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Evangelicals and Their Ambivalence to God’s Law
I’m currently reading Greg Bahsen’s Theonomy in Christian Ethics, an extensive study about God’s law (theos-nomos) as it applies to ethics, the study of the principles of right and wrong conduct. We Evangelicals tend to have a love/hate relationship to God’s law. On...
Is the Phrase Christian Nation an Oxymoron?
Unfortunately, most of the modern conservative movement thinks so, including one of the most respected men in my conservative world, Hillsdale college President Larry Arnn. He said exactly this in a discussion on his podcast. Ironically, the title of the episode is,...
The Therapeutic Nation: It’s All About Parents
I promote my books as much as I can because I’m a nobody with no platform to speak of, so if I don’t do it, no one else will. Yes, I know, ontologically before God I am not a “nobody,” but you know what I mean. Getting attention without “a name” isn’t easy. I feel...
Articles on Theology
Sure Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about.
Every year our family watches A Charlie Brown Christmas. The show premiered on December 9, 1965, and the most powerful scene almost didn't make it on air. The CBS honchos were afraid a biblical declaration of the gospel coming from Linus would offend too many people....
Jesus May Be the Most Divisive Person in History
The pastor of the church we attend recently said these words, and because I've been slowly reading and writing through the gospels, I found them spot on. It's amazing to me, but not surprising, that Jesus is the most misunderstood person in history. Amazing because...
God’s Plan: Turning Everything Upside Down to Make them Right Side Up
I was reminded while reading Luke 8 recently, that God throughout Scripture, and ultimately in Christ, is completely counter cultural to all fallen cultures. Notice in this chapter how Jesus upends cultural expectations regarding women (several are named in this...
Articles on Explanatory Power
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Articles on Culture
“We Must Be True to Ourselves”
The title of this post is almost an axiom among modern Americans. We may hear it put in other ways as well, like "as long it makes you happy," or "you must do what's in your heart." I've heard it said that we live in the age of "the sovereign self." In our age, the...
Bob Dylan And His Classical Education
Although I've never been a big fan of Bob Dylan, I've always appreciated his genius, and especially his ability to capture the cultural Zeitgeist. A piece by Rod Dreher titled "Bob Dylan On The Road To Damascus" explains why he was so good at this. We learn from...
The Epidemic of Unexamined Assumptions
Given I'm a fan of popular culture, and a student of it's influence on, and reflection of, the worldview of the people in that culture, I was very eager to read a piece titled Questioning the Gods: How TV's Tackling Belief and Religion. The article perfectly captures...
Articles on Apologetics
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