The Tree of Life
Well, it’s summer. It’s time for the beach towels, sunblock, the nearest pool, and, yes, good movies. Who doesn’t […]
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Why Justice Should Be Blind
“Believe in equal pay for equal work? Put your money where your mouth is.” So reads the website of the
Intersectionality Is a Big Word; Basically, It Means Weaponized Feminism
First, there was marginalization of people of color, then there was maximalization, to add people of color where they should have been in the first place. If that sounds wrong, it if sounds like three big steps in the wrong direction, I completely agree. If one race, class, or gender has been treated unequally, the solution is to treat every race, class, and gender equally. If you instead privilege one previously maltreated group, you are perpetuating the problem.
The Burden of Proof
In our culture we are constantly required to give in to the claims of Science. The phrase “Science has proven”
The Sweet and Shrewd Courage of a High School Graduation Speech
Graduating senior Moriah Bridges was chosen by her class president to provide the closing exercise at Beaver High School’s June
Religion Reassignment Surgery
The Church of England has been cowed. We’ve known this for years, but it is rapidly capitulating and scrambling to
Culture, Magazine, Politics
What Americans Can Learn from Canada
Stephen Harper served as Prime Minister of Canada for nine years. While few would say that Trump and Harper are
Rob Bell’s “What is the Bible?” Part 3
In chapter one, “Moses and His Moisture,” Bell sets a precedent for how he argues in for the rest of
Every State Wants to Get Stoned
Economic growth is welcome news for politicians but not enough to get them to champion a controversial bill that many moralistic constituents would oppose. There is yet another green leafy substance that makes them drool…By making pot legal, not only are state governments able to collect tax revenue but they are able to jack up tax rates astronomically.
Theresa May’s Failed Gamble: The UK Election and the Limits of Democracy
After the election on June 8, millions of Britons woke up and scratched their heads. Though it was the third
Bernie Sanders and the Battle of the Gods
Last week Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders transformed a rather mundane confirmation hearing for the deputy director for the Office of
Education as Worship: It’s Not Classical, It’s Christian
Classical education has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in both Christian and secular schools. The Association of Classical Christian Schools
Rolling With a New America
We all know America is changing… Over Christmas break I took my W.A.S.P (white anglo-saxon protestant) blond children to the
Bill Maher and the Impotence of the Tiny Heart-Obama
I make my children practice telling jokes at dinner. If I can help it, none of my progeny will have
Why Can’t We Figure Comey Out?
Thursday, former FBI director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the details of his relationship
The Anatomy of Peace
Pictured in a group counselling session of parents with problem children, The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
Rob Bell’s “What is the Bible?” Part 2
In the introduction to “What is the Bible?” Bell clearly indicates he is a fan of good exegesis and scholarship.
You Got Pregnant. You’re Keeping Your Baby. Now, the Media is Exploiting You.
But this isn’t just about Maddi Runkles anymore. When a controversy between Christians makes The Washington Post and The New York Times, you know that a power play is going on. Secular media aren’t interested in the plights of pregnant girls who choose abortion–it’s not news. It’s news when a girl courageously and publicly chooses life. But the real reason we’re seeing this in the news? It’s meant to make you think the Pro-Life movement is inconsistent with the Christian belief in chastity, and that this invalidates both beliefs.
Counterfeit Christianity in the Wake of London Terror Attacks
The problem for secularists is they cannot shake off the image of God. Because we live in God’s world as His image-bearers we will tend toward certain impulses: justice, joy, love, mercy, evangelism, and prayer. But dislodged from Christ these impulses jump the rails and crash. Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the root and the fruit, the source and the goal of all things. Once we remove Him we are left with justice that isn’t just, mercy that invites murder, and prayers to the no-gods in the great emotive sky. But in Christ justice and mercy kiss, we join the angels in heavenly song, and our prayers rise like incense to the throne of Almighty God.