I have an exciting personal announcement that might require a little context. I'll begin by getting to the point. After twenty years in higher education working in three different universities, I'm officially making a transition to full-time creative work. That's a side of my life that has been largely neglected, and I'm thrilled for the opportunity for it to become…...
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). ⊕ Do We Really Need God? (Part One) ⊕ Do…...
Read MoreThe human experience is lived in a body, but it's filled with non-physical values. That's why it's hard for me to fully understand the perspective of a person who believes all of reality can be reduced to physical explanations. Anything else seems more believable than that to me. You can call it atheism, physicalism, or even materialism. It's a way…...
Read MoreDo we really need God? I've known plenty of people who don't believe, or if they do believe no longer practice their religion. And they're not cereal killers. I don't think they've ever killed cereal. I'm pretty sure they like it. [Disclaimer: I know it's serial not cereal] But I've also spent a lot of time thinking about the moral…...
Read MoreThis song speaks candidly about trauma with the powerful refrain, "The damage has been done, so this I pray, God give me the strength to get past yesterday." For anyone who feels held back by yesterday, we can all pray for strength to get past yesterday. As Jelly Roll sings, "You ain't the hell that you've been through, you're more…...
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). ⊕ Biblical Insights About Diversity ⊕ Sermon: Christianity & Diversity ⊕ Everybody Needs…...
Read MoreI had the opportunity to speak at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO, for their chapel service earlier this week. I addressed the issue of Christianity and diversity. According to Pew Research, Christianity is the most evenly distributed religion across the globe, making it the most ethnically and geographically diverse movement in the history of the world. Here's my outline:…...
Read MoreI've always wanted a Jeep. I finally got one. It's almost five years old with 70K miles, but it's new to me. I didn't realize I got a whole tribe with it though. Technically, I have a Jeep mullet. It's a Jeep body with a truck bed. It's business in the front and a tailgate party in the back. It's…...
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