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June 2023

June 14, 2023

Four “Hot Button” Issues the Church Must Confront

In this recent episode of the "Come Let Us Reason" podcast, friend and colleague Lenny...

May 2023

May 31, 2023

The Rise and Fall of The Therapeutic Society (Part 2: The End of Therapy)

In the last post, I gave a brief account of the rise and dominance of...

May 27, 2023

The Rise And Fall of The Therapeutic Society: (Part I – The Rise of Psychology)

In 1955 German sociologist Helmut Schelsky wrote these enigmatic yet incisive words: Psychotherapy and psychological...

May 22, 2023

The Religious Views of Tucker Carlson

This month's special series for Patheos writers is on the faith of public figures. Since...

May 19, 2023

5 Dumb Things (Some) Pastors Say

I hate to be the guy who points this out, but we need to do...

May 17, 2023

Are Demons Real?: Movie Review of “Nefarious”

"Yes, Virginia, demons are real." And they are real not only as Francis Church described Santa...

May 12, 2023

Mothers of Us All: A Mother’s Day Reflection on Eve and Mary

Heraclitus once wrote that "War is both father and king of all," and "all things...

May 03, 2023

Tucker Carlson: A Prophet for Our Times?

I admit, suggesting Tucker Carlson is a "Prophet for our Times" is a fairly "click-baity"...

April 2023

April 30, 2023

3 Reasons NOT To Celebrate Beltane

Read Time: 10 minutes Beltane is a pagan, Gaelic feast day that originated among the...

April 14, 2023

Outsourcing The Family: How The Church Is Handing Over Its Authority to Government

Read Time: 15 minutes To say Protestant churches in America have lost their way is...

April 05, 2023

This Easter, Choose Resurrection Life Over The Culture of Death

As we enter into Easter week, my exhortation to all who read these words is...

March 2023

March 31, 2023

Tucker, Transgenderism and the Church

Read Time: 12 minutes In a recent segment, Tucker Carlson, someone who needs no qualifying...

March 16, 2023

The 5 Best Christian Movies of All Time (Tied for #3)

In this series, I am reviewing 5 great Christian films (the 5 best that I...

March 10, 2023

The 5 Best Christian Movies Of All Time (# 5 and # 4)

Read Time: 10 minutes We live in a world dominated by artistic representations of reality,...

February 2023

February 24, 2023

The Most Subtle of All Sins

Read time: 8 minutes Is there a sin more subtle than the rest? A disposition...

February 20, 2023

Is The Asbury “Revival” Real?

Read time: 10 minutes When it comes to the movement of the Spirit of God,...

February 10, 2023

A Tip For Your Next Small Group Study: Clement of Alexandria’s “Paedagogus”

Read time: 10 minutes Small group studies in American Evangelicalism usually revolve around one or...

February 08, 2023

A Fearful Symmetry: Why We Love That Which Kills Us

Reading time: 15-20 minutes Ezekiel 16 and 23 offer a terrifying account of what seems...

January 2023

January 27, 2023

Hate Speeches: Christians and Nazis Make Strange Bedfellows

In a recent book of devotional prayers composed and compiled by progressive Christian voices, psychologist and...

January 22, 2023

Are You On Mission, Or Just A Trip?

In The Cambridge Guide To Postmodernism, Brian McHale unpacks the idea that there are two contrasting,...

January 11, 2023

Is Masturbation Murder?

The first thing to realize before discussing a topic as sensitive as masturbation, especially when...

November 2022

November 22, 2022

Thanksgiving and America’s Forgotten Sin

As Thanksgiving approaches, it seems appropriate to mention something about food. Thanksgiving was originally established...

October 2022

October 12, 2022

20 Common Sense Truths People Hate

Recently Jordan Peterson interviewed Catholic philosopher Peter Kreeft. Kreeft is one of the wisest voices in American...

October 03, 2022

Do We Need A New Apologetic?: Responding to the New Paganism

Since the late 17th century, the defense of the Christian faith has primarily been made...

September 2022

September 05, 2022

What Should Christians Study?: Part 2(c) – Cultural Apologetics

In this series, I am considering four main areas of Christian study: Theology, Apologetics, Church...

August 2022

August 29, 2022

What Should Christians Study?: Part 2(a) – Philosophical Apologetics

In this series, I am stepping back to look at the discipline of attaining Christian...

August 15, 2022

Should Evangelicals Have Children? (Part 3): On Self-Regard

In this series, I have argued it is bad for committed Christian couples to intentionally...

August 12, 2022

Should Evangelicals Have Children? (Part 2): On Selfishness

In my first post, I mentioned what inspired this series-- me becoming aware of a...

July 2022

July 22, 2022

Christianity and Pagan Knowledge: Three Approaches

In the history of the Christian Church, there are roughly three kinds of people to...

July 15, 2022

Dead Christians Are of No Value To The Devil: Reflections On Joseph, Propaganda and The Church

A dead Christian is of no value to the Devil. Only a Christian who is...