Al Mohler's Blog
Latest Items
HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, turned 60 last week. This makes Prince Charles the longest-living heir to the throne in British history. It also raises the question of whether he will ever be king. After all, if Queen Elizabeth II lives only as long as her mother, that means adding another twenty years to her reign. The Man who Would Be King would then be 80 himself. The math is not on his side. Read Full Blog...
add to discussion
In the aftermath of the recent election the media, along with the rest of the society, are scrambling to make sense of it all. This has led to some interesting approaches and news stories. I recently was asked by TIME magazine and The Wall Street Journal to comment on the issues of same-sex marriage and abortion in the aftermath of November 4. Read Full Blog...
add to discussionA recent caller to my radio program raised an issue of obvious personal urgency. He explained that he and his wife had recently experienced the death of a young child. He spoke of his faith in Christ and of his desire to be obedient. "But, can we question God?" he asked. Read Full Blog...
add to discussionThe challenge of defending marriage as the union of a man and a woman was on full public display on November 4. The immediate news was very encouraging indeed. Voters in Arizona, Florida, and California all passed measures defending marriage and prohibiting same-sex marriages in their states. These three states, added to the over twenty others that had already passed similar constitutional amendments or similar provisions, have made a massive public statement in support of marriage. Read Full Blog...
add to discussionSeveral readers have asked for a link to the ABC World News Tonight segment on the election in which I made comments. You will also recognize scenes from Southern Seminary. A look at opinion and editorial pieces since Tuesday only serve to increase the concerns I mentioned in this interview with Dan Harris of ABC. The segment can be viewed here, courtesy of ABC News. Read Full Blog...
add to discussionI had the privilege of preaching in chapel at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary on November 6. I preached a message entitled, "How Not to Raise a Pagan," drawn from Deuteronomy 6. The audio and video are now available here. It was a great privilege to preach to the seminary community at Southeastern, where my great friend Danny Akin is president. Read Full Blog...
add to discussionThe election of Sen. Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States came as a bang, not a whimper. The tremors had been perceptible for days, maybe even weeks. On Tuesday, America experienced nothing less than a political and cultural earthquake. Read Full Blog...
add to discussionAmericans head for the voting precincts today as the 2008 election is now at hand. Already, some 20 million citizens have voted through early voting options. Some expect a record turn-out for today's election. In any event, millions of citizens will participate in the first duty of freedom -- the freedom to vote. Read Full Blog...
add to discussionI wrote and voiced a series of twelve commentaries on election 2008 for Townhall.com and the Salem Radio Network. These have been broadcast nationwide over the past few weeks, and are collected here for reference. May God grant each of us wisdom and courage as we face the responsibility of citizenship on Election Day, November 4, 2008. Read Full Blog...
add to discussionElection cycles serve to confuse as well as to reveal. Reading voting patterns is not quite like reading a CAT-scan, but something does appear to be happening among some parts of the electorate that had been solidly pro-life in voting patterns. Read Full Blog...
add to discussion
