"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone," the French philosopher Pascal once wrote. Pascal wasn't really talking about making the most of our quiet and boring moments. He was getting to the heart of our inability to face ourselves. We seek diversions to avoid these painful encounters. Quiet moments can drive us…...
Read MoreThe rapper Lil Uzi Vert chose to have a twenty-four million dollar diamond implanted in his forehead. Everywhere he goes, he is not only carrying, but displaying, a multi-million dollar jewel. No wonder one of his most recent social media updates is that he cannot trust anyone. I can’t trust no one 💯😔!!! — Uzi London 🌎☄️💕® (@LILUZIVERT) February 15,…...
Read MoreHere's Your Weekend 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). ⊕  Towards a Jesus-Centered Apologetic (Part…...
Read MoreThe parables of Jesus are far more powerful and controversial than most realize. These explosive stories cut through the thickest of cultural misconceptions about God. Sadly, we often sanitize them, and thus rob them of both their impact and their meaning, by reducing them to simple morality lessons. As you read the parables, consider the context in which Jesus shared…...
Read MoreA couple years ago I was interviewed by the Dayton Business Journal about Christianity in the workplace. How does a Christian view of honesty, hard work, and respect affect one's job? You can read the entire article here....
Read MoreThe Greek poet Homer was thought to be blind. He lived about seven or eight hundred years before Jesus. His writings the Iliad and the Odyssey have more ancient copies than any other piece of literature from the distant past. Except, that is, for the Bible. But no one is praying to Homer or basing their lives on the Odyssey. Why do…...
Read MoreHere's Your Weekend 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). ⊕  C.S. Lewis: The Reluctant Fundamentalist…...
Read More"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…...
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