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May 25
5 min

Not this Man, but Barabbas!

There is a reason why it is often said that you shouldn't talk about religion or politics. They are both topics that people are very...

1,962 views

May 17
2 min

The World's Hatred is not a Guarantee that You are Following Jesus

There seems to be a common misconception among many Christians that if the world hates them, it’s incontrovertible proof that they must...

2,055 views

May 12
7 min

American Evangelicalism's Toleration of Heresy

In my last blog post, I suggested that there are a number of ways American evangelicalism is killing itself. (NOTE: I understand that I...

3,997 views

May 10
6 min

The Shared Priority of American Evangelicalism and the Medieval Papacy

If American evangelicalism dies, suicide will be the cause of death listed on the official Coroner’s report. American evangelicalism will...

4,182 views

Apr 5
2 min

The Lord of the Rings: A Golden Age of Hollywood Cast

I think about strange things sometimes, and recently one of those strange things was a question concerning the Lord of the Rings films. I...

493 views

Mar 23
6 min

Is the COVID Vaccine the Mark of the Beast?

No. May I leave it at that? Probably not. A few days ago, I received an email from a long-time acquaintance of mine asking me whether the...

1,084 views

Mar 22
6 min

My 5 Favorite Puritan Authors

Over the last year, I did a lot of reading in the old Puritan authors (I'm not going to get into the interminable debate over the...

4,533 views

Mar 19
4 min

The Corridor of Time

In discussions with Arminians, I've often heard election described in words something like this. When the Bible talks about election, all...

3,679 views

Mar 9
6 min

The Luck O' The Hobbit

For many adult readers of The Hobbit, the amount of apparent good luck enjoyed by Bilbo Baggins and his companions on their adventure can...

3,534 views

Mar 8
5 min

The Misplaced Marian Emphasis of Roman Catholicism

One of the most noticeable features of Roman Catholicism is its doctrinal and practical emphasis on Mary, the mother of Jesus. Every...

2,111 views

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