Serious Thoughts

Skating Rinks, Secondhand Smoke & the Gospel

If you’re from a small town like I am then your childhood memories likely include bowling alleys and skating rinks. “The Eight Wheeler,” our local skating rink, revolved around adolescent relationships and the smell of fresh popcorn. Our bowling alleys, on the other hand, offered a thick smog of second hand smoke and the best

Chesterton and the Three Anti-Christian Arguments

For when I look at the various anti-Christian truths, I simply discover that none of them are true. G.K. Chesterton penned these words in his common-grace, common-sense work Orthodoxy. He went on to describe three arguments often held by agnostics regarding the Christian faith: I discover that the true tide and force of all the

Two Truths To Frame Your Ministry

The Apostle Paul didn’t mince words with his “true child in the common faith.” If you assume this must be Timothy you are wrong. Paul gave this title to Titus, whom he had directed to the young churches of Crete for the purpose of establishing leadership. Don’t quit. Find faithful men and empower them for

Chris Hitchens’ Last Hours Spent With G.K. Chesterton

Christopher Hitchens spent his dying days with G.K. Chesterton. His final essay is published posthumously in the March 2012 edition of “The Atlantic.” According to Benjamin Schwarz, literary editor for The Atlantic, Hitchens read hundreds of pages of Chesterton’s work in research for his essay. Schwarz writes: The resulting essay taxed Christopher. . .For this

Richard Dawkins No Longer An Atheist

Richard Dawkins is no longer an atheist. At least he admits a small margin for the possibility of God’s existence. Thus, he claimed he is willing to take on the label of “agnostic” over the weekend in a debate with Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. Ultimately this is not a profound shift, nor an admission