By Christy Barritt Pakistan Christian Sentenced to Death Asia Bibi was open about her Christian faith as she worked on a Pakistani farm owned by a Muslim. Many of the Muslim women who worked with Bibi pressured her to renounce Christianity and accept Islam. According to Voice of the Martyrs, when Bibi refused to […]
Dr. Charlie W. Starr I’d like to kick off this slightly new column on Arts and Media with some Christmas movie memories and a lesson they teach. In an age of television and film, Christmas traditions have come to include everyone sitting down to watch favorite family Christmas movies. To older classics like It’s […]
By Shawn McMullen This issue of The Lookout honors Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, a day churches across America have set apart to affirm the value of human life from the moment of conception. Sanctity of Human Life Sunday has been observed since 1983, typically falling on the Sunday in January closest to the anniversary date […]
By David Faust At first glance Psalm 14:1 sounds like a slap in the face to atheists: “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” Something in me likes that verse—even finds smug satisfaction in it. “Take that, you hard-hearted philosophy professor spouting faith-killing theories in your Ivy League lecture hall! Wipe that […]
By Christy Barritt Ohio Amish Attacked Several Amish living in eastern Ohio suffered attacks this past fall. Their hair and beards were forcibly cut with scissors or battery-operated clippers. Cutting an Amish man’s beard is degrading and insulting to Amish people, who believe the Bible instructs women to grow their hair long and men […]
