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January 2021

January 12, 2021

The Power Of Words And The Cult Of Personality

As a guitarist, I would explore as many influential artists as I could in order...

October 2020

October 28, 2020

Why I Don’t Celebrate The Reformation (And Neither Should You)

When I attended an Evangelical summer youth camp when I was 17, we had a...

March 2020

March 25, 2020

Addressing Fearmongering And Conspiracy Over COVID-19 Outbreak

Image credit: pixabay.com "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of...

February 2020

February 29, 2020

Scripture, Apostolic Succession and the Importance of Foundations

"According to the commission of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I...

January 2020

January 28, 2020

12 Theological Heresies Defined In Church History

When it comes to reading the Bible, many Christians often assume the passages are clear...

November 2019

November 14, 2019

Is War Justifiable?

In the wake of All Hallows' Eve, November is a somber month. Especially considering All...

October 2019

October 17, 2019

The Surprising Origins of Symbols and Gestures in the Music Scene

Symbols and gestures have carried significant importance among every culture, religion and group throughout history....

October 04, 2019

In Defense of Mary’s Perpetual Virginity

In the current secular culture, the idea of prolonged virginity is often scoffed at. I...

September 2019

September 05, 2019

‘Tradition’ Is Not A Dirty Word

In a modern, secular society, tradition is sometimes viewed as the final heartbeat of a...

August 2019

August 16, 2019

Parallels Between the ‘KJV-Only’ Movement and Radical Catholic Traditionalism

I mentioned in many previous articles how I converted from cradle-Catholicism to Protestant Evangelicalism as...

July 2019

July 13, 2019

Why I Don’t Call Myself A ‘Roman’ Catholic

Since reverting to Catholicism after spending over a decade as an Evangelical Protestant, I've spent...

July 05, 2019

Catholic Fellowship Sucks

I remember hearing my grandparents recall a time when the local church was the epicenter...

June 2019

June 23, 2019

I Long For Christian Unity

One of the things that makes my heart ache is how divided Christianity really is....

June 10, 2019

My Critique of Calvinism: PART VII – In Summary

My Christian worldview initially aligned with Calvinism after I first gave my life to Jesus...

June 10, 2019

My Critique of Calvinism: PART VI – Perseverance of the Saints

When I think of the Perseverance of the Saints, the first verse that comes to...

June 10, 2019

My Critique of Calvinism: PART V – Irresistible Grace

Many Christians use the phrase 'Once saved, always saved' as a way to summarize how...

June 10, 2019

My Critique of Calvinism: PART IV – Limited Atonement

God is supposed to be omnipotent and omnipresent, which means all-knowing and present everywhere in space...

June 10, 2019

My Critique of Calvinism: PART III – Unconditional Election

To a certain extent, Unconditional Election makes sense. I agree that God loves us unconditionally and...

June 10, 2019

My Critique of Calvinism: PART II – Total Depravity

I once watched an anti-abortion documentary called the 180 Movie. The host interviewed several people...

June 10, 2019

My Critique of Calvinism: PART I – Introduction

As a part-time Bible school alumni, I learned many ideologies adopted by certain Christian denominations...

May 2019

May 26, 2019

The Church and Canada’s Abysmal Treatment of Indigenous People

I’ve always been flattered by the amount of positive comments from foreign strangers when I...

April 2019

April 16, 2019

The Fire of Notre Dame and the Theology of Architecture

In recent news, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France had caught fire and sustained...

April 01, 2019

Are The Apparitions Of The Virgin Mary Real?

"And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the...

March 2019

March 27, 2019

The Problem With Purity Culture

As a young Catholic, I experienced much of what Evangelicals refer to as legalism. I...

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...

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,...

June 2018

June 03, 2018

Christian Bookstores Sell Indulgences

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

January 2018

January 24, 2018

“One True Church?”

There's an area in my city called Church Street where there are at least ten different...

November 2017

November 01, 2017

My Thoughts on the Sexual Revolution

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