The Idolatry of the Modern Mind
When I was a child, I spent a lot of time irritating my teachers. I had the tendency to say, “What does that mean?” and “What am I supposed to…
New Creation: A New Years Day Celebration… the radio spot. Take a listen.
This is a heavily edited New Years Day message that I delivered at Darlington Congregational Church in Pawtucket Rhode Island a few years ago. Being heavily edited, it is not…
Unfair or Unfortunate? Emotional vs. Principled Thinking
It is a piteous thing to look upon the suffering of others no matter what the cause of that suffering. A child born with disabilities whose own struggle to survive…
Inconceivable for Its Day: Notes on The Reliability of the Bible
Today we have a guest blogger. Melodie Sargent is a student at Northpoint Bible College and has written a short reflection paper on issues related to the reliability of Scripture.…
Why Does the Media Lean So Far Left?
Why does the media lean so far left? You might say, “It doesn’t lean left! It’s not biased!” In which case I imagine that you are left leaning and quite…
Inspiration and Interpretation… the radio spot, take a listen
When I first made my attempt at radio, I tried my hand at some discussions with just me and my recorder at home. I use audacity and love it. This…
The Most Important Political Question You Will Ever Answer
There is something wrong with the world. Everyone, save a few Pollyanna hold outs, knows this. Thus, one of the most ideologically revealing questions that a person can answer is,…
Just desserts and Accidents of Birth: The Insidious Lie about Personal Responsibility
I wouldn’t normally write a blog in response to a Disney movie, but stranger things have happened to me… I can’t think of one right now, but I’m sure there…
Death in Ecclesiastes… Good Times! (The Radio spot)
A couple years ago, I received a phone call on a late Thursday afternoon asking if I could be the main speaker at a Men’s Conference two days hence. Something…
Solutions vs. Trade-offs: The Insidious Lie About Reality
There is no solution, this side of eternity, for the human condition. Anyone who promises solutions is either selling something, stealing something, or completely disconnected from reality. This is the…
Getting Isaiah, Part 4: Knowing when a Prophetic Sermon Starts and Stops
Okay, so we’ve established that reading the books of the writing prophets is hard. They wrote in poetry; they make casual reference to cultural practices of which the modern reader…