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Hot Issues

Enjoy perusing a wide range of reading — including such topics as voting ethics, the rule of law, family issues, the defense of life, education, women in the military, and more — from authors both past and present.

Biblical Principles for the Ballot Box

A vote is an ethical act for which the individual will be held accountable before God. Our concern is not for whom you vote, but that you vote faithfully.

Cross Examination

Those who use the Internet to discredit the work of others must be prepared to have their critiques cross-examined. With malice toward none, we give answer.


Distinctively Biblical Education

Examining many of the current debates, options, and opportunities available for Christians who seek a distinctively biblical education for their children.

The Biblical Family

The family is the backbone of the Church, the vehicle for evangelization and the training ground for next generation of heroes of the Faith.


God’s Hand in History

Our God governs the affairs of men and nations, and by remembering His mighty acts of providence we can find hope and persevere.

Historic Controversies

A selection of writings from authors including Jonathan Edwards, A.W. Pink, Charles Spurgeon, and John Bunyan.


In Defense of Life

God cares about the weak and defenseless. Of such is the kingdom of Heaven. Vision Forum examines thirty years of Roe v. Wade.

News and Reports

General news and updates to keep you in-touch with the latest at Vision Forum Ministries.


The Rule of Law

A review of the legal doctrine of interposition and why Alabama State Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore did obey the rule of law.

Uniting Church and Family

Encouraging unity between church and home through family-integrated worship and promoting the role of fathers in the life of the church and home.


Women in the Military

It is biblically impermissible for men to abdicate their role as protectors and warriors by perpetuating the practice of women in the military.

But What About Deborah?by William Einwechter, October 2, 2008
Does the example of Deborah establish the biblical propriety of female civil magistrates? More particularly, does it provide Christians with a biblical justification to support Mrs. Sarah Palin in her bid for the Vice Presidency? In the search for biblical answers on the question of women in civil leadership, all roads seem to lead to Deborah. Using sound principles of hermeneutics and exegetical analysis, Pastor William Einwechter refutes many of the common misconceptions derived from this example, demonstrating that Deborah’s testimony does not establish the biblical validity of female civil rulers. Read More
LA Times Highlights Concerns Over Biblical Problems with Palin Nominationby Douglas W. Phillips, Esq., October 1, 2008
The Los Angeles Times recently interviewed Doug Phillips, Dr. Voddie Baucham, Dr. Richard Land, and others concerning the division within the Evangelical community on the propriety of a mother of young children potentially serving as Chief Executive of the United States and Commander In Chief in view of Mrs. Sarah Palin’s nomination to the Vice Presidency. Read More

VFM Responds to CBMW Compromise: Part Iby Douglas W. Phillips, Esq., September 25, 2008
In responding to questions posed by USA Today, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood — in defending Gov. Palin’s bid for the vice presidency — has utilized theological arguments in direct contradiction to positions they maintained in the past concerning a woman’s role according to Scripture. This move on their part threatens to altogether destroy their view of complementarianism in the family and the church. In Part 1 of a series, Doug Phillips addresses several contradictions that CBMW has advanced. Read More
The Miraculous Sanctification of the Republican Partyby Geoffrey Botkin, September 24, 2008
Evangelicals are betraying their principles and their theology for the false confidence that a sanctified Republican Party will make an unholy nation sound again. This confidence is the cheap idolatry of escapist fantasy which is aptly represented in the popular “Miracle” poster of Gov. Sarah Palin. In one simple image, Mrs. Palin is portrayed as movie celebrity, sports hero, political sophisticate, cute feminist favorite, and the very channel of the power of God. Will Evangelicals come to realize the extent of this careless betrayal? Now, there would be a miracle. Read More

The Palin Predicament Resolvedby William Einwechter, September 23, 2008
In a USA Today Op-Ed article, Professor David Gushee identified a contradiction of evangelical leaders who maintain that Sarah Palin is qualified to be the vice president of the United States, but is unqualified to lead her own household or lead in the church. But Mrs. Palin does not present a predicament to those who believe that God’s order for men and women applies to all spheres of life. In this helpful article, William Einwechter resolves the five questions that Gushee raised in his Op-Ed piece, using clear biblical principles. Read More
Sarah Palin and the Complementarian Compromiseby William Einwechter, September 8, 2008
Evangelical leaders such as Dr. Albert Mohler have praised John McCain for picking professing Christian Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate, maintaining that her bid for this executive office as a woman presents no problem to their complementarian views of the rightful roles of men and women. Yet they are playing a dangerous game: In rejecting the biblical arguments for male headship in the state, they are laying the ax to the root of their own doctrine of male headship in the church. Further, in defending the propriety of a mother of young children ruling over the nation, they have undermined the doctrine of male headship and women as keepers at home. Read More