Guest Commentary

If we are to protect the lives of the innocent from those who devise evil, we must shift the focus from a manufactured right of women to "control their own bodies" to the very real Constitutional right to life of the unborn.

May 23 was a dark day for America. Delegates to a national Boy Scouts of America meeting in Texas apparently voted overwhelmingly to validate homosexuality among boys.

What if your church was required to seek federal government approval in order to officially operate as a church?

Freedom is not free, and it's worth remembering that at Memorial Day, as well as all year round.

For all of those veterans who didn't make it to Memorial Day this year, I say thank you. You remain constants -- forever with us all.

The flight of Christians out of the Middle East is unprecedented and it's increasing year by year. In our lifetime alone, "Christians might disappear altogether from Iraq, Egypt and Afghanistan."

In the midst of scandal-riddled Washington, you may have missed this breaking news: The White House is haunted! Scoff if you like -- but it's true. A paranormal event has escaped the attention of the mainstream media. Not only is the White House haunted, we know the name of the ghost: It's Not Me.

Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California, six other congresswomen and five congressmen have introduced House Congressional Resolution 36, calling America to fight "climate change," aka global warming, to prevent women from becoming prostitutes.

The tragedy at Benghazi resulted from dereliction of duty spawned by an inane sense of political correctness coupled with determined deference to political expediency emanating from the highest levels of the Obama administration.

Sadly, we're discovering that the IRS has been less than scrupulous in its treatment of conservative non-profits in recent years. About 75 groups with "tea party" or "patriot" in their names received extra IRS screening between 2010 and 2012.

What should a mother do when she is pregnant and unmarried? Choose life -- and, if she decides on adoption, she will also be giving that new life to those who may have been praying for just such a precious gift.

The FDA approved the sale of Plan B, the so-called "morning-after pill," over the counter to girls as young as 15 years old. Somehow lost in this news coverage, however, is the fact that Plan B can cause abortions.

Statistics show that children who are abused or neglected have a 30 percent chance of abusing or neglecting their own children. How can we stop this cycle of abuse and neglect?

Ideas do have consequences, as the recent events in Boston so vividly demonstrate. We in the West need to recognize these truths and acknowledge their implications on our way of life and our ideals.

The amazing, sudden release of Iranian Christian prisoners Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh was an answer to millions of prayers from Christians all over the world.

There has been a lot of talk lately about gun control, but perhaps we should talk more about self-control -- a change of heart.

With Brennan, I concur that it is high time for the church to honor its Founder by embracing sola gratia anew, to reignite the beacon of hope for the hopeless and point all of us bedraggled performancists back to the freedom and rest of the Cross.

A courageous German Christian couple refused to hand over their children to the government schools and fled to America three years ago. Now, the Obama administration is trying to send them back. A likely outcome would be the state seizing the children and imprisoning the parents.

Civil governments, whether they be local, state or national, are arrogating more and more power to themselves. And with each additional power grab, another freedom is lost.

Amid the horrors of war and persecution in the Middle East and elsewhere, swelling ranks of displaced Christians are crying out for help even while the media spotlight often shines elsewhere.