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The Problem With Religious Pluralism
Years ago, a Chicago eatery displayed a sign advertising O’Hara’s Pizza, best Chinese food in town. This ad demonstrates America’s “melting pot” image. Because various ethnic groups live in such...
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If It Doesn’t Matter, Then Why Does It Matter?
Like my dad says, “If there’s anything I can’t stand it’s something I don’t like.” This is the way I think about the post modernization of Christianity. It seems every day we hear of a “Christian...
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Measuring With a Flawed Plumb Line, #1: A Socratic Dialogue
Some time ago a friend of mine and I were talking about the “Socratic Dialogues” so famously part of Greek philosophical thought. I got to thinking: If Socrates were a Christian, perhaps he would...
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H.L. Mencken and J. Gresham Machen: Why Benedict Arnold’s Picture Is Not On...
The great New Testament scholar J. Gresham Machen died New Year’s Day, 1937. Time does not allow me to give a full treatise on Dr. Machen, so I encourage those who are not familiar with him to do a...
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“Adapt or Die,” or “Adapt AND Die”?
God’s word is truth, and Christians are called upon to defend it. As salt and light, Christians exercise a “prophetic voice,” calling to repentance our neighborhoods and nation. Most of us have small...
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Father Mapple in “Moby Dick:” Food for Thought in an Increasingly Corrupt World
As a pastor, I take sanctified pride in my ministry. I seek to proclaim the Scriptures with power, lucidity, and conviction, as given to me by God’s Spirit. Others do it better than I. I realize it’s...
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Maybe Muslims Like Pizza, Too.
Today one of my Twitter followers posted this tweet, which I’ve edited slightly (I assure you, unlike the Benghazi talking points, my edits really are for stylistic clarity only): Liberal women, you...
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Jesus the Pretext
Contemporary man finds it fashionable to ask “What would Jesus do?” This catchphrase finds its source in the subtitle of Charles Sheldon’s 1897 novel In His Steps. I have never read the book, and...
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Irrational Atheism
Floating on the internet is a quote attributed to fictional character Dr. Gregory House (aka Hugh Laurie), lead character from the TV program House: “If you could reason with religious people, there...
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The God Who Does Not Change
In his book Neighboring Faiths, Winfried Corduan explains how Muslims can never have assurance of salvation. To a Muslim assurance of salvation infringes on God’s absolute sovereignty, makes him...
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