I've posted the video below from a talk I recently gave at SBU as a part of the series "Why Believe in God?". Taking the first two chapters of Romans, I argue that the text explains two paths away from God. One way is hedonism as described in Romans 1 as living as though God does not exist. The other…...
Read MoreLast night my son Josiah asked me to play a song by the artist Thomas Rhett. It's a sweet song about his memories at his grandmother's house. Why would my thirteen-year-old be drawn to a song like this? Because we're all drawn to mamaw's house, that place of love, acceptance, food, friendship, conversation, and laughter. Like the song says, every…...
Read MoreLiving in a small village in Ohio makes it rather unlikely that your community will make international news. And yet it often does. The governor of the state lives on a farm here. We've had recent Olympic gold medal winners who attended school here. And the man called "the father of Labor Day" was an Ohio senator from our little…...
Read MoreHere's Your Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:30AM (EST). ⊕ Liar ⊕ The Redemption of Charlie Brown ⊕ Leadership and…...
Read MoreThis last week, the Wall Street Journal featured an obituary in their review section. It was nearly a full page about Mike Ullman, the corporate leader who helped fix J.C. Penney. There were a few things I loved about his story. First, how he met his wife: "At a fraternity function, he met Cathy Emmons, a graphic-arts student who typically wore…...
Read MoreGood grief, the new Peanuts movie is brilliant. I loved it. And so did my kids. But it really does depart from the tone and trajectory of its original creator Charles Schulz whose life closely paralleled his characters. His daughter Amy Johonson said it best, "My dad is Charlie Brown, inside and out." According to his biographer David Michaelis, Schulz's…...
Read MoreWhat are the lies you tell yourself? How do you respond to your inner critic? Listen to how artist Jelly Roll responds to the voices inside his head. What lies do you need to call out today?...
Read MoreHere's Your Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:30AM (EST). ⊕ Don't Ask Why ⊕ The Hall of Shame ⊕…...
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