Evangelical Environmentalists and Ethical Oil
The “tarsands” have become a sticky topic in North America. Development is becoming the main driver of...
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Nothing but a Burning Light
The subtitle of this post should be: In which I raise a bunch of questions for which I have no answers. I...
Salvation: What is it Good for? Absolutely Nothing?
Why do you do what you do? How do you make a decision? If it is an important one perhaps you think it...
Historical ≠ Necessarily Secular
In his book The Historical David: The Real Life of an Invented Hero, Joel Baden (Associate Professor...
Christian Joy and Action
We are not charitable because it makes us feel good; we are generous because we are the handmaids of God: the Church, the body of Christ, the physical presence of God here on earth. We love because we first were loved, and in the presence of that overwhelming love we are moved, nay we are compelled, to reflect that unsurpassable love to all who surround us. Joy is the first fruits of our salvation; we experience joy because we are loved.
Salvation is not the point. The point is what we do with Salvation.
At this moment a 450 ton, 385 foot long, monstrosity of mining equipment is parked in southern Idaho. This...
I’m a material girl…
This year, like every year (at least since the inception of Youtube) we have all been lucky enough to...
On the Wonder of the Incarnation
Redemption is one of the most fundamental concepts in the Christian religion. So basic is it to the...
On Forgetting Our Many Horizons
Sometimes Christians run the danger of creating too much of an epistemological gap between the “us”...
What’s the goal of Apologetics?
Lance’s recent post on “The End of Apologetics?” stirred up some controversy in the social media world. His...