Blog Posts

  • Illegal Immigration: Let’s THINK about this

    Illegal Immigration: Let’s THINK about this

    In light of the immigration turmoil roiling Minnesota, I wanted to summarize some basic concepts that I believe to be helpful and biblical , and if you get through that I will offer my personal conclusions and interpretation of what is happening in Minneapolis at the end. The tragic events of recent days cannot be…

  • Is the Noahic Covenant a Continuation of a Creation Covenant?

    In Kingdom Through Covenant (Gentry and Wellum), the authors make the claim in Chapter 4 that the Noahic covenant is an affirmation of the Creation Covenant, not the initiation of a new covenant. I am going to examine two lines of evidence that the authors use to support this assertion. Evidence #1 – The language…

  • The Hunt for Dad-Guilt

    The Hunt for Dad-Guilt

    A running joke between me and my wife is the difference in guilt levels between moms and dads. If mom-guilt is as perennial as grass, would dad-guilt be more like a Bigfoot sighting – rare and poorly photographed? Like, if you squeeze your eyes and tilt your head, you can almost make it out in…

  • Parables

    Parables

    Introduction In 1955, Carl Henry wrote to ask one of Christianity’s foremost apologists to write for what would become the flagship Christian magazine: Christianity Today. Here is how CS Lewis responded: My thoughts and talents such as they are now flow differently, though I trust, not less Christian channels. And I do not think I’m…

  • The David Movie: A Critical Review

    The David Movie: A Critical Review

    On Thursday we took our kids to see the new David movie, from Angel Studios. We had already watched the “Young David” episodes streaming on Angel and were favorably impressed. I went because my kids asked me to go, but I was not particularly excited to see another sterilized version of a favorite Bible story.…