Gay Marriage, Traditionalism, and the Fight for Political Power
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Today the U.S. Supreme Court finds itself the focus of media attention as it deliberates on the constitutionality of California’s gay marriage ban (Proposition […]
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Abraham Lincoln and the Abolitionist Arguments Against Abortion
Posted onWas reading over a book about the Lincoln-Douglas debates and found this section to offer an incredible parallel to the abortion debate we’re having today: […]
What is the origin of objective morality?
Posted onI recently engaged with an atheist friend about the question of objective morality. He has claimed that morality is objective, though it is not based […]
The Best Sermon Introduction of ALL TIME
Posted on“I think these preliminaries will satisfy me, and I feel prepared to take my text: it is the words of Jesus Christ, but where they […]
The Apostle’s Creed and the Historical Nature of Truth
Posted onI remember reading once (maybe someone can tell me where as I seemed to have forgotten. Maybe Zizioulas?) that Christianity was unique in its approach […]
Christmas in a Prison Cell
Posted onDesiring God posted this great quotation from Bonhoeffer’s letters from prison: Viewed from a Christian perspective, Christmas in a prison cell can, of course, hardly […]
The Wrath of God Was Satisfied
Posted onThis morning I was listening to a collection of hymns from Page CXVI when the truth of one of them, “In Christ Alone,” hit me […]
Foucault on Sexual Liberation
Posted onCame across this excellent take on “sexual liberation” by, surprisingly, Michel Foucault. I read it in Foucault: A Very Short Introduction by Gary Gutting. “This […]
When Rob Bell pits biblical exegesis against a fuzzy, post-modern, peanut butter love, Love Wins
Posted onRob Bell’s book wins on pathos and good intentions, but not on solid argumentation or exegesis. He has a heart for the lost and the […]
The Dark Knight Rises, the French Revolution, and the Dangers of Political Extremism
Posted onRecently released on DVD, The Dark Knight Rises completes director Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. The plot hinges upon villain Bane’s takeover of Gotham for […]