As Jesus Sees It
One of the benefits of having young children while being a pastor is that it affords you the opportunity to get plugged into the local school system. When we first…
Adam Parker
Being Pence-ive about Dinner with the Ladies
Adultery among any people group is a serious and dreadful act in this fallen world. In fact, in an increasingly fatherless culture where divorce is becoming more and more the rule…
Jesus and the Federal Budget?
One of the interesting aspects of Scripture is that it doesn’t tell us the precise way in which moral principles should be implemented in the civil sphere–even while it contains…
A Just Silence
We’ve all felt the pressure to speak out about things that we know little to nothing about. The increasingly prevalent sentiment is that if Christians-and especially Christian leaders-don’t speak up…
Trying Not to Remember
I’ve been thinking a lot about self-deception and the lies we tell ourselves. Sometimes we lie to others so that we can advance ourselves. Sometimes we lie to others so…
When in Babylon…
Regard for the Lord’s Day is on a steep decline, and, sadly, has been for quite some time. Disregard for the Lord’s Day is evidenced by the fact that many churches…
Shusaku’s Silence
Some readers may be curious about the forthcoming Martin Scorsese film, Silence. The story follows two Jesuit priests (played by Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who leave Portugal in order…
Forget Nostalgia!
Following the election on Tuesday night many are still reeling with surprise from the results. Some are in shock, some are incensed, some are delighted, and still others have taken…
No Waffle in the Gospel
[The contents of this article reflect the views of the author alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals or of the editorial team of…
Playing the Nihilism Game
Eugene Thacker, in his Nihilistic masterwork In the Dust of This Planet offers a quote at the very beginning by Arthur Schopenhauer: “The life of every individual, viewed as a whole and…