The Atlantic recently carried as story about a speech by the son of the most recent U.S. President "We’ve turned the other cheek," Donlad Trump Jr. said, "and I understand, sort of, the biblical reference—I understand the mentality—but it’s gotten us nothing. Okay? It’s gotten us nothing while we’ve ceded ground in every major institution in our country.” The journalist…...
Read MoreThe website "The Big Think" offers ideas about the everything. I call them ideas because, though they are offered alongside of scientific insights, they are interpretations of the way a person see the world. That's what we might call a worldview. We must be cautious here not to assume we will ever encounter unbiased ideas. Such things are like Big…...
Read MoreI don’t know why it has taken me so long to learn a simple phrase that I think is helpful in apologetics. I recently noticed that I was beginning my responses during a Q&A time with expressions like “What makes sense to me” or “What I’ve found compelling is . . ." or “The way I see it is .…...
Read MoreThe following video is a panel discusssion I moderated with three Christian artists on the topic of Christian faith and creativity. FLAME is a Grammy-nominated Christian hip hop artist. Sarah Sparks is a singer/songwriter from Hawaii. Andrew Peterson is an internationally known author and singer/songwriter. ...
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 7:40AM (EST). ⊕ Untroubled (a message on John 14) ⊕ Thoughts on a Name…...
Read MoreC.S. Lewis believed pastoral candidates should be required to translate a theological work into contemporary language before they could be ordained. Imagine how fewer ordained ministers there would be if this were enforced! "Until theology has been interpreted to ordinary people," Roger Lloyd once wrote, "only half its work is done." Translating theology requires a knowledge of both theology and…...
Read MoreThe following video is from our recent conference on the witness of the Christian imagination. I was profoundly grateful for all who invested in the day from our staff members who helped run logistics, our faculty members who led breakout sessions, and our special guests Sarah Sparks, FLAME, and Andrew Peterson. The following video is from my opening lecture "The…...
Read MoreThe following is a message I shared at Cedarville University. It's a part of the series through the Gospel of John that several faculty members have participated in. I work through John 14 with an emphasis on a repeated theme in the chapter, Jesus's words to his disciples for their hearts not to be troubled. ...
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