The bodily resurrection refers to the literal, physical rising of a person from the dead to a glorified, imperishable life. Central to Christian doctrine is the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after His crucifixion, which serves as the firstfruits and guarantee of the future resurrection of all who are united to Him by…
Essential Christianity Series: the Substitutionary Atonement of Christ
The atonement of Christ is the central doctrine that explains how sinners are reconciled to God through the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ. According to Scripture, Jesus bore the punishment due to sinners, fully satisfying divine justice and making peace between God and man. Key theological terms include: The 1689 London Baptist Confession, Chapter 8,…
Essential Christianity Series: The Virgin Birth
The doctrine of the virgin birth teaches that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary without a human father. This was a supernatural act of God that ensured Jesus would be fully God and fully man, sinless and qualified to be the Redeemer of humanity. This doctrine…
Essential Christianity Series: the Humanity of Christ
The humanity of Christ affirms that Jesus of Nazareth, the eternal Son of God, became truly and fully human. Without ceasing to be God, He took on a real human nature—body, mind, emotions, and will. This doctrine teaches that Jesus was like us in every respect, yet without sin (Hebrews 4:15). His humanity is not…
Essential Christianity Series: The Deity of Christ
The doctrine of the Deity of Christ affirms that Jesus Christ is truly and fully God, co-equal and co-eternal with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. This means Jesus possesses the fullness of the divine nature (homoousios—of the same substance as the Father), has always existed as God, and is to be worshiped,…
Essential Christianity Series: The Trinity – One God in Three Persons
The doctrine of the Trinity stands at the heart of historic Christianity. It is not a speculative theological construct, but a vital, worship-shaping, gospel-defining truth revealed progressively and clearly throughout Scripture. Though the word “Trinity” does not appear in the Bible, the reality it describes permeates the pages of both Old and New Testaments. In…
Essential Christianity Series: an Overview
Throughout church history, believers have faced countless challenges to their faith—from heresies in the early church to modern assaults on biblical truth. Yet across the centuries and denominations, certain truths have always defined the boundaries of true, biblical Christianity. These are not peripheral preferences or denominational distinctives, but the essential doctrines—the non-negotiable foundations that all…
Media Deception Series: The “Kids in Cages” Lie
In the heat of America’s border crisis debates, one image captured the public’s imagination and outrage: children behind chain-link fences, lying under Mylar blankets, crying and bewildered. These images were circulated endlessly on social media and in major newspapers, accompanied by incendiary headlines accusing the Trump administration of jailing children and tearing them from their…
Media Deception Series: The Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot
In October 2020, just weeks before a highly contentious presidential election, Americans were rocked by the dramatic announcement of a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Thirteen men were charged with conspiring to abduct the Democrat governor, allegedly due to their anger over COVID-19 lockdown policies. The timing and tenor of the announcement…
Media Deception Series: The Tyre Nichols Case
On the night of January 7, 2023, a young Black man named Tyre Nichols was pulled over by members of the Memphis Police Department’s SCORPION unit. The officers—Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith—were all Black. According to police, the initial reason for the stop was reckless driving, yet…
Media Deception Series: The Bubba Wallace “Noose” Hoax
In June 2020, amid national protests following the death of George Floyd, a sensational news story swept across American media outlets. Bubba Wallace, the only black full-time driver in NASCAR’s top series, was reported to be the target of a hate crime: a noose had allegedly been found hanging in his garage stall at Talladega…
Media Deception Series: Project 2025 and Its Appeal for a Better America
Project 2025 is a policy roadmap crafted by the Heritage Foundation and its conservative allies to reshape the federal government under a future conservative presidency—widely assumed to be that of Donald J. Trump, now the 47th President of the United States. It has generated fierce backlash from Democrats and legacy media who describe it as…
Media Deception Series: The Jussie Smollett Hoax
In the early morning hours of January 29, 2019, actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was violently attacked in frigid downtown Chicago while returning from a Subway restaurant with a sandwich. He was allegedly attacked by two men shouting racist and homophobic slurs, referencing “MAGA country,” pouring a chemical substance on him, and placing a noose…
Media Deception Series: Michael Brown and “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot”
In the summer of 2014, a single police encounter in Ferguson, Missouri, ignited a cultural firestorm that continues to burn today. The death of 18-year-old Michael Brown was tragic. But what followed—media distortion, political exploitation, and activist incitement—was worse. The phrase “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” became a nationwide rallying cry, plastered across headlines, protest signs,…
Media Deception Series: The January 6 Capitol Incident
The breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, marked a chaotic and troubling day in modern American history. However, it was not the singular threat to democracy that the progressive media and Democrat leaders portrayed it to be. Rather than offer a fair accounting of what happened—and why—it became the launching pad for…
Media Deception Series: The 2020 Riots and “Mostly Peaceful Protests”
The year 2020 will long be remembered not only for the COVID-19 pandemic but also for the sweeping unrest that engulfed major American cities. Sparked by the death of George Floyd in late May, protests under the banner of racial justice quickly metastasized into widespread rioting, looting, and political violence. From Portland to New York,…
Media Deception Series: Sarah Jeong and Her Anti-White Tweets
In 2018, The New York Times hired Sarah Jeong to its editorial board. Soon after, the public uncovered a history of tweets in which Jeong had made hostile and often profane remarks about white people. Rather than condemn the tweets or reconsider the hire, the NYT defended her by claiming her posts were “satirical responses”…
Media Deception Series: The Covington Catholic Hoax
On a chilly day in January 2019, a group of high school boys from Covington Catholic School in Kentucky stood waiting for their bus near the Lincoln Memorial. Having participated in the March for Life, they gathered in high spirits, many of them wearing red “Make America Great Again” hats, a visible expression of support…
Media Deception Series: The Lafayette Park Hoax
In the heat of the George Floyd riots of 2020, as American cities burned and institutions trembled under the weight of progressive rage, a moment occurred in Washington, D.C. that the media seized upon with the fury of political opportunism: President Donald J. Trump walked across Lafayette Park to St. John’s Episcopal Church and held…
Media Deception Series: The “Mostly Peaceful” Riots of 2020
In the summer of 2020, America witnessed one of the most sustained and destructive periods of domestic unrest in modern history. Sparked by the tragic death of George Floyd, protests erupted across major cities—but many of these devolved into prolonged, coordinated, and ideologically driven riots. Portland endured over 100 consecutive nights of violence. Seattle saw…