A Critique of the Christ-less Church
Christianity has always had its critics—some from within the body of Christ, and others from spectator seats. While some criticize with tact and tastefulness, most do so in a tasteless fashion that is unbiblical. Still, there are those critics along the way who love Christ and hope to see His Church strengthened through their work. Flannery O’Connor was such a person. Mary Flannery O’Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 25,...
From Eden to Eden
A man created from dust, and a woman created from that same man’s rib: surely we’re more intelligent than to actually believe in this, right? Prior to the nineteenth century, rarely did Christians deny the historicity of this Genesis account. However, it has become quite common to do so in modern Christianity, as many professing believers doubt this seemingly unbelievable account of creation. Some have done so for literary reasons,...
A Defense of Ethical Evangelism
How Religion Spoils Everything is the subtitle of Christopher Hitchens’s New York Times best-seller God is Not Great. And there are many who share Hitchens’s feelings about religion. Increasingly, it seems, many see religion as a dangerous thing. Still, the vast majority of people (especially Americans) are religious. Despite the prevalence of religious peoples, increasing pressure mounts nevertheless to privatize faith. For religions...
Fighting to Feel: The Importance of Prompt Repentance
Through one man, sin entered into the world. And sin has waged war against the human soul ever since (Rom 5:12). The flesh and the powers of the air are viciously seeking to drive an eternal wedge between God and man—and they’re having a great deal of success. We’re surrounded by defeated fathers, mothers, deacons and pastors who have been ravaged by vice. This is a harsh reality of life in this world. An even greater reality is that...
Who Are We Really Defending?
Reading Richard Dawkins’ The Blind Watchmaker at the age of 18 left quite an impact on me. It was repulsive to read a book that blasphemed God on every page. Yet because his atheistic beliefs were (and are still) so prominent, I believed it important to understand his arguments. And as a result, I began studying Scripture more diligently in order to combat his false teachings. The radical teachings of Richard Dawkins are not entirely...
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