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March 2019

March 13, 2019

In Defense of Infant Baptism

Being a follower of Jesus is like riding a vehicle to reach a destination (cue Carrie...

March 08, 2019

Is Feminism Compatible With Christianity?

Locker-room TalkI remember in junior high school, locker-room talk was quite commonplace. When talking about...

March 06, 2019

I Long For Catholic Unity

In my article I Long For Christian Unity, I aired my grievances with the doctrinal...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

Should Christians Listen To Heavy Metal?

My first official exposure to metal music was when I was in the sixth grade....

January 2019

January 14, 2019

Anti-Protestant Discrimination Bothers Me

As a Catholic blogger, much of my writing content centers around explaining Catholic beliefs in...

January 07, 2019

American Evangelical Preaching In Ukraine Gets An Earful From Eastern Orthodox Lady

As the description in the YouTube link says, "Torch of Christ Ministries took to the...

January 07, 2019

Is Prayer Equal To Worship?

Image credit: pixabay.com As a cradle-Catholic who had converted to Evangelical Protestantism in my late...

January 01, 2019

A Response to John Piper on Catholicism

When dealing with Protestant criticisms, us Catholics are often met with a high level of...

December 2018

December 22, 2018

My Thoughts on Immigration Control

For missionaries, preaching the Gospel in all the nations ironically involves a level of humility...

October 2018

October 18, 2018

Is Cannabis Usage Morally Acceptable?

Photo credit: Freeimages.com To start off, I'm going to say that I have never smoked...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

My Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation

In any given multicultural society, there is always an exchange of ideas, traditions, customs, clothing,...

August 2018

August 16, 2018

My Response to Clerical Sexual Abuse

Although I have had my share of bad experiences with people within religious communities, I...

June 2018

June 22, 2018

What Is The Meaning of Penance?

Photo credit: pixabay.com When I was in Grade 8, a few friends and I were...

June 03, 2018

Christian Bookstores Sell Indulgences

Photo credit: pixabay.com "For the love of money is the root of all evils; it...

April 2018

April 17, 2018

‘Sweet Jesus’ and the Marketing of Hate

Photo credit: pixabay.com **CONTENT WARNING: COARSE LANGUAGE** In what seems to be an online era...

April 04, 2018

Does It Matter How We Worship?

As a teenager who had been raised Catholic, what first drew me to Evangelicalism was...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

My Struggle With The Existence Of Hell

Photo credit: freeimages.com At seventeen years old, I took the dramatic step that almost every...

November 01, 2017

My Thoughts on the Sexual Revolution

Image credit: Flickr I remember when I was around 10 years old, my friends and...

October 2017

October 03, 2017

There Are No Safe Spaces

On September 11, 2001, I remember when I was about to catch the bus to...

July 2017

July 30, 2017

What is Truth?

Photo credit: Alpha Stock Images "If anyone can refute me—show me I’m making a mistake...

June 2017

June 26, 2017

In Defence of the Trinity

Photo credit: publicdomainpictures.net As I have mentioned in previous blog entries, I once befriended a...

June 14, 2017

My Thoughts on the Christian Persecution Complex

I remember in my youth, I was told by many pastors, mentors, youth group and...

May 2017

May 18, 2017

Courage In An Unusual Situation

Photo credit: Flickr About a few months ago, I was waiting in line at the...

April 2017

April 14, 2017

Why I Stopped Believing In ‘The Rapture’

Photo credit: Flickr "For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of...

March 2017

March 23, 2017

My Struggle with Forgiveness

When I first started blogging last year, I have to admit I was not in...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

A Reflection on Mortality

When I was younger, I remember watching the animated films All Dogs Go To Heaven...

February 16, 2017

Which Bible is Right?

Image credit: Flickr I remember receiving my first Bible when I was about 11 years...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

I Don’t Have a ‘Sunday Best’

I am probably one of the most informal persons I know. Growing up in a religious...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

LGBTQ Rights versus Religious Freedom?

During my junior high school years, I was often the target of excessive bullying and harassment....

September 04, 2016

The Year I Became a Part-Time Bible School Student

My wife and I are both Bible school alumni. She attended a larger, conservative, accredited institute...