The COVID Baby Bust Reflects a Disturbing Cultural Reality
At the start of the pandemic, many expected the lockdowns and quarantines to lead to a “baby boom.” The data show instead of a “boom” it’s been a “bust.”
Christians, of course, should hold at least as high of a view of marriage and fertility. After all, God never revoked the command to be fruitful and multiply, and Jesus’ command to let the little children come to Him implies there are children around in the first place. Scripture is clear that “children are a... Continue Reading
Gudina Tumsa – Martyr and Thinker
“Let not anyone deceive himself in taking Christianity as one of the social systems or ideologies,” - Gudina Tumsa
Gudina encouraged EECMY to keep a balance between theological instruction and care for people’s dignity and physical wellbeing – a balance he believed the western church had lost, but had been kept alive at the mission where he had been educated. There, he had found medical care, a way out of illiteracy, and a loving... Continue Reading
The Left’s New Moral Framework Includes Zero Forgiveness, Even For Dr. Seuss
Instead of a populace with a developed understanding of sin, and a prudent sense of what to punish and what to tolerate, we now have personal and social moral instability.
This moral anarchy is socially unsustainable, so there are all sorts of ad hoc efforts to establish a shared framework for how to understand and respond to sin. The sudden prominence of ideological projects such as critical race theory and intersectional analysis is in large part due to them offering such a framework to a... Continue Reading
This Is What the Progressives Want To Do to Us
Burned-out buildings, boarded-up storefronts, potholes, homeless encampments, and refuse in the streets are nothing more than collateral damage that occurs when radicals seek to create a “truly just society.”
While the term “progressivism” sounds like something to describe modern, secular intellectual and political movements, it actually has its roots more than two hundred years ago in the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham. Anyone who has taken a course in history of economic thought is well familiar with Bentham, who influenced the English economists from Thomas... Continue Reading
Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracism Can’t Heal Us
Right from the start of the book, Kendi is clear: at all times we’re being either “racist” or “antiracist.” There is no neutral or in-between terrain of “not racist” we can occupy.
Kendi writes of our underlying and shared humanity beneath the construct of race. Yes and amen. Where do we find this common humanity? What is it? I invite Kendi to turn back to the church from which he has turned away. Instead of the construct of race, I hope Kendi discovers that he is stamped... Continue Reading
C. S. Lewis on the Ubiquitous Fallacy that Lies at the Foundation of Modern Thought
"The modern method is to assume without discussion that he is wrong and then distract his attention from this (the only real issue) by busily explaining how he became so silly." - C.S. Lewis
“‘At that moment,’ E. Bulver assures us, ‘there flashed across my opening mind the great truth that refutation is no necessary part of argument. Assume that your opponent is wrong, and explain his error, and the world will be at your feet. Attempt to prove that he is wrong or (worse still) try to find... Continue Reading
Alabama Senate Passes Bill to Ban Prescribing of Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones for Kids
Both versions of the bill make it a felony to use experimental drugs on youth younger than 19.
Alabama is among a handful of states presently considering such laws that assert that youth who identify as the opposite sex or suffer from gender dysphoria must wait until they are adults before undergoing any hormonal or surgical intervention gender-transition. In a near-unanimous vote, the Alabama Senate passed a ban on medicalized gender-transitioning of... Continue Reading
Freeze Speech
The Equality Act that passed in the House recently includes provisions that will remove any defense for religious principles.
Perhaps February 25, 2021 will be the beginning of a spiritual revival of God’s people, ready to speak with boldness about the Lord of heaven and earth. The only true hope for humanity is the message of hope of a future life on this transformed earth, which God is preparing for those who recognize him... Continue Reading
Critical Race Theory Heads to the Courts
Proponents of Critical Race Theory (CRT) often write about it as if their dogma was established and acceptable fact, an ideological fait accompli that only a racist would oppose.
The lawsuit, brought by a widowed, black mom in Nevada on behalf of her mixed-race child, William Clark, contends that when her son’s public school recently overhauled its curriculum to incorporate “intersectionality” and “critical race theory,” the materials “were not descriptive or informational in nature, but normative and prescriptive. Proponents of Critical Race Theory... Continue Reading
People Are More Than Labels
People and their views are almost always more nuanced than what we might conclude based on a label.
When we settle for our understanding of others based on a mere label, we limit our capacity to understand one another and short circuit healthy relationships. That’s one reason why the world in Divergent was better off once they eliminated factions. People could be understood for the complicated beings they truly were. We can reap the same... Continue Reading
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