Keith Mathison | Light in Dark Places

Good and Evil in the Lord of the Rings

There is a scene near the end of The Lord of the Rings that has brought tears to the eyes of many readers. The hobbits Sam and Frodo have...

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The Most Important Church Father You’ve Never Heard Of

Many evangelical Christians have heard of Athanasius, Augustine, Irenaeus, perhaps even Tertullian or John Chrysostom. Cyril of...

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Misplaced Priorities?

Imagine that you know you are going to live to the age of one hundred. Now imagine you have to spend the first five minutes of your...

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Digital Friends

Years ago, I told one of my colleagues my personal tongue-in-cheek definition of a “friend.” A friend, I told him, is a person whose...

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The Lord Looks on the Heart

We all know the story of what happened after God rejected Saul. Samuel was sent to anoint the king whom God had chosen to replace Saul (1...

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Even Atheists Have Faith

Many atheists and skeptics pit faith and reason against each other as if a person who has faith does not use his reason and a person who...

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Let's Think About This For a Moment

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is...

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We've Found a Witch!

There is a scene in the old movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail that reminds me of a number of arguments I’ve witnessed online in...

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The Abomination of Lying Lips

There are a number of acts referred to as “abominations” in Scripture. These acts are called abominations because they are extremely...

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Wonko the Sane

When I was much younger than I am today I read a book called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. It's science-fiction...

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