One of the books that I am currently reading through is Timothy Keller’s book Preaching. In his chapter Preaching Christ to the Culture he discusses the idea that the Bible, as God’s revelation of himself, transcends all fallible human cultures and therefore it is expected that every culture is going to be offended by something... Continue Reading →
Non-Darwinian Theories of Evolution and What Christians Can Learn From Them
For many people who have not given significant thought to evolutionary theory, there is an all too common assumed belief that nearly all non-religiously bound scientists believe that the overall theory of Darwinian evolution is beyond dispute. However, this is far from accurate. The Darwinian Account of Evolution To understand this, we need to define... Continue Reading →
Beautiful Connections in the Bible: The Emmaus Road and Eden
The more I study the literary aspects of the Bible, the more I am amazed by the fact that I never stop being amazed. Often the human writers of the Bible are portrayed as ignorant and unskilled men, but I simply cannot come to that conclusion as they constantly display a remarkable ability to work... Continue Reading →
13 “One-Liners” from The Gospel Coalition National Conference 2019
Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending The Gospel Coalition’s 2019 National Conference. It was a week to remember and there is much I could write about. However, I thought I would just leave thirteen of the best one (or two)-liners that either challenged me, or that I thought were just generally impactful... Continue Reading →
Debate Scripture with Scripture
Recently, I have been around a couple of conversations regarding free will, particularly in relation to soteriology (the study of salvation). While not looking to specifically argue any position in this post, I have noticed a trend around these arguments that I disagree with that has nothing directly to do with the free will or... Continue Reading →
The Knowledge Problem of a Secular Worldview
C.S. Lewis described his first meeting with one of his early professors, “Knock” Kirkpatrick, in his book Surprised By Joy. Lewis had made a simple comment where he referred to a place as being “wilder” than he expected. Then, unexpectedly, Kirk challenged him on that statement. Kirk asked on what grounds could Lewis defend what... Continue Reading →