R. Albert Mohler Jr.'s Blog, page 437

The Briefing 08-22-12

Pakistan Disabled Girl Arrested For Blasphemy… Who Will Find David Cameron A Pro-Gay Marriage Archbishop?… Scottish Government Faces Wall Of Silence From Church Over Gay Marriage… Changes to GOP’s Same-Sex Marriage Plank Fail… Raising the Ritalin Generation Keep Reading

The Briefing 08-21-12

Fabled Spiritual Retreat Debates Its Future… Treating Addiction: A Top Doc Explains Why Kind Love Beats Tough Love… Comedy Queen Phyllis Diller Dies At 95 Keep Reading

The Briefing 08-20-12

China, US Political  Campaigns Show Stark Contrasts… Obama, Romney Offer Clear Choices… Southern Exposure: Dixie Goes All Republican… Opinionline: Ryan Pick Sets Off Crucial Debate Keep Reading

The Briefing 08-17-12

For Europe’s Economy, A Lost Decade Looms… UK Denies Right-To-Die Legal Challenge… Pregnant Women Have Asked For Termination Because They Did Not Want Their Holidays Spoilt Keep Reading

The Briefing 08-16-12

Why 90 Million Americans Won’t Vote In November… Republicans Fret Over Ryan’s Appeal… French Catholic Church Pro-Marriage Prayer Provokes Gay Rights Row… Drought Forces Reductions in U.S. Crop Forecasts Keep Reading

The Briefing 08-15-12

Penn State Accreditation In Jeopardy Due To Abuse Scandal… Poll Shows Atheism On The Rise In The U.S. … A Historical Benchmark For Religion And Race… Mohammed Retakes Top Spot In English Baby Names Keep Reading

Shall We Die as a Fool Dies?

For many years I have been captivated by King David’s lament over Abner in 2 Samuel 3. It framed a fitting text for my 2012 Opening Convocation Address at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: “Shall We Die as a Fool Dies?” Keep Reading

The Briefing 08-14-12

The Romney-Ryan Plan for America… Woman Becomes First Openly Gay General… Helen Gurley Brown, Who Gave Cosmopolitan Its Purr, Dies At 90… CNN And Time Suspend Journalist After Admission Of Plagiarism Keep Reading

The Briefing 08-13-12

Mitt Romney’s Pick Of Paul Ryan Cheers Kentucky And Indiana Republicans and Democrats… Running Mate Is An Upbeat Budget Cutter, Eager To Joust With Democrats… An Olympics Built For Records… The World Records That Fell… Billy Graham In NC Hospital With Bronchitis Keep Reading

The Briefing 08-10-12

Federal Judge Denies Gay Marriage Challenge In HI… Obama, Romney Opposed To Boy Scouts Ban On Gays… Obama Assails Romney On Women’s Health Care… Clinical Trial Is Favorable For A Prenatal Gene Test… Pet Ownership Declines Keep Reading