This is one of the best things I've read in a while. It is an article written by a former nihilist professor about his intellectual journey out of nihilism and into Christianity. I love so many quotes from it—the guy's a great writer—but here are a few. Read the whole thing here; you will not regret…
With the Clouds of Heaven
I just recently got my hands on this new book by my Doktorvater, Dr. Jim Hamilton, titled With the Clouds of Heaven: The book of Daniel in biblical theology. This book appears in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series edited by D. A. Carson. It is an evangelical, canonical, biblical theology (yes, each one of those modifiers is intended and…
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
How dare we demand the liberty to end a life in the name of the pursuit of happiness. How dare we.
What Do Dawkins, Darwin, and Hitler Have In Common?
Recently Richard Dawkins—one of the three living "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism—found himself in cultural hot water when he tweeted this from his twitter account: Shortly after this, he took the tweet down due to the immediate backlash that came flooding in—which he was surprised about—on social media. After this, he decided it would be…
The Highest Education
The following is an excellent essay on the design and purpose of a proper education. This essay appeared on the blog of Ray Van Neste and was brought to my attention by my good friend Patrick Brown. It is well worth the short time it takes to read.
C.S. Lewis on the Nature of Praise
"[T]he most obvious fact about praise — whether of God or anything — strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honour. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise unless (sometimes even if) shyness or the fear of boring others is deliberately brought…
The Crime is the Same
Recent headlines have reminded us of the awful reality that there are parents in this world who leave their babies—whether intentionally or not—in hot cars to suffer and die. The fact that this happens in the US and around the world is insufferably terrible. I cannot imagine witnessing such a horrible event. Allow me to pose a scenario. Let's say that…
A Timeline of the Book of Acts
Here is a helpful tool for anyone reading or teaching through the Book of Acts. It is a detailed timeline (although it is without dates) that chronicles the people and events surrounding the founding of the early Church. Click on the timeline for a larger view. HT: Tim Challies
I am a Nazarene
Genocide is being perpetrated throughout the Middle East by militant Islamists such as ISIS, Hamas, and Al-Quaeda, and every one of these groups is showing its religion's true colors. In Mosul, Iraq, a millinea-old Christian community has been systematically and completely wiped out. In addition to massive losses of human life, history has lost irreplaceable churches, libraries,…
Till Death Impart Us Wisdom
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. —Ecclesiastes 7:2 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. —Psalm 90:12 Oh that…
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