All of us are sinners, and we all are prone to cover our works in darkness so that our deeds will not be exposed (John 3:19-20). But we can’t hide our own faults from ourselves, so we have a tendency to rebrand our faults so that they are not faults after all. In other words, our hearts tend to suppress what they know to be true so as to salve our guilty consciences (Romans 1:18). But sometimes, there’s no getting away from the guilt. Even after we do our best to deny the evil of evil, it nevertheless haunts us at a visceral level.

Russell Moore and Robby George respond to Matt Anderson’s essay arguing that evangelicals should “shrug off” the ouster of Louie Giglio from the president’s inaugural ceremony. They write:

During the recent Passion conference in Atlanta, John Piper talked with with John Ensor and Scott Klusendorf about the ways things have gotten worse and better since Roe v. Wade. The first thing Dr. Piper points to on the negative side of the ledger is this: “We have the most radically extreme pro-choice President we’ve ever had who says things that simply are appalling…” You’ll have to listen to the rest to get the context. Also, this is part 1 of 4 segments from this interview. The other 3 segments will be appearing over the next several days here.

Lawrence O’Donnell is predictably liberal. That may actually be an understatement. He’s not only a liberal, he’s stridently anti-conservative. His liberalism primarily consists in his political views, but a recent monologue reveals that he is liberal theologically as well.

The news of Wendell Berry’s recent endorsement of gay marriage is not altogether surprising, but it is certainly a case-study in self-contradiction. Here he is in his own words: My argument…was the sexual practices of consenting adults ought not to be subjected to the government’s approval or disapproval, and that domestic partnerships in which people who live together and devote their lives to one another ought to receive the spousal rights, protections and privileges the government allows to heterosexual couples. In one line, Berry says that the sexual practices shouldn’t be subject to the government’s approval or disapproval, and yet in the very next sentence he supports extending the government’s…

After the news broke yesterday that Louie Giglio would not be included in the President’s inauguration, there were conflicting reports about how Giglio’s removal came about. Many news outlets were saying that Giglio was forced out by President Obama’s inaugural committee. Others were saying that Giglio had removed himself in response to the public outcry about his sermon on homosexuality. As the day wore on and Giglio and the inaugural committee began releasing statements, many of the initial reports were updated to include the new information that Giglio had apparently removed himself. In all the reports I read yesterday, however, there was only one that included a source confirming that…

Louie Giglio has released a statement on his church’s website that gives more information about his ouster from the inaugural program. He writes: Though I was invited by the President of the United States to pray at his upcoming inauguration, after conversations between our team and the White House I am no longer serving in that role. Read the rest of Giglio’s statement here. The New York Times reported earlier today that the Obama administration initiated Giglio’s ouster. An official with Mr. Obama’s Presidential Inaugural Committee said the committee, which operates separately from the White House, vetted Mr. Giglio. People familiar with internal discussions between administration and committee officials said…

Louie Giglio has released a statement saying that he has withdrawn himself from participation in President Obama’s inaugural program (see at bottom). Nevertheless, The New York Times reports that the Obama administration initiated his ouster.