"I have been suspected of being what is called a Fundamentalist," Lewis wrote. Some would consider the term misapplied to the British professor. In fact, some Christian leaders in Lewis's lifetime considered him to be liberal. This goes to show we rarely get to choose our labels, they are chosen for us. Lewis's particular crime was his acceptance of historical…...
Read MoreThe Marvel Universe is expanding. So is the real universe, by the way. The Marvel movie world has been multiplying its outlets with sub-story spinoffs like Wanda Vision in recent history. The real world, on the other hand, has been in a state of expansion since it first exploded into existence. Wanda Vision tells the story Wanda Maximoff, the Avenger,…...
Read MoreMere Caffeination is a weekly open forum "coffee talk" at Cedarville University hosted by the Center for Apologetics & Public Christianity. I meet with students in our campus coffee shop to talk about what's going on in the world of worldview. Out of an abundance of caution due to COVID, Mere Caffeination will be online for now - streaming on…...
Read MoreJournalist Amanda Mull laments the loss of seemingly insignificant relationships in her most recent article "The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship" published at The Atlantic. Mull describes the kind of daily acquaintances we once knew. The barista who remembers our usual order, to the guy at the gym who just always seems to be there at the same…...
Read MoreThe theme of love is so pervasive in the New Testament, I don't think someone who consistently ignores it can be well described as orthodox. While the Bible does speak of unorthodox love, it doesn't give a category for a loveless orthodoxy. Love is a major, not minor, doctrine in the epistles. You find it everywhere you look in Paul's…...
Read MoreEvery semester I kick of my introduction to theology course with the same lecture. I needed to record it today for a later section, so I fired up ever trustworthy Facebook Live and broadcasted it earlier today. Here it is: ...
Read MoreToni Jo Terzaghi May 1, 1961 - Jan 11, 2021 Aunt Toni was one tough Italian cookie. She was tough. She was Italian. And she was sweet. But you might not have always picked up on that right away. She had a really good poker face when it came to her sweet side. I think she wanted everyone to know…...
Read MoreLike many others, I shared an article by Dr. Russell Moore this last week. Moore is the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, and for full disclosure, I'm a research fellow at the ERLC. A more important disclosure, Moore is a longtime mentor and friend. My first theology course in grad school was his first too, not as…...
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