In 1984, Van Halen released their sixth album entitled, MCMLXXXIV, with eye-catching cover art featuring an angelic baby . . . casually smoking a cigarette. Such a cover was controversial 26 years ago, inciting the ire of many religious Americans. Despite the controversy, the art itself raises a profound, theological question about the...

The climate debate has been raging for some time, but recently it has reached fevor pitch. Normally, I don't post much on climate, but I felt this conversation needs to be explored in light of recent events. First, reports of hotter summers poured in. Then colder winters. There was the so-called "climategate" scandal. And now we're getting...