I recently read an article about Pastor Josh Howerton , who preached a “provocative” sermon in February called “3 Things That Will Kill Your Marriage.” In the process, he laid out some sociological statistics and a challenge. He later said, “What’s amazing is I love when sociology is always discovering what theology was already saying.”Continue reading “To Cohabit or Not to Cohabit Before Marriage”
Category Archives: Christian Apologetics
The Two Betrayers of Jesus
Last year I read a three-in-one (!) volume of books by R.C. Sproul, that theological giant of the later 20th century and on into the 21st before he went to heaven in 2017. The third book is called Chosen by God, which is about predestination. Regardless of what you may believe about this important doctrine,Continue reading “The Two Betrayers of Jesus”
Is Euthanasia Becoming Too Easy?
Two headlines about euthanasia in Canada recently caught my eye. One was about Jolene Van Alstine, a 45-year-old native of Saskatchewan suffering from a rare, but treatable, parathyroid disease that causes intense bone pain, among other things. There were no surgeons in Saskatchewan who were able to perform the required surgery, so she needed aContinue reading “Is Euthanasia Becoming Too Easy?”
Volunteering, Snow Shoveling, and IDs
A couple of years after my parents retired in a snow-heavy area of Michigan, they had a neighbor with a snow blower who would usually clear not only his driveway, walkway, and sidewalk, but also those of my parents. Prior to that, either my dad did it, or I did it when I was homeContinue reading “Volunteering, Snow Shoveling, and IDs”
Are Pets Becoming the New Children?
Recently, I saw the following post on nextdoor.com: “Our boy Toby is missing!” I was genuinely concerned that a family’s son was missing, but I should have known better. When I scrolled down a bit, I saw that a modest reward was being offered, and there was a picture of a cat. On a typicalContinue reading “Are Pets Becoming the New Children?”
To the Remnant 