In the 1998 motion picture Rush Hour, the Chinese and American police officers Lee (Jackie Chan) and Carter (Chris Tucker) engage in endless cross-cultural banter. It’s hilarious. One of the most memorable scenes is Lee’s butchering of the 1970 soul song War, in which...
Humans cannot help but intuitively feel that they were made for something. It is such a powerful intuition and instinct that all the arguments of atheists have fallen before this impregnable fortress. Christians know this truth all too well, not merely having the...
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James... The way Jude chooses to introduce himself should be of great interest to any student of Scripture. Jude explains in the first verse of his epistle that he is “a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James.”...
All of us here are believers, but all of us also have members of our family who are non-believers. Inevitably, those two worlds are going to collide. As Christians, how do we navigate through the times we spend together with unbelieving family members? Find out more...
If a Christian spends all his time reading and listening to the mainstream media, he will undoubtedly come to the conclusion that the world is radically divided. Conflict drives ratings and increases clicks online, but human conflicts and divisions have been with us...
Upon first glance, it is obvious to every logical creature not only that God exists, but that He rules over existence. The skies and seas, animals and ants, peoples and plants all declare the glorious reign of their Maker. Take a gander out of doors; let your eyes...
“It is often said that the day of Confessions is past, and that the Christian world as a whole has become, or is fast becoming, anti-Confessional.”[1] Written in the early 1900s, this quote captures the anti-creedal mood that was carried into at least the mid-20th...
Legalism is an attempt to win God’s favor apart from the finished and sufficient work of Christ on behalf of sinners. This is a doctrinal legalism that undermines the gospel. There also exists a practical legalism that is often ignored or misunderstood—a legal root...
Frame of reference is a key concept: the apprehension and appreciation of which is of practical help both in the science classroom and in daily life. When I ask my Earth Science students why the geocentric view of our planetary system endured for so long, with some...
Religious “Legalism” with a capital “L” is heresy. It's the belief that one's personal virtue and obedience to religious norms or standards merit God's favor and/or salvation. This “do-it-yourself” religion is antithetical to the gospel of Christ and the Bible's...