There is a young brother in my church who frequently comes up with good questions. One of his recent questions was whether King Saul and King David are in heaven. He rightly said that they both fell into sin. Having been raised with a rather strong focus on the Ten Commandments, I understand his question.Continue reading “How Were Old Testament Believers Saved?”
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Halloween, Horror, and Science Fiction
My wife and I are homeschooling the son of close friends of ours. The curriculum that his charter school asked us to use includes a language arts textbook with a unit on horror, which we were going to start this week. However, he said that he doesn’t want to read any horror stories, and I’mContinue reading “Halloween, Horror, and Science Fiction”
Does Everyone Always Deserve the Truth?
There has long been a struggle within me about truth-telling, particularly in relation to a story in the book of Joshua in the Bible. Related to this are similar accounts I have read of Christians during World War II and their differing responses to Nazis who were searching for Jews. The dilemma for the Christians,Continue reading “Does Everyone Always Deserve the Truth?”
Darwin’s View of Women
I’ve read plenty about evolution over the years, but last week, I came across something new (to me, at any rate) in Nancy Pearcey’s book The Toxic War on Masculinity: Charles Darwin’s view of women. His views were shared by at least some of his contemporary proponents of evolution as well. Darwin made it veryContinue reading “Darwin’s View of Women”
Is Hostility toward American Christians Increasing?
Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, seems to have become almost a household name in the wake of his murder last week. I had heard of him before then but didn’t know much about him. I have since learned especially about his strong faith in Christ and of his debating and dialoguing withContinue reading “Is Hostility toward American Christians Increasing?”