of private charity and church ministry.
Were they alive today, Abraham Lincoln and John Bright would be appalled by the slavery of our time – the more than 25 million men, women, and children trafficked around the world, including the thousands in our own country.
We live in a culture in which sexual boundaries are pushed in every direction, in which supposedly universal standards are neither universal nor consistent.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" is pornography of a particularly vile type. It celebrates things -- abuse, rape, violence against women, manipulation, male domination -- our culture claims to protest.
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a time when Americans are reminded to awake to the sobering reality of modern slavery in our time, around the world – and here at home.
Rather than subjecting women to manipulation, deception, and coercion, child-bearing women considering abortion need love, hope and practical help, both during and after their pregnancies.
