Priorities During the Holiday Season
For some reason it seems to have started earlier than usual this year. Naïvely perhaps, I’ve always thought “Black Friday” referred to... Read More
Jesus' Ethics: Four Observations
One of the lectures I give each year in my Gospels class is titled “Who’s Invited and What Should They Do?” In... Read More
Worldliness and the Problem of Disordered Love
Recent discussions about the nature of worldliness reminded me of a statement that dates from the late fourth century. In his book... Read More
Should Believers Be Different from Unbelievers?
As often happens with discussions of worldliness among Christians, Pearson’s post yesterday sparked a bit of disagreement (much of which confirmed the first paragraph... Read More
Will Anyone Speak Against Worldliness?
There is an elephant in the room of Evangelicalism that very few want to talk about. If we bring it up, we... Read More
On College and Faith
A pair of articles on the question of whether to send one’s child to a secular or to a Christian college here... Read More
Wanting to Be Noticed
We live in a hyper-sexualized and semi-pornographic culture. The problem dominates popular advertising, pervades our entertainment choices, and even weasels its way... Read More
Living In Light of Death: Ecclesiastes 9:7–10
Can you imagine the shock when an usher escorts you out of a church service to be told that your mother had... Read More
Some Advice from Paul for Young Seminarians: A Letter
Dear [seminarian], I thought I’d write to pass along a bit of advice about your studies from St. Paul. I suspect now... Read More
Cultivating Fear by the Cross
Often reason and experience are pitted against each other in discussions of Christianity. Some Christians accuse others of merely intellectual Christianity, while... Read More