A couple of months ago, I came across a New York Post article by Chris Nesi about a Virginia teacher who had been fired for refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns. The student had requested that his teachers use male pronouns when referring to “him” rather than the female pronouns that accorded withContinue reading “What’s in a Pronoun?”
Category Archives: Christian Apologetics
The Heart of the Matter
There are some Christian contemporary songs that I love, but in terms of the depth of lyrics, I have discovered that there is often more to be found in Christian songs from the late 1970s and 1980s. Debby Boone is an interesting singer in that she started off singing songs with secular lyrics in theContinue reading “The Heart of the Matter”
What’s Wrong with Winter?
Throughout my growing-up years, I always lived in snow country–and I (almost) always exulted in it, whether I was 5, 12, or 18. As a young boy, I frolicked in the snow with my brothers and friends, having snowball fights, building snow forts and snowmen, sledding, and making tunnels in snowdrifts. As a young teen,Continue reading “What’s Wrong with Winter?”
Our First Dance
With my anniversary almost here (36th this year), it has become my tradition to write a year-end post about something related to marriage or child-rearing. This year, it was very easy to decide on the topic because of a special, unplanned event for my wife and me this year: our first dance. My wife andContinue reading “Our First Dance”
Unpacking the Theology of Another Christmas Hymn
Christmas season is here, with Christmas Day itself less than two weeks away! Sometimes it’s easy for me to enjoy all the “trappings” of Christmas but difficult for me to keep my focus where it belongs: on Jesus, Whose birth we celebrate. One part of Christmas I have always enjoyed is Christmas hymns, both atContinue reading “Unpacking the Theology of Another Christmas Hymn”
