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June 2021

June 10, 2021

Why Music Opens Hearts and Minds

The late Rich Mullins wrote a lot of songs that changed people’s lives and shaped...

April 2019

April 16, 2019

Morality Doesn’t Need a Modifier

Two related habits of thought will render a Christian useless to his neighbors more quickly...

November 2018

November 08, 2018

Talk About God, Even If You’re No Good at It

A couple of years ago, I wrote an article for the Federalist claiming that most American Christians...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

Jordan Peterson, Puddleglum, and What’s Too Good Not to Be True

This piece was originally published at BreakPoint.org. Would you believe in Christianity even if you...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

R. C. Sproul: The Man Who Taught Me to Fear God

I first remember encountering R. C. Sproul while a student at “The Truth Project.” The...

December 11, 2017

Yes, Fellow Protestants, Mary is the Mother of God (It’s Good Christology)

Theotokos–Greek for “birth-giver of God,” or more simply, “Mother of God.” It’s a term that...

November 2017

November 19, 2017

A Poorly-Tuned Analogy: Why the Violinist Argument for Abortion Fails

It sounds airtight at first, but the violinist argument is actually filled with fatal holes.

November 02, 2017

‘It’s the Current Year!’ Is Not a Good Argument

You'll frequently hear people these days say, "It's 2017!" as an argument for abandoning some...

October 2017

October 04, 2017

‘Scripture Alone’ Does Not Mean What You Think It Means

Have evangelicals taken sola scriptura too far?

July 2017

July 07, 2017

Why Are Atheists Steamrolling Our Students?

Christians have pretty uniformly adopted a subjective, experience-centric, and distinctly postmodern outlook on their faith.

June 2017

June 26, 2017

A Reply to Rod Dreher on Worldview

Writing at The American Conservative, Rod Dreher raises some concerns with evangelical use of the...

June 20, 2017

Reza Aslan’s ‘Believer’ Was Everything Wrong with Religion Reporting

Aslan uses trite syncretism as a mandate not to take the truth-claims of any one...

April 2017

April 21, 2017

There Will Be Child Murderers in Heaven

Today a Facebook friend of mine shared a snarky meme from an atheist page. It...

April 05, 2017

AP Forgot the Resurrection – The Point

It’s time for remedial Christianity 101. Mainstream newspapers and networks are clumsy when it comes to...

March 2017

March 06, 2017

Davenant House: Retrieving the Reformation in the South Carolina Foothills

I've long been intrigued by the idea of a place where Christians can go to...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

‘Is Genesis History?’ Is Not Your Dad’s Creationist Documentary

The very word "creationism" elicits mockery, even from Christians. As a shorthand for "young-Earth" or "young-age...

February 01, 2017

Answering Pro-Abortion ‘Um, Actually’ Memes

I frequently see pictures like this floating around Facebook and Twitter. They're part of what...

January 2017

January 11, 2017

Head Scratcher: Could Jesus Have Sinned?

This is one of those theological dilemmas that floats around the pews and causes a...

January 05, 2017

Jesus Has a Physical Body Forever (And So Will We)

“’Now, Bree,’” he said, ‘you poor, proud, frightened Horse, draw near. Nearer still, my son....

August 2016

August 05, 2016

14 Reasons Why Christianity Is True (Guest Post)

My friend, Seraphim Hamilton, has prepared an outstanding list of reasons he believes in Christianity--not...