Surprised by “New” Disney? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be
The idea behind Disneyland and especially Disney World was not simply to build a theme park for kids, but to create an immersive world where visitors could escape reality and make all their dreams come true.
Given Disney’s overt willingness to undermine parental authority, it’s no wonder parents are looking for alternatives. But rather than simply look for a “conservative” version of Disney’s overstimulating escapism, it might be time for families to reconsider the Disney model altogether. As Disney World continues to celebrate its COVID-19-delayed 50th anniversary, criticism of the media and entertainment giant... Continue Reading
Evangelical Gnosticism
The apostolic tradition carries a radical message that defends the truth of human personhood against the secular tide of pessimism about the flesh.
We do not profess a religion that despises the body. Christ speaks of us as his body, a body that spans the globe and extends through time. To disdain our flesh is to neglect the Incarnation and our membership in this historical communal body. I teach in a great books program at an Evangelical university. Almost... Continue Reading
What the One-Anothers Do
The one-anothers form a crucial category of instruction for the life of the church.
Anything we hope to accomplish in our stirring one another up to love and good deeds, our bearing one another’s burdens, our hospitality to one another, our exhortation of one another, or our serving one another—can only flourish by the power of God. In the life of the believer, there can be tendency to make... Continue Reading
Texas Megachurch Announces Decision to Leave United Methodist Denomination
At least 500 UMC churches in Texas, including four of the top six by membership, have left or are leaving.
Many conservative congregations nationwide have left the UMC in recent months or are in the process of leaving because they disagree with the denomination’s stance on issues including same-sex marriage and the ordination of openly gay pastors. A Dallas-area church with more than 6,500 members said it will disaffiliate with the United Methodist Church... Continue Reading
The Ghastly Truth about “Gender Transitioning” Is Coming Out, and Liberal Elites Can’t Stop It
Facts about the damage caused by transgenderism are forcing their way into the mainstream, one story at a time.
Children who have been ruined by transgender ideology are coming forward and speaking “their truth” on every platform available to them, and their stories are heartbreaking. And photos of children who have undergone transition surgery…are horrifying to people even when those posting them are doing so positively. (LifeSiteNews)—It is no surprise that progressives are... Continue Reading
What Does Solus Christus Mean?
Luther recognized that in his day people had become enslaved to the sacramental system of the Roman Catholic Church, and instead of looking to Christ for their standing before God they looked to the Church.
Solus Christus was needed in the sixteenth century and is needed in the twenty-first century in order to press upon us the fact that our relationship with God can be mediated by none other than Christ alone. Whatever age we live in, whether the age of the Reformers or the present age, we are tempted... Continue Reading
The Second “Coming” Already Happened…but Not in the Way You’re Thinking (Part 2)
When God comes against a people for their sins, His coming is always spiritual, covenantal, always in the apocalyptic genre, and always in the context of divine judgment.
Jesus promised a sign would occur in the heavens, when He ascended there, sat on the throne to reign, and began the work of putting all His enemies under His feet. His Kingship is the sign! Nickel Therapy Sessions and Judgment Comings The melancholy boy walked timidly away from the five-cent therapy booth, questioning... Continue Reading
The Grace of Remembering
The Christian life is often fueled most of all by remembering those truths that God has already revealed to us.
We need to remind ourselves of those precious truths of the gospel—namely, that through our union with Christ in His death and resurrection, the power of sin has been broken, the guilt of our sin has been forgiven and dealt with, and the assurance of God’s presence secured to us. Today marks 21 years... Continue Reading
The Case for Kids
The paradigmatic affliction of the Old Testament, a barren womb, is now the great desire of nations.
When Genesis 5 traces the line from Adam to Noah, the refrain “and he died” is a reminder of the curse of death—but that each man had a son is a reminder of the promise that comes through birth (Gen. 3:15). The God who has put eternity into our hearts (Eccl. 3:11) also means to... Continue Reading
The “F” Word: The Revival of Fundamentalism
If those who cast stones of criticism by using the term fundamentalist are referring to a steady opposition to theological error and a defense of the faith once delivered to the saints—I want to be called a fundamentalist.
An improper use of the term fundamentalism will create a false narrative that anyone who is opposed to critical race theory, intersectionality, or views Marxism as a threat to the church is merely an unlearned and overzealous right-winged Christian Nationalist who gleans theology from Tucker Carlson rather than Jesus Christ. The way in which... Continue Reading
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