The Wonder of a Simple Little Bird

Yesterday, my wife and I joined my father (94 years old) on the side of a hill to watch the Thunderbirds put on their show for the Air Force Academy graduation. I took a few pictures with my tiny little pocket camera, so they are not the greatest, but I’ve posted them here for you […]

Seeking Kindness in a Straw Brain

Shankar Vedantam (Washington Post) articled today about an experiment conducted at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Neuroscientists had given volunteers “moral” problems to solve while scanning their brains, hoping to find out if different brain areas were activated depending upon whether or not they chose a selfish response or a benevolent response. […]

The Growing Bayonet

The AP news today from London is that the British are contemplating legislation that will increase the power of the police to stop anyone without cause and apparently request identification papers and ask questions like, “Where have you been?” and “Where are you going?” and “Why?”
All of this is part of a new anti-terrorism bill […]

Swearing in on the Koran—What Do We Really Believe?

For years, the courtrooms in America operated under a fairly simple mandate: find out the truth in a dispute and issue a righteous ruling based upon those facts. To highten the motivation for witnesses to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, they were asked to swear an oath before God, […]

Article Analysis: ‘Resistance to Science’ Has Early Roots

Yesterday, I told you that I attempt to develop critical discernment skills in my seminary students by requiring them to analyze current media articles to find their underlying truth claims. This is a valuable exercise, for we can end up unconsciously buying those messages because they are hidden between the lines in the article’s assumptive […]

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About

Dr. Del Tackett is president of the Focus on the Family Institute and Senior Vice President to Focus on the Family. He is also the architect and chief spokesperson for Focus on the Family's The Truth Project--a nationwide initiative designed to bring the Christian worldview to the body of Christ.