A collection of my articles & musings on a host of topics.
Fewer Babies, Later Babies, Lost Babies: The Shrinking American Family
"Whatever happened to the American family? As families keep getting smaller—and rarer—society is increasingly structured against big families. What are Christians to do?"
The Other Side of IVF: What do we do with Leftover Embryos?
"Between 1987 and 2015, approximately one million children were born through the use of IVF or other reproductive technologies averaging about 62,000 children per year. Seeking to fulfill the desire to have children is laudable impulse though the means have come into question."
What Memorial Day teaches us about Jesus’ sacrifice
Today, we celebrate Memorial Day. This national holiday is often accompanied by time off from work, barbecues in the backyard, and, of course, the local furniture store’s savings. But there is more to Memorial Day than a burger, a flag, and a day off.
Throwback Thursday - The Canon of Scripture: A Conversation with Michael Kruger
A recovered episode from the old podcast featuring a conversation with Michael Kruger on the canon of Scripture. Though the topic may sound academic, this article shows why the origins and reliability of the biblical canon matter deeply for everyday Christian living, apologetics, and faithful witness.
8 Facts about Mass Incarceration that Should Shock You
"The United States possess 3% of the world’s population and 20% of the world’s prisoners. There are more people in prison in the U.S. per 100,000 people than under authoritative regimes like China and Russia."
Why I’m Not Afraid of Beto’s Threat
"When Christians rescue the unborn from slaughter, increasingly adopt, their numbers will grow exponentially. Who can keep pace with a generation that rescues? Not the one that slaughters."
Is the Earth Flat or Hollow?
"The answer, among a longer list the moon-hoaxers would cite, is that the moon-landing was filmed in a bunker. Thus, the inconsistent shadows are but a small part of a body of damning evidence that we never landed on the moon."
To Arms…Teachers?
"Any reasonable person knows that disarming a law obeying populace will only leave the criminals armed. That argument does not need to be repeated again here. Any person who is set on trading his life for another can accomplish it with or without guns."
When “Pro-Life” Includes Everything
"Do racial issues warrant being spoken about in the same breath as a baby torn apart in his or her mother’s womb?
I’m not convinced they do."
Why I’m Traveling 710 Miles to Attend the March for Life
"I want to stand with thousands of others and imagine a nation where abortion is as foreign a concept as chattel slavery. A scar in the history of our nation, no doubt, but one we will one day be healing from and no longer afflicted by."
Wilberforce, Abortion and Incrementalism
Wilberforce and some of his allies in Parliament focused their efforts not on ending slavery per se, but on ending the slave trade. They received hundreds of parliamentary petitions against the slave trade in 1788 and the years following."
Philemon, Slavery & Abortion
"Paul actually gives some of the most powerful theology condemning the first century's system of slavery. Even if there first appears to be no hope or prayer that Philemon is a book that would bring a wicked system like slavery to its knees, it is. How, you ask?"
When President Is Everything: A Healthy Return to the Local
"That is what the presidential race sells in many ways. The new president is our Messiah, and his promises will bring about heaven on earth . . . right? "
Capital Running Dry: America's Unwitting Dependence on Christian Truths
This article argues that America’s institutions and moral assumptions continue to rely on truths inherited from the Christian worldview. From the Constitution’s understanding of human sinfulness to society’s lingering moral standards, America is living on borrowed capital while rejecting the God who supplies truth, order, and grace.
Cornelius Van Til's Defense of the Faith: A Historical and Theological Analysis
“This is the argument of Van Til--
apologetics is not to be pursued separately from theology;
rather, it must be informed by it."