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Judgement as God’s Mercy Unto Repentance
A sentiment I came across on Twitter is common among some Christians: God destroyed Sodom for the same sins the world now celebrates. Judgment is coming. My reply: Actually, brother, judgment is already here. We see it in the fallout of the sexual "revolution." This...
Mere Christianity: Moses and the Bronze Snake in the Desert
This story we find in Numbers 21 is one the strangest in the Bible, and one the skeptics love. It’s absurd and clearly made up because looking at a bronze snake on a pole can’t heal anybody, obviously. You know, science and all that. But God isn’t limited to what...
Yes, Christian Western Civilization is Superior to Every Other Civilization
This assertion was unquestioned in the West for 1,500 years, not until one Karl Marx declared Christianity the enemy of his inevitable coming communist revolution. In their little Communist Manifesto, published in 1848, Marx and his benefactor, Friedrich Engels,...
Articles on Theology
Private Property: Another (Necessary) Blessing of Christianity
In this unique time, to say the least, of an over-hyped pandemic (no doubt about that at this point), work and what it accomplishes, private property, is increasingly being seen for what it is, essential. How perverted is it when government tells us what is essential...
If There Was No Jesus, There Would be No Dignity in Work
Given that many Americans are unemployed through no fault of their own, and are chomping at the bit to get back to work, a few thoughts on Christianity and the dignity of work are appropriate. I'm currently reading How Christianity Changed the World by Alvin J....
Jesus of Nazareth: “Who do you say I am?”
These trying times are a reminder that the most important question of human existence came from a Jewish Rabbi 2,000 years ago: "But who do you say I am?" Jesus of Nazareth, objectively the most influential human being who ever lived, is himself life's ultimate...
Articles on Explanatory Power
Notable Quotation
In her fiction, O’Connor deliberately tried to alter her readers’ perception, to get them to notice what she called the “distortions” of modern life and to look at the created world closely enough that they might perceive in its depths proof of a creator. For secular...
Famous Christian’s Son Rejects His Father’s Liberal Faith
Liberal Christianity (J. Gresham Machen's Christianity & Liberalism is an excellent study on the differences between liberal and conservative Christianity) got it's start in America in the late 1800/early 1900s. It started with the 17th Century Enlightenment that...
The Non-Religious Person Does Not Exist
If we're to raise our kids in a hostile 21st Century secular culture so that they maintain their Christian commitment throughout their lives, we need to continuously show them how reality affirms what they believe. This sounds so ridiculously obvious, but I think many...
Articles on Culture
In What Kind of Culture Do 45,000 People a Year Commit Suicide?
The statistics tell us that 45,000 people kill themselves in America every year; that is 123 per day! According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (which obviously isn't doing a very good job), for every successful suicide, 25 people try to kill...
“Conspiracy” and the Longing for Justice
In the soon to be blockbuster best-seller, The Persuasive Christian Parent, I tell the story of "the clicker." Yes, that clicker, more commonly known as the remote control. As you'll read in the book, the clicker is a great tool for engaging popular culture with our...
Public (Government) Schools Must Be Abolished!
You can tell from the title of this post, that I won't be running for political office anytime soon. What's wrong with public schools? Why would I think they should be abolished? Many would call me crazy, but my argument is based on the first amendment to the...
Articles on Apologetics
What and Why is This Thing Called Death
In my previous two posts I wrote about how death in a movie contributes to a secular plausibility structure, and how death lends more credibility to Christianity than atheism/materialism. In this post I want to explain what death is from a Christian perspective, and...
Are The Gospels Historically Reliable?
Came across this piece today, "A Christmas question: Are the Gospels more reliable than scholars once thought?" And the answer is a resounding yes! The Gospels, and the Bible in general, have been under attack since forever, but especially since German Higher...
Science is Becoming God’s Best Friend
We live in a secular age, at least in the West, in which the dominion of science for all the good it has done has essentially replaced God for many people who find religion untenable. If "Science" says it, people believe it, few questions asked. In a little discussion...
Articles on Parenting and Family
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