Who do you depend on for truth? Let me begin this article by mentioning two quite recent incidents. As so often happens, several unrelated things…
It is time to get back to the biblical Jesus: Throughout much of the West, we have forgotten what it is to be a man.…
Christians and political involvement: A curious title, to be sure. But there is a rationale for it. Often a lengthy public discussion on the social…
Sayers and Wilson on learning: There are not all that many discerning individuals who will insist that Western education today is in great shape. When…
A key set of books worth being aware of: With over 800 full or partial book reviews on this website, I obviously think books are…
Do we really believe we are in a spiritual war? Christians in the West of course affirm – or should affirm – the reality of…
Some thoughts on goodness and the Bible: I came upon a brief and somewhat curious story today. It appeared in an email from the Hollywood…
Lessons from the life of King Manasseh: The stories of the Kings of Israel make for fascinating and instructive reading. We learn about good kings…
We need to be careful in dealing with the sins of others: When a public church figure sins, it is always a tragic situation. Then…
The radicals’ war on believers: Decades ago we warned that the public promotion of the radical sexual agendas would have worrying and lasting repercussions. We…
More thoughts on biblical language: I have penned a number of pieces over the years on biblical rhetoric, literary devices, and how so many contemporary…
We must be aware of how to rightly read – even the Bible: The Bible is a special book in that it has divine and…
Thinking biblically about the challenges we face: There are always threats and obstacles to the Christian church and the biblical worldview. Some of the most…
Yes, religion is what they are pushing: In the past when the Christian worldview reigned supreme in the West, one could hold to a spiritual…
On the latest volume by Rod Dreher: Christians of all people should of course know that this world is NOT all there is. Indeed, this…
An important set on the Puritans: If you love the Puritans, if you love J. I. Packer, and if you love short, meaty addresses and…
Christianity is a subversive religion: One does not ordinarily think of the following activities as having deep political implications, or as sending a strong message…
How to decide which ones are to be preferred: Anyone familiar with this site knows that I seek to avoid sectarian warfare. That is not…
At times we need to be controversial: No one reading the gospel accounts, the book of Acts, or the history of the Christian church, can…
Continuing the work of countering our culture: Christians are not only strangers in a strange land. We are not only at odds with the…