When discussing extremism, we must remember that there is an extreme middle position. Oxymoron? Not really. There is a difference between healthy balance and an ‘extreme,’ compromised middle. In…
Previously , I have put forth the assertion that pacifism is NOT biblical, but of course, this confuses many. I think that the root of…
Lately around here, we have seen accusations of being part of the "extremist right" or "extremist left." But what is the difference between an extremist…
This series contains the following posts: Essential Products for Babies I, Medicines and Ointments Essential Products for Babies II, Transportation Essential Products for Babies III,…
William Craig’s Reasonable Faith has a nice article on the FSM, and why this approach to dethroning the Christian concept of God is really intellectually…
I was meditating on one of my favorite hobbies and realized that my choice of hobby was related to the fact that I was a…
In discussing Global Warming Alarmism (GWA), I have begun to see a pattern of evasion emerge among GWA proponents. It is an alarming (pun intended)…
Many evangelicals have joined the chorus in support of reducing greenhouse emissions, but I am still on the fence about global warming. Like Bill O’Reilly,…
The New York Times has an interesting article on churches that use violent video games to draw and engage teenage boys as part of their…
Fourth in the series, this sermon was the most positively received in the series, and covers the following points: The Power of Desire The Priority…
Many evangelicals and fundamentalists are tea-totalers, and a good number of them also look down upon Christians who do use alcohol. And while such judgmental…
Recently, CNN had a short debate between two pastors on whether or not Christians should do yoga (Youtube). While the “debate” was really too short…
As part of my hermeneutics class, we must read some of the works of John Owen (1616-1683), one of the greatest (and often least known)…
My brother’s old church actually preached harshly against gays, and the pastor used some unkind epithets. He asked me about it, and this is my…
In my discussions with fellow classmates on the subject of hermeneutics, I have upset some apple carts by saying that we can’t be cock sure…
While some recent estimates of the gay population in America have come in as high as 1 in 10, a new report from the liberal…
As Christians, we have an absolute duty, if married, to obey the biblical mandate to procreate, as given to both Adam and Eve and Noah…
This series was written in response to a comment about the “absurdities” of scripture. Evaluating God’s Righteousness, Part I – Underestimating Sin Evaluating God’s Righteousness,…
This series was a response to Brian McLaren’s Faith & Politics after the Religious Right. Faith and Politics in a Post-Falwell World – Part I…
This two part series is actually a synopsis of a fantastic article from the Resurgence site entitled On The Ethics of Controversy (PDF). The Ethics…
This series is a redux of a great exposition of Romans 1 by John MacArthur called A Nation Abandoned by God. The Wrath of God…
I was watching Truths that Transform this week, and during the social action part of the program, his organization and a spokesperson for Concerned Women…
Having grown weary of being called hateful for every conservative stance I take, I suddenly realized that liberals call their opposition on almost every issue…
While reading a recent critique of the new atheism, I came across the story of liberal Missouri, and this St. Louis Dispatch article from 1885.…