Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: The Moral Law… “To Hell With Your Standard!”
We now begin our adventure into C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity. It seems that too many times well-meaning Christians immediately “go to the Bible” to try to conv...
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C.S. Lewis and “Mere Christianity”
C.S. Lewis: The Man Most Americans, when they hear the name “C.S. Lewis,” immediately think of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” from his children’s serie...
A Cheat Sheet to Understanding the Heresy of Ham
There is no place better to learn about the heretical theology of the Hamites than the source of the heresy itself: Ken Ham’s Answers in Genesis website, and mo...
Ken Ham: Is He Just Wrong, or is He Really a Heretic?
In light of my post yesterday, I’ve gotten a couple of responses questioning my calling Ken Ham and young earth creationism a heresy. I want to make a few clari...
Why I am Not Teaching This Year…and the Heresy of Ken Ham
I believe that God often puts a calling on people’s hearts. I remember when I was in high school, sitting in chapel at my Christian school, listening to yet ano...
Book Review: N.T. Wright’s “Surprised by Scripture”–Wrapping Things Up
Even though N.T. Wright has three more chapters to Surprised by Scripture, I believe I can adequately cover them in this post. “How to Engage Tomorrow’s World” ...
N.T. Wright’s “Surprised by Scripture” Ch. 9: Our Politics are Too Small
Yes, it was only a matter of time…but you knew the subject of politics was due to come up at some point. After all, if the two things you never talk about in pu...
Book Review: N.T. Wright’s “Surprised by Scripture” Ch. 8–Idolatry 2.0
Unlike chapter 7 in Surprised by Scripture, where Wright took a look at a really big “worldview” issue, chapter 8 gets pretty specific and to a direct point. So...
N.T. Wright’s “Surprised by Scripture”–Ch. 7: The Bible to the Modern World
***Let me first apologize for the long post, but it is such a good chapter! If you have read all my posts on Surprised by Scripture, chances are your head is sp...
Forgiving Your Enemies…Mmmm, Really?
If you’re like me, you tend to play a movie-reel in your head as you read the gospels. We can’t help it—living in the age of movies, we naturally allow our view...