Author: Brian Hobbs

In my last column, I addressed the growing problem of pornography and the church. Ultimately, the enemy and our own impulses drive this evil, but technology has accelerated the problem. I recently became aware of a new...

It’s been called the “dark cloud hovering over the church” and the “elephant in the room.” I refer to pornography. Taken from the Greek, the word “pornography” literally means “the depiction of prostitutes.” These depictions,...

Last summer, I wrote an editorial (“Scouts honor”) praising the Boy Scouts of America. The timing of the piece came in conjunction with the distinguished organization’s decision to uphold a long-held policy that prevents openly...

It is hard to believe it has been 20 years since the “True Love Waits” (TLW) movement began. According to a recent Baptist Press story, “True Love Waits morphed from a nameless concept in coffee break conversations into a...

Our culture loves weddings. Entire stores, books and TV networks are dedicated to having a beautiful, memorable wedding. The recent Royal Wedding in Britain, too, revealed our fascination with weddings. Our culture, however,...

The French are taking to the streets of Paris like it is 1789 again. This time, Frenchmen are not “throwing off the shackles of yesterday” in Revolution, but are protesting against the arrival of so-called same-sex marriage to...

It is common these days to hear an exchange of ideas about guns. The tragic Connecticut shooting rightly brought the nation to its knees, making politicians and the ordinary citizen consider how to view guns. The White House has...

Chick-fil-A, Hobby Lobby and Domino’s Pizza are a few of the well-known businesses that have been in the news lately for taking a stand based on Christian principles. Chick-fil-A found itself in a PR “food fight” of the largest...