When I was a boy, I would sometimes think about what I wanted to be when I grew up, as well as other aspects of being an adult; I settled on being an astronaut. By the time I was in high school, I had decided to become an astronomer, realizing that if I wanted toContinue reading “What Is Your Purpose in Life?”
Category Archives: Christian Apologetics
Benefits of Traditional Two-Parent Families
A few weeks ago, the following headline caught my attention: “Now Two-Parent Families Are Racist Too.” I’m sorry to say that I wasn’t surprised; it seems that race has become the only thing that matters to some people, especially looking for examples of supposed “racism” and calling them out. I had never heard of theContinue reading “Benefits of Traditional Two-Parent Families”
Unpacking the Theology of a Christmas Hymn
When you sing your favorite Christmas hymns, have you ever really focused on the words? Many years ago, when I was teaching at a university in a Third World country whose government was hostile to Christianity, I found out that I was allowed to tell my students something about American holidays. With Christmas approaching, IContinue reading “Unpacking the Theology of a Christmas Hymn”
Alienated America
I recently read a book by Timothy Carney called Alienated America; the subtitle is Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse. The answer to that question is simple, yet profound. Before we get to the answer, however, let’s backtrack a bit. First of all, let’s define the word “alienated.” The simplest definition is this: aContinue reading “Alienated America”
Being Thankful vs. Complaining
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about giving thanks, as well as its opposite, complaining. I don’t claim to be an expert on this; like I would guess everyone, I have done my fair share of complaining. I think that a good place to start is to define complaining. Here are aContinue reading “Being Thankful vs. Complaining”
To the Remnant 