Category Archives: The Christian
It’s absurd to think that some people make a conscious choice to suffer in eternal torment rather than experience the glory of Heaven. Evangelists hardly even ask whether people want to go to Heaven. Most assume everyone wants to be … Continue reading
I love exploring new technologies, especially the ones still in “startup mode.” Sure, I like the newness of it, but they also give me ideas that help some of my projects. Lately I’ve been beta testing a technology that has … Continue reading
I can recall two experiences, both of which occurred in a single afternoon, which taught me more about handling tough situations than anything else I remember. It was during an Air Force training exercise in Japan. The scenario was to … Continue reading
Today, a popular church tech blog, ChurchMag, listed my site as number 14 on their 2012 list of “Top 20″ blogs in that class based on website stats, social media networks, and Google PageRank. Newcomers here may be wondering how this site fits in … Continue reading
After absorbing over 50 hours of apologetics lectures and debates on topics as simple as an overview of Genesis and as minute as cave formation in New Mexico, my friend and I had an idea. We seriously considered condensing the information in our … Continue reading
Atheism vs. Hatetheism and How to Respond to Each
As atheists grow bolder in the absence of such boldness from christian leaders in the Western world, we have begun to find new terms to describe this group. Typically, we call them the “New Atheists” – ones who do not … Continue reading
At times when dealing with someone who wards off simple truths with oddly complex arguments, it can be helpful to illustrate that same argument in a different way. I had an opportunity to do exactly that when observing a conversation … Continue reading
The Need For Counsel in the Church
I would like to suggest that the American church has two very important needs that are going mostly unmet and thus hindering the ability of the church to grow. This neglect leaves the church weak and unable to live boldly … Continue reading
Author Michael Snow argues against our stereotypical politics in Christian Pacifism: Fruit of the Narrow Way showing from a personal, historical, and theological perspective that the biblical position is far from hawkish as we’d assume in this era of preemptive war. Continue reading
The Marketing of Madness
What happens when we medicate a “chemical imbalance” instead of asking Jesus to heal our sinful hearts? The Citizens Commission on Human Rights documents the mad, mad world of psychotropic drugs.
The Deception of Eclecticism
Eclecticism in general terms is an approach to a specific subject that doesn’t hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of ideas, but instead draws upon multiple theories to gain insights into that matter. It is choosing the best … Continue reading
Identifying the Enemy
Too many of us have allowed the culture to shape what we expect to see if Satan or his minions come to influence us. What does he look like? Is he a goat-man dressed in red with horns, a pointed … Continue reading
Surviving a War vs. Surviving in Eternity
It took a while, but I finally came to grips with the fact that God instilled in me a military bent. As such, I occasionally find myself drawn to reading books on military science, military history, and inspirational war memoirs … Continue reading
Confused Christians
For the record, I grew up in a church affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). For those of you who don’t know much about the ELCA , it prides itself on being “Catholic-Lite” (kind of like Budweiser … Continue reading
A Letter to Chuck Baldwin
Brother Baldwin, I write this letter to you because I am afraid you have surrounded yourself with sycophants who will not look you in the eye and expound God’s Truth (2 Timothy 4:3). I was once in your shoes, and … Continue reading