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Triumvirate of Tribulation
One of the most common criticisms of Christianity is its struggle to explain how an all-loving, all-powerful, and all-knowing God could permit so much evil, pain, and suffering in the world. However, this issue is not unique to Christianity because… Continue reading
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Time’s Up
Time’s Up So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking.Racing around to come up behind you again.The sun is the same in a relative way, but you’re older.Shorter of breath and one day… Continue reading
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Audience of One
Audience of One Why do we consider an audience when contemplating our purpose? Are we performing for a father or mother who believed we never lived up to our potential, peers who mocked us as children, a boss who denied… Continue reading
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The Common Good
The Common Good Apologetics has served as a fitting foil to the modernist atheist critique. However, I worry that as our culture becomes increasingly postmodern, those lofty abstract arguments will fall on deaf ears. Our efforts to encourage people to… Continue reading
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Life on the Death Star
Life on the Death Star Our presence in this vast universe is stunning. We inhabit a planet brimming with plant, animal, and human activity, while the remainder of the universe is orbiting rocks; we are an oasis of life in… Continue reading
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Apologetic of Absence
Apologetic of Absence The renowned British journalist, Malcolm Muggeridge, was profoundly influenced by a visit to Cold War Russia, where he witnessed firsthand what it meant to live without God. “Mysteriously, the cross full of glory seems to haunt the first city in… Continue reading
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Altar Call
Altar Call Christianity isn’t merely intellectual assent; rather, it is a commitment to a relationship. It isn’t a Jesus admiration society but a nuptial celebration. The seriousness of this decision gives us pause. Unsure if we want to refrain from… Continue reading
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Infectious Christianity
Infectious Christianity In his best-selling book, “The God Delusion,” Atheist Richard Dawkins argued that faith is akin to a deadly virus that has proven extremely difficult to eradicate “It is fashionable to wax apocalyptic about the threat to humanity posed… Continue reading
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Adoption Papers
Adoption Papers Adam and Eve, much like Esau, traded their birthright for food. They were tempted by a fruit snack and the promise of a Golden Ticket granting them access to God’s throne room, but instead, they received a one-way… Continue reading
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Sleeve to Sin
I will never forget a meeting I had with a forty-year-old woman with developmental delay whose pregnancy was complicated by a potentially fatal fetal abnormality. The purpose of our meeting was to discuss the hospital course expected for the baby,… Continue reading
