Shane Vander Hart is the founder and editor of Caffeinated Thoughts.
Why Does The Cross Offend?
Shane Vander Hart: Regarding the offense of the cross here are some words of wisdom from the late British theologian and biblical scholar John R.W. Stott.
Shane Vander Hart: Michael Horton said Pelagianism is the ‘default setting’ of the human heart and semi-Pelagianism has infiltrated many American churches.
Don’t Mistake Civic Religion with Biblical Christianity
Shane Vander Hart: Common beliefs as a nation are important but civic religion is not biblical Christianity, and it should never be the object of our faith.
Shane Vander Hart: Historically, any significant legislation or court opinion has almost always been preceded by a social movement that moved the needle.
Shane Vander Hart: Isaiah 43 provides a great reminder that whatever challenges we face, difficulties that arise, obstacles that seem to be in our way… we are to fear not.
Shane Vander Hart: Mr. President, your criticism of Republican election integrity bills is the very definition of hyperbole and Americans need less of it.
Stephen Charnock: “God’s power is like Himself: infinite, eternal, incomprehensible; it can neither be checked, restrained, nor frustrated by the creature.”
Shane Vander Hart: Evangelicalism is not just white, not Republican, and not monolithic. It is defined by the good news of Jesus Christ as revealed in scripture.
Shane Vander Hart: The Supreme Court ruling is a win for donors’ privacy and association rights for any charitable organization regardless of its ideology.
Shane Vander Hart: No one has impacted the world more than Jesus Christ. Even religious skeptics can’t deny his influence on history and Western civilization.
Key Resolutions Passed at the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention
Shane Vander Hart: It is important to recognize that all of these resolutions are non-binding, but they reflect the direction and attitude of Southern Baptists.
The Supreme Court’s Narrow Ruling Upholding Religious Liberty
Shane Vander Hart: The Supreme Court provided a narrow victory for Catholic Social Services, but it didn’t solve the problems created by its 1990 Smith decision.
