Mao, Abortion, & the Contrarian Spirit: An Exercise in Thinking
I’ve been studying the history of Marxism a good deal of late. I’ve audited several courses, read dozens of monographs (a fancy word for books meant to alert you to…
The Meme Wars: What Ought the Role of the Church in Society Be?
If I had to describe my rather short life on social media, I would depict the bulk of it as “THE MEME WARS.” Since you are reading this online, I…
Let’s Think About This Practically: A Response to “I Lost My Purity (And I Haven’t Had Sex)” Part 2
The article, “I Lost My Purity (And I Haven’t Had Sex)” is well written, provocative, cleverly titled, and advances the true notion that sexual purity is bigger than virginity, fornication,…
Let’s Think About This Practically: A Response to “I Lost My Purity (And I Haven’t Had Sex)” Part 1
It is common to find certain posts on social media that have gone viral. They are usually something provocative that challenges (at least in my circles) the standard Evangelical Christian…
Justice Seeker vs. Sinner Winner
Two realities confront us a Christians. The first is that, as loving members of our own communities, it is unthinkable that we do not do all that is in our…
Do You Really Have a Big Heart?
There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not a liberal at 20 you have no heart, if you’re not a conservative at 40 you have no brain.” Indeed,…
The Obliterating Folly of Single Text Christians
There’s been a lot of chatter on social media of late about torture. Now, torture is a powerful weasel word… i.e. a term that comes pre-loaded with good or bad…
It’s Not MY Fault: Denying Our Humanity In Denying Our Culpability
A lot of people have terrible things happen to them. Some children are beaten, sexually assaulted, feast on a steady diet of verbally demeaning rhetoric. There is war and oppressive…
Why I don’t Read Christian Fiction
I don’t read Christian fiction. As an Old Testament scholar, I have an affinity with message in story and, like many of the investigators in my favorite novels, I enjoy…
God Hates Divorce, But Should We?
Living, as Americans, in a culture of divorce makes any dialogue on divorce and the Christian difficult. Indeed, any teaching set forward on divorce and remarriage will no longer be…
“Hey, Ted, Your Dead!” (sic.): The Ethics of Capital Punishment
In Fatal Addiction, James Dobson interviews serial killer Ted Bundy only a few hours before his execution. Oddly enough, the main topic of conversation is not his pending death. Rather,…
The Ten Booms vs. The Nazis: An Ethic Struggle
The number of ethical issues raised by a reading of The Hiding Place highlights the struggle encountered by those, who, taking sin seriously, seek to please the Lord in this…
To Feed or Not to Feed, That is the Question: The Ethics of Starvation
With the development of medical technology, society is placed in unique ethical dilemmas, which are not easily answered by scriptural commands concerning the preserving and taking of human life. Of…
Reflections on Survival in Auschwitz: Do Special Situations Demand Special Ethics
We have a guest blogger today. Othello Mugugu who originally hails from Zimbabwe, has a Bachelors from Northpoint Bible College, Serves in the American Army, is just completing his Masters…