What is Apocalyptic Literature? How should we read or understand such writings? Is it indeed the end of the world as we know it?......
Quodlibet: Apocalypse
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Samhain and Halloween
At about this time of year, we regularly see lots of arguments about why Christians shouldn’t celebrate Halloween. Some say that it’s a...
Living in Wonder: Rod Dreher on Recovering Enchantment
Several years ago, when I was working on The Kingdom Unleashed, I attended a lecture by Os Guinness. We’d been acquainted for several years, so when...
What Happened in the Atonement?
Theologians have offered a variety of theories about the nature of salvation and what happened in the Atonement. Early Theories One of the earliest...
Remembering Doris Brougham
In August, Doris Brougham, a missionary for 72 years, died at age 98. Doris’s life demonstrates the potential impact a person can have when...
Standing, Kneeling, and Sitting: Postures for Prayer
Prayer in the Bible In the Bible, people prayed using several postures, most of which we do not use today. In...
A Prayer for Our Nation
A prayer from Dr. Glenn Sunshine. Nations like ours are set up so that, typically, we get the leaders we...
Life and Death in the Negative World
I went to the Touchstone Conference last week. The theme, “At Cross Purposes: Life and Death in the Negative...
The Need for Pastoral Accountability
Recent church scandals involving prominent leaders in the Reformed and Charismatic worlds join a long and depressing list of pastors and ministry...
Some Thoughts on Baptism
When Protestants (and I’m including Baptists in this category) talk about baptism, they usually focus on...
Lessons from Lewis: Revisiting The Medieval Model
A third lesson from C.S. Lewis (see lessons one and two here and here) from my time at Oxford with my Pugcast cronies involves The Discarded Image,...
Churchill Wasn’t the Bad Guy
Last week’s online controversy was the interview with Darryl Cooper, whom host Tucker Carlson called “(maybe) the best and most honest popular...
Remembering St. Augustine of Hippo
On August 28, 430, St. Augustine of Hippo died. Perhaps the most important father of the early Church, Augustine’s writings shaped Western theology...
The Life and Faith of Blaise Pascal
Wagering on God without hesitation. ___________ Register for the upcoming Lighthouse Voices featuring Samuel D Jones, author of Digital Liturgies:...
Lessons from Lewis: Two Ways of Knowing
My first post on things I learned on my trip to Oxford focused on Lewis’s dual approach to apologetics. He made reasoned arguments for the Christian...