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Suffering and Worldviews

Jul 3, 2020

Christians should have a far different response to suffering than atheists:

Can one accept the reality of God and of suffering, and not have a fundamental contradiction? For thousands of years philosophers and theologians have argued that we can indeed

Dealing With Pain, Suffering, Loss and Grief: A Reader

Jul 2, 2020

Here are a number of important books dealing with suffering, pain and evil and how we might respond:

We all suffer in various ways, so to offer a reading list on how to cope with, how to understand, and how

Deconstructing Climate Alarmism

Jul 1, 2020

The new book and article by environmentalist Michael Shellenberger are must reads:

For decades we have had gloom and doom, end-of-the-world alarmism concerning the climate, with all sorts of dire predictions about the world ending any day now. One false

Elisabeth Elliot on Suffering

Jun 30, 2020

We all can learn so much from the life and writings of Elisabeth Elliot:

Many of you know about the remarkable American Christian missionary and author Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015). What she went through has more than qualified her to

Are We Christians Or Secular Humanists?

Jun 28, 2020

More evidence that too many Christians think and act like pagans:

Christians are in the world to have an impact and an influence on non-Christians. At least that is how it is supposed to work. But more often than not,

Be Careful What You Ask For

Jun 27, 2020

We can learn much from the history of ancient Israel:

History is there to learn from. But what we are seeing with the destruction of statues and monuments by the radical secular left is a war on history. All tyrants

Reflections On Heaven (And Spurgeon)

Jun 26, 2020

We likely think too little about heaven, and not too much:

So, I was thinking last night… Of course that is as useful as saying ‘I was breathing last night’! I am ALWAYS thinking – especially when I am trying

They Are Out To Get Us – And We Are Letting Them Do It

Jun 24, 2020

War has been declared on everything we value. How will you respond?

Make no mistake: the secular left hates Christianity and it hates Christians. Their hatred of the West is fuelled by their hatred of what is the basis of

The Cancel Culture: Crucify Him Again

Jun 23, 2020

Now the radicals are demanding that Christian imagery and monuments come down as well:

The radical secular left’s assault on the West is now in full swing, and it is clear that this is an all-out war. It is a

Jonathan Edwards, Emotion, Ecstasy, and Experience

Jun 22, 2020

Edwards and the Puritans can teach us much about the place of emotion in the Christian life:

My title is a mouthful to be sure – and fully alliterated at that. But there are a few reasons for this piece.

Anger, Prayer, and the Justice of God

Jun 21, 2020

Christians can rightly get angry about evil and injustice:

As a Christian, do you ever get angry? I do. And there is a place for it. Recall that Ephesians 4:26 (quoting Psalm 4:4), says that we can be angry, but

Jonathan Edwards On True and False Revival

Jun 19, 2020

What Jonathan Edwards wrote about real and fake revival is must reading for today:

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was arguably the greatest Christian thinker America has ever produced. He was likely its most important theologian and philosopher. He was also a

C. S. Lewis on the Moral Law

Jun 18, 2020

What C. S. Lewis wrote on the moral law 70 years ago is always worth revisiting:

A large part of the apologetic method of C. S. Lewis involved the moral argument for God’s existence. He famously made this case in

The Goodness of God

Jun 15, 2020

This is another remarkable attribute of our God:

There is nothing greater to think about, study, or meditate upon, than God and his attributes. If I was allowed only to read, think and write about this one thing alone, I

Secular Humanists Pretending To Be Christians

Jun 12, 2020

Sadly, many Christians seem indistinguishable from secular humanists:

There is much more to being a Christian than simply claiming to be one. All sorts of folks think they are a Christian, or pretend to be a Christian, but they are

Leftist Hate, Hypocrisy and the Rewriting of History

Jun 11, 2020

Destroying statues, books and art: today’s left is the new Taliban:

Remember how the world was outraged when the Taliban blew up and destroyed two large 1500-year-old Buddha statues in Afghanistan in 2001? ‘What barbarians’ everyone thought. ‘This great cultural,

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Suffering and Worldviews

Christians should have a far different response to suffering than atheists:

Dealing With Pain, Suffering, Loss and Grief: A Reader

Here are a number of important books dealing with suffering, pain and evil and how we might respond:

Deconstructing Climate Alarmism

The new book and article by environmentalist Michael Shellenberger are must reads:

Elisabeth Elliot on Suffering

We all can learn so much from the life and writings of Elisabeth Elliot:

Are We Christians Or Secular Humanists?

More evidence that too many Christians think and act like pagans:

Be Careful What You Ask For

We can learn much from the history of ancient Israel:

Reflections On Heaven (And Spurgeon)

We likely think too little about heaven, and not too much:

They Are Out To Get Us – And We Are Letting Them Do It

War has been declared on everything we value. How will you respond?

The Cancel Culture: Crucify Him Again

Now the radicals are demanding that Christian imagery and monuments come down as well:

Jonathan Edwards, Emotion, Ecstasy, and Experience

Edwards and the Puritans can teach us much about the place of emotion in the Christian life:

Anger, Prayer, and the Justice of God

Christians can rightly get angry about evil and injustice:

Jonathan Edwards On True and False Revival

What Jonathan Edwards wrote about real and fake revival is must reading for today:

C. S. Lewis on the Moral Law

What C. S. Lewis wrote on the moral law 70 years ago is always worth revisiting:

The Goodness of God

This is another remarkable attribute of our God:

Secular Humanists Pretending To Be Christians

Sadly, many Christians seem indistinguishable from secular humanists:

Leftist Hate, Hypocrisy and the Rewriting of History

Destroying statues, books and art: today’s left is the new Taliban:

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Christians should have a far different response to suffering than atheists:

Here are a number of important books dealing with suffering, pain and evil and how we might respond:

The new book and article by environmentalist Michael Shellenberger are must reads:

We all can learn so much from the life and writings of Elisabeth Elliot:

Slavery is back in the news, and we need some clear thinking about it:

More evidence that too many Christians think and act like pagans:

We can learn much from the history of ancient Israel:

We likely think too little about heaven, and not too much:

Can the loony left get any crazier?

War has been declared on everything we value. How will you respond?

Now the radicals are demanding that Christian imagery and monuments come down as well:

Edwards and the Puritans can teach us much about the place of emotion in the Christian life:

Christians can rightly get angry about evil and injustice:

What Jonathan Edwards wrote about real and fake revival is must reading for today:

What C. S. Lewis wrote on the moral law 70 years ago is always worth revisiting:

We need the bigger picture on the current round of rage and rioting:

This is another remarkable attribute of our God:

Yes we are to seek justice, but not by aligning themselves with violent, radical mobs:

Sadly, many Christians seem indistinguishable from secular humanists:

Destroying statues, books and art: today’s left is the new Taliban:

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