Are Young People Leaving the Church? Probably Not
Post One in the series “A Church for the Next Generation” The church, we are told, is graying rapidly. Churches […]
Theology
Build the Wall?
What should Christians think of building “The Wall”? Conservative think-tank PragerU has produced a video giving some very practical reasons
Religion Reassignment Surgery
The Church of England has been cowed. We’ve known this for years, but it is rapidly capitulating and scrambling to
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
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
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.
Rob Bell’s “What Is the Bible?”
Rob Bell’s new book “What is the Bible?” seems to be on a trajectory that will cause a stir in
Is Our Galaxy Worth Guarding? (A Sort-Of-Not-Really Movie Review)
It is true that nobody makes a new earth without first making a new heaven. – G. K. Chesterton (Ffinch 1986, 278) I
Defense Spending: What’s another $54 billion between friends?
For a thought experiment, next time you are reading Psalm 20, when you read “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God,” do a little mental modernization and change the words to “Some trust in Strike Eagles and others trust in Warthogs.”
Does the Church Fail the Uneducated?
The church in America has in part given way to a social club that maintains the apparatus of Christianity while providing different social classes, from the lower middle class on up, respectability and community. This respectability and community sometimes comes at the cost of exclusion of the poor and less-educated.
When the People Cheer – Strip-Clubs and Black Thought’s Poetic Insight
On The Roots newest album ‘. . . and then you shoot your cousin,” one of the most powerful tracks is ‘When the People Cheer.’ Each stanza is written from a different perspective. The third stanza, Black Thought’s stanza, is written from the perspective of a sex addict that has reached both a financial and existential low because he is enslaved to sexual pleasures. He knows that what he is doing is wrong, but he can no longer resist the strip clubs. He turns in to an after-hours joint to blow his last dollar on a lap dance.
Does the OT Teach the Doctrine of Trinity?
The doctrine of the Trinity is summarized by seven basic propositions: 1. The Father is God. (Phil. 1:2, Eph. 4:6)
Why Trump’s Airstrike in Syria Was Unbiblical
CNN reported on April 7th, 2017, that “The United States launched a military strike Thursday on a Syrian government airbase
Which Bible?
Recently, this video recirculated, and those posting it were chest thumping at the smackdown this clip gives to Bible believing Christians.