There are few less popular topics in our day and age than a discussion on the reality of Hell. The very idea is appalling to the modern mind and sentiment. Despite endless cries for justice, few will champion the justice and goodness of Hell. It is not uncommon to find a critique of the goodness... Continue Reading →
“Love your enemies.” Matthew 5:44 It’s not advice. It's not easy. It’s not a cheap coffee mug feel good verse. It’s a command from the Son of God. It is a radical love which is most fully expressed in the height of divine revelation: the Son of God incarnate and suffering on the Cross to... Continue Reading →
“Why aren’t there dinosaurs in the Bible?” “What happens to babies when they die?” “What about the ones that aren’t baptized?” “How come the Bible says Adam was made from dust when we all know that we evolved from monkeys?” “If Jesus was resurrected, why didn’t he just appear to everyone? Why was it... Continue Reading →
This article contains spoilers for A Tale of Two Cities, The Awakening, The Sorrows of Young Werther, and Death of a Salesman. Lately, the topic of suicide, or more accurately, the story of suicide, has unintentionally permeated my reading. It has been cast in many forms, from the not so suicidal, yet still self-inflicted death... Continue Reading →
Previously, I wrote about a strategy for evangelism called Subversive Fulfillment. Essentially, this method, following the pattern presented in I Corinthians 1 and Acts 17, seeks to both confront and connect with unbelievers. In a real way, it respects their humanity, and seeks to “become all things to all men, so that [we] may by... Continue Reading →
Recently, I was given a rare opportunity to give a short 20-minute lecture on the New Testament Gospels as reliable history in a secular setting. For the purposes of the lecture, I was not trying to prove the gospels as true, but only as historical. Obviously, I believe them to be true. However, I try... Continue Reading →