In an essay against modern theological trends and higher biblical criticism, C.S. Lewis wrote that, “I do not wish to reduce the skeptical element in your minds. I'm only suggesting that it need not be reserved exclusively for the New Testament and the creeds. Try doubting something else.” Lewis was coming against the vast numbers... Continue Reading →
Last night I finished reading C.S. Lewis’s novel Til We Have Faces. I thought it was a gripping tale that made me think critically about man’s relation to God. (Spoiler’s Follow!) I found the ending powerful and very similar to a recent chapter I read in R. C. Sproul’s The Holiness of God. Queen Orual... Continue Reading →
Why did Jesus say that the world would hate Christians? (John 15) What would cause Him to declare that the world would not like our message, or even us? There is so much peace, service, humility, kindness and grace filled within Jesus’s teachings, why would the world reject it? I believe that the explanation is... Continue Reading →
My mother used to scold me as a child (and sometimes still does!) for saying things like: 'holy cow', 'holy crap', and yes, even 'holy muffins'! She would remind me that God’s creatures sit before the throne of God day and night, declaring: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty!" (Rev. 4:8) I confess... Continue Reading →
I just finished reading The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien for the first time. I must confess there was a time or two where I thought it wouldn’t happen. My first attempt trying to read it was probably a decade ago and I don’t think I made it past the description... Continue Reading →
I recently finished reading The Heresy of Orthodoxy: How Contemporary Culture’s Fascination with Diversity has Reshaped our Understanding of Early Christianity, coauthored by Andreas Kostenberger and Michael Kruger. I know the title is a mouth full, but this book is the single greatest defense of the New Testament (NT) cannon I have read. I feel... Continue Reading →
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