A collection of my articles & musings on a host of topics.
What does being a Christian mean to you?
“Do you look forward to quiet time in His Word and praying to Him? When someone asks you, “what does it meant to be a Christian?” Is a love for God near the top of your list?"
Translating the Message to the Military
“Christians can possess a confidence that their message, which been translated hundreds of times across hundreds of languages and cultures, is meant to be translated.”
The Valley of the Shadow of Death: A “Through" Place
"The Valley of the Shadow of Death is not a “to” place for which will be lost and forgotten. To the contrary, it is a “through” place our shepherd leads us out of."
Have I Been Called to Ministry?
“Have I been called to ministry? Such a weighty question deserves a considerate and thoughtful answer. This isn’t the kind of thing you would want to answer on a whim, make in haste, or without seeking the wisdom of others.”
Family Worship: The Mission Begins at Home
"In this video I walk through the biblical foundations, duty and elements of family worship. You will see my family do their evening worship time after supper (warts and all!) that we hope provides a template, encouragement and training to spur parents on to take up this mandate."
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."
8 simple ways to distract yourself from God!
"Remember in all of these, no one likes a hypocrite. If you’ve been away from church, prayer, or reading your bible, now is not the time to start."
5 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned in Seminary
"All other observations and insights are inferior to the call we have to follow him. No calling is higher, because no sacrifice was greater than his."
Wormwood Replies #2: Your “Growth” Is Still Our Playground
"These “discernment” ministries which operate under one of local churches are notorious for picking easy fights; thus, we rarely need to deal with them. "
Wormwood Replies #1: Why Humans Think They’re Free (They’re Not)
"I receive reports of thousands of these humans who now think they are free because they are, as they call it, “accountable” to someone. This is no matter for us because we still have their devotion. "
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."
Comics, Cinema and the Canon
"In a fascinating inconsistency, the average person who possesses this view of the bible does not hold this view in regard to the exploding comic canon which they tend to more passionately discuss and engage with, indeed, as if it were inspired."
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."
The Life-Affirming Church
"Having sensed that language needs to change, other evangelicals have offered a variety of excellent alternatives in the life arena, including “comprehensibly pro-life,” “pro-abundant-life,” “holistically pro-life” and “consistently pro-life.”
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."