There are good things about growing older, friends. Here, too, we have a chance to be salt and light. True enough, we might not move as quickly as we used to, but we can still embrace aging with a gospel-centered perspective. That means instead of fighting against it, we embrace the opportunities we have for... Continue Reading

For example, if you bring up domestic abuse against women, someone will raise the point that men are also abused by their wives. However, pointing out abuse against women is not a denial of abuse against men. Folks, this is not a binary choice. But what ends up happening is the validity of the studies... Continue Reading

The problem is that “harm” is no longer the straightforward economic or legal category it was in the nineteenth century. It is now more a matter of feeling, or of psychological disposition, than of the despoliation of property, the damaging of a body, or the denial of the franchise. And that is why free speech... Continue Reading

I am not talking about the caricature of the guy who just quotes Bible verses as “conversation stoppers.” I am talking about a willingness to boldly give deep and “thick” biblical and theological descriptions of reality, to allow what we really believe to organically, openly, and unashamedly shape our entire view of Life, the Universe,... Continue Reading

With the Reformation, three key ideas changed. First, Protestants rejected the idea that celibacy was spiritually superior to marriage. This ended clerical celibacy, making marriage the new norm for everyone. Especially in the early years of the Reformation, pastors were pressured to marry to demonstrate their rejection of clerical celibacy.   The year 2017 marks... Continue Reading

Despite our judgey stereotypes, people who have anxiety disorders may not be more fearful or worried than the average person. Their bodies have responded in a disordered way because of trauma, genetics, or some other reason. Some people are simply more biologically sensitive to anxiety and other forms of stimulation. In them, the body’s healthy,... Continue Reading

In order to bring a sinner face-to-face with his or her own darkened mind and heart, the light of the Gospel is the only illumination powerful enough to expose the evil of a double-minded sinner. (James 4:8) The humility of the cross shows our arrogance for what it really is. In a world of labored minds,... Continue Reading

However, I think what bothers me even more than inconsistent Baptists is the silence of Reformed Presbyterians when it comes to matters of culture.  These evangelical Baptists (Huckabee, Graham, Falwell, and Jeffress) do speak out on political issues that relate to the law of God while most Reformed Presbyterians are hunkered down in their local... Continue Reading

“Such jargon seems to fulfill three purposes in academe. It allows the peddlers of the banal, the obvious, and often the downright incorrect to hide their superficiality beneath an illusion of depth and learning. In this sense, it is a kind of pseudo-intellectual confidence trick that scams time and money out of students who know... Continue Reading

“Ultimately, the transgender question is about more than just sex. It’s about what it means to be human. Poet Wendell Berry responded to techno-utopian scientism with the observation that civilization must decide whether we see persons as creatures or as machines. If we are creatures, then we have purpose and meaning, but also limits.”  ... Continue Reading