It is obvious to me from nature that killing children (born or unborn) is unambiguously a Bad Thing. At the same time, the foregoing has not historically been taken as obvious–or, at least, human beings often have not acted in…
It is obvious to me from nature that killing children (born or unborn) is unambiguously a Bad Thing. At the same time, the foregoing has not historically been taken as obvious–or, at least, human beings often have not acted in…
In recent decades, Western culture has developed what the business analysts might call a ‘scarcity mindset’. There are good reasons for this of course. For a long time, we’ve been behaving like a teenager in a bedroom, consuming non-renewable energy…
Psalm 67 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah 2 that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples…
The following article is part 4 in a series. Read part 1, part 2, and part 3. Reformed Standards on the Human Nature of Christ The Reformed confess the same orthodox Christology. Here, for example, are Q&As 36 and 37…
Michael J. McVicar, Christian Reconstruction: R. J. Rushdoony and American Religious Conservatism. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2015. xiii + 309 pp. As with many others, I suspect my first exposure to Christian Reconstruction was through…
“In this world two things are essential: a healthy life and friendship…” – Augustine How do we develop our theology as Christians who take seriously the call to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our savior, Jesus Christ”? I’ve…
This is the third in a series of articles tackling the theme of Theological Eschatology; the introduction can be found here and the second installment here ~ Mark McDowell, the editor “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”…
This is the third in a series of articles tackling the theme of Theological Eschatology; the introduction can be found here and the second installment here ~ Mark McDowell, the editor “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”…
1. Selective Moralism? In the year 2006, Captain Joseph Rodriguez of Aurora, CO, a Christian, was dishonorably discharged from the Army after refusing to follow orders to deploy his company to Iraq, on the grounds that it was a Biblically…
