My discussion here is not meant to be a final answer. It's merely a story. It's where I have been and where I am going.
Why I Defended Myself in Court and You Should Too
If we truly are the land of the free and the home of the brave maybe it's time we actually started being brave.
Book Review: 40 Question About Creation & Evolution
In conclusion, 40 Question About Creation and Evolution is a one of the best source materials for Christians to begin their exploration of the origin of man and Biblical teaching of Genesis 1-3.
wine and cheese and olives and shouting
Have I mentioned he was spontaneous? There would be phone calls, and he'd want company or an adventure, and we would go over, and there would be wine and cheese and olives and shouting (he was Albanian! There was lots of shouting, most of it fairly jolly).
The Silence of Death: A Good Friday Meditation
For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. (Isaiah 38:18)
A Passion for Holy Week
For it is in everyday actions that I proclaim death and resurrection; setting aside self for another and proclaiming life to the relationships and needs around me.
Christian Resurrection
The true beauty of Easter Sunday is that on Monday we through Christ remain resurrected unto newness of life.
In Defense of Utopia
If our vision of the good life is shaped after God’s vision for the world then we will be shaped into the kinds of people that can righteously inhabit that kingdom.
Book Review: Let There Be Light
Whether introducing or revisiting the creation story children of all ages are sure to recognize with joy the glory of God’s creation in Let There Be Light.
An Interview with Elizabeth Gerhardt
In an effort to push The Cross and Gendercide even more I contacted author Dr. Elizabeth Gerhardt with a few brief questions about herself, gendercide, and what the church can do. Enjoy.
Compartmentalization
We like to pretend that Jesus was some sort of spiritual guru who cared not for the cultural or political aspects of his day. But the reality was quite different. Everything Jesus said, even the things we deem to be merely devotion, was overlaid with intense cultural and political integration. This is why the religious, cultural and political leaders of His day were so threatened.
Paul's Pentecost
The priestly selection for the new temple have been completed and the Holy Spirit’s expansion is complete. The church has reached its resting place in fulfillment of Christ's promise.
"A Man's Drink"
if you think whiskey is a man’s drink, you’re probably hanging out with the wrong kind of women
The Gentile Pentecost
This point is crucial because the Holy Spirit will move forward first. He will stake His new conquest of the nations and provide Peter with reason for the waters of baptism to follow.
Book Review: Faith, Freedom, and the Spirit by Paul Molnar
“To those who sincerely believe that some apologetic approach to theology built on general human experience, history, psychology, sociology or philosophy is required before engaging in a strictly dogmatic theology, this book will certainly offer a challenge” (419).
Whose Story is It?
Christians and Jews of the first-century did not view their religion as a formless set of beliefs. Rather, to believe in the God of Abraham meant to place oneself at a certain point in God's story.
Book Review: Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory by Jerry Walls
Heaven, Hell and Purgatory is worth a slow read. The investigation and dismantling of secular philosophies will benefit all Christians. The distinctions made concerning purgatory will benefit inquisitive and open Protestants.
Book Review: You and Your Household by Gregg Strawbridge
Strawbridge provides a veteran presentation of the historic Reformed position on infant baptism. Strawbridge demonstrates that covenantal thinking encapsulates all of God’s dealing with mankind. Infant baptism is the natural, logical, and biblical conclusion to consistent covenantal thinking. You and Your Household is written with clarity and is a great primer.