Resolving Apparent Contradictions in Scripture
Two examples of how to resolve apparent contradictions in Scripture
Or, 2 Samuel 24 says God provoked David to number the people. But Chronicles says Satan did it. Ok, Chronicles was written probably a long time after Samuel. God did it in Samuel, Satan did it in Chronicles. Maybe the author of Chronicles didn’t know what was in the book of Samuel? No. God did... Continue Reading
5 Reasons Not to Give Up on the Marriage Debate
Are there any reasons to think traditional marriage can make a comeback?
But every once in awhile—maybe one day a week, probably on Sundays—I can’t help but hold out hope for traditional marriage. What if “being on the wrong side of history” is more of a progressive ideology than a foregone conclusion? What if our cultural development is not inexorably locked into either a pattern of secularization... Continue Reading
“Got Insurance?” And The Offensive Targeting of Young People
The ad campaign demeans young people by assuming, through these ads, that they are so focused on sex.
There is already enough wrong with ObamaCare. But for those who do support it, they do not need to do so at the expense of selling short the potential of so many young people. Young people are so much more than partying, getting drunk and engaging in casual sex without any other cares in the... Continue Reading
When Did College Education Reduce To Making Money?
It seems that many schools are primarily interested in student learning and the formation of good citizens
Since when is annual income used as a measure of “success?” Are only high income earners “successful?” So a football player is more successful than 3rd grade teacher? Have we become so base and utilitarian as a society that we now measure the good life by income? Are we that materialistic? Are we now that... Continue Reading
A New Leader to Chart Scouting’s New Course
Robert Gates, who led the military in its repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ will become the Boy Scouts’ national president next year
Was the change made because Gates is more likely to allow homosexual leaders in the Boy Scouts? Deron Smith, a spokesman for the BSA, said the selection of Gates “is not related to the BSA’s membership standards policy.” But Smith would not answer questions from WORLD about Gates’ or the BSA’s plans for implementing new... Continue Reading
Northwest Christian University Class President Reveals He’s an Atheist
A student from a Christian university in Oregon, revealed he's an atheist
“I was an atheist long before I came to NCU. I was baptized Lutheran, and raised Methodist, but as time went on I slowly came to the conclusion that God wasn’t real. For me, church was an empty ritual that I participated in so I could see friends, scripture was largely mythological, and Jesus was... Continue Reading
Christians, Obamacare, and the Relationship of Humanity to the State: A Rejoinder to Michael Bird and N.T. Wright
Christians of goodwill can and will disagree on the proper role of the government in securing healthcare for its citizens
Here lies my critique of an expansive federal government—it is not too communal, but rather too individualistic, in that it seeks to meet people’s needs apart from these all-important networks of accountability and support. A dominant federal government wants you and me to look only to it, and not to our neighbors, to meet our... Continue Reading
Mark Driscoll and Mark Matthews — Religious Warriors in Seattle: Is History Repeating Itself?
The respective stories of Mark Matthews and Mark Driscoll ministering in the Pacific Northwest: how to understand the similarities
What makes the respective stories of Matthews and Driscoll so interesting is that the Pacific Northwest is one of the most secular regions in the country. Several years ago, scholars began referring to it as the “None Zone” in reference to the fact that when surveyed, more people in the Northwest, compared with the rest... Continue Reading
Christianity is a Supernatural Faith
The impact of liberalism and neo-liberalism on the church left it basically as a worldly, nature-bound religion that sought refuge in a humanitarian social agenda
What we need is an understanding of the supernatural that comes to us from the supernatural, from the Author of the supernatural, who reveals to us in His Word the content of the supernatural realm — so that our understanding of angels, or demons, or of spiritual beings comes from God’s self-revelation …. without the... Continue Reading
The Unseen Scars Are Often As Painful As the Ones Seen
Many military veterans return from their service scarred; some scars are visible, other times, the scars are invisible
Pop was as tough and fearless as any man I’ve ever known, yet after a few stiff drinks at night, wartime memories that haunted him would come pouring out. The experience that haunted him the most happened on the aircraft carrier Essex during World War II. Pop was in charge of making the planes flight... Continue Reading