A Review of “Happy Lies” by Melissa Dougherty
It ought to be required reading for all Christ-followers.
This book is designed to do more than scare and alarm us. Dougherty thoughtfully and fully explains a biblically grounded view of self, God, and the world as she unfolds the New Thought menace. And it’s a thought system that impacts more than just random individuals. Entire denominations and subcultures have fallen prey to it. ... Continue Reading
When Selfishness Becomes Celebrated
How modern culture repackages marital abandonment as radical self-love, with little counter-narrative from religious voices.
Even in the previous pro-divorce culture, women still felt compelled to give a reason why they were dumping their husbands, something that he had done wrong. This didn’t even have to be especially bad, like an affair. But there had to be some kind of negative behavior or trait of the husband to make a... Continue Reading
Happy Lies – A Review
Happy Lies is brilliant, playful, and delightful.
This book will have a positive impact for the Church of Jesus Christ. It will educate those who can now be on the look-out for this heresy, and it will help people involved in it (Christian or not) to escape. Like Melissa has said, you’ve probably never heard of it before, but you’ll know it... Continue Reading
Even the Soviet Gulag Couldn’t Keep the Gospel Down
Review ‘Finding God in the Gulag’ by Jeffrey S. Hardy
Are you tempted to stream the Sunday service when you could attend in person? Do you want to skip home group because it’s inconvenient? Let the stories of prisoners who found joy beyond words in discovering just one or two coreligionists in their camp renew your commitment to meet regularly with fellow believers. Living... Continue Reading
Here Be Dragons: What Christians Need to Know About Romantasy
Diving into explicit fiction reflects a chasing after wind (Eccl. 1:14) as we search for meaning, connection, and love down avenues that will never satisfy.
The potential to accidentally stumble into sexually explicit scenes in romantasy is a warning to parents and a risk teenagers actively navigate. In an interview for Reedsy, romantasy author Jennifer L. Armentrout commented, “A lot of romantasy covers look like fantasy books, so new readers may not be aware that they’re reading a fantasy romance,... Continue Reading
The Book That Sparked a Resurgence of Biblical Theology
Review: ‘Biblical Theology’ by Geerhardus Vos.
As we navigate the complexities of our own time, Vos’s work reminds us that the Bible isn’t merely a collection of ancient texts. Scripture is living and active. It speaks with authority and clarity to the questions and challenges of every generation. Biblical Theology shows us how to discover the richness of the biblical story... Continue Reading
Everyday Spiritual Warfare
In "The Screwtape Letters," Lewis highlights the real spiritual warfare behind the everyday circumstances of the believer.
Packaged in an interesting and engaging format, The Screwtape Letters is an effective rebuttal of the division of sacred and secular. Wherever we may be in your walk with God, Lewis’ book helps believers to think deeply about their everyday lives, and to spot the spiritual temptations that present themselves in seemingly small decisions. Everyday Warfare... Continue Reading
Book Review—Un-Cancel Robert E. Lee: An Open Letter to the Trustees of Washington and Lee University
Concerned Alumni Push Back on Washington and Lee University's Erasure of History
Kerr notes that even Dwight D. Eisenhower, “who sent the [101st] Airborne to protect the civil rights of black schoolchildren in Little Rock[,] saw the good in Robert E. Lee and recognized the need for young Americans to ‘strive to emulate his rare qualities’” Therefore, Kerr believes that W&L should restore Lee “to the rightful... Continue Reading
Herbert Marcuse and the Reality of Sin
Herbert Marcuse understands the human problem (“sin”) as the institutionalized repression of sexual desire, his version of “redemption” entails a fundamental challenge, not only to civilization, but to each and every family.
There was a notable anecdote at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in the stream of Marcuse’s philosophy: a mobile clinic offering free abortion and free vasectomies. I think it is highly unlikely that the organizers of this initiative were sitting around reading either Eros and Civilization or One-Dimensional Man. But, this particular “practice”—a mobile clinic... Continue Reading
Either/or or Both/And?
I commend the book to you and trust it will help you better understand how to live a life that’s fully pleasing to our God.
In so many ways and so many situations God calls us not to either/or but to both/and. It would, of course, be easier to live by the either/or approach to life. We would choose the attitudes that come most naturally and pursue those at the neglect of the other. But that would be an incomplete... Continue Reading
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