Following the 2024 election, conservatives—particularly Christian conservatives—occupy a position of political prominence, yet encounter significant criticism. Adversaries denounce us as ungracious victors, citing the pointed…
The political landscape surrounding Donald Trump has created what I call “Post-Traumatic Trump Derangement Syndrome” (PTTDS) – a condition affecting Americans across the political spectrum…
Catastrophizing—whether it’s melting ice caps, killer cops, or creeping fascism—acts as a power grab, cloaking ideology in urgency. It’s less about solving problems and more…
High church traditions—prevalent in Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and some Anglican, Episcopalian, Lutheran, and Presbyterian circles—bring a layered heritage of liturgy, sacraments, and ecclesiastical authority to Christianity.…
Trump’s economic approach is fundamentally rooted in economic nationalism, prioritizing domestic industry, employment, and trade fairness. While tariffs may raise costs temporarily, they serve as…
In global politics, expansionism is often framed as an aggressive and destabilizing force. When Russia invades Ukraine or China claims the South China Sea, they…
In Jesus’ parable of the sower (Mark 4:1–20, Matthew 13:1–23), he describes different types of soil that represent how the human heart receives the word…
The Biden admin used rosy economic KPIs that ignored real struggles—stagnant wages, high costs, and rising debt. Better metrics like RWI, COLI, and LFPR would…
I do not give Trump carte blanche in my judgements. But, like other MAGA idol worshipers, I give him much more leeway than a person…
As a Christian writer considering the use of satire, I find myself at a crossroads. On one hand, satire can be a powerful tool for…
One of the most interesting of epistemological arts is the art of debate. While we all like a good fight, we also like a fair…
We are all familiar with the Catholic rosary, but it’s anathema to many Protestants, primarily because it’s full of prayers to Mary instead of God,…
Interpreting Donald Trump’s recent successes as God’s providential favor is problematic – is he succeeding because God is judging us by giving us a destructive…
Q: how should I answer a critic who accuses me of needing a “sky daddy” when I express Christian faith? When someone accuses you of…
I am not much of a collector, but I do like to keep up on innovative and useful study Bibles. I review them online quite…
Each generation of those who grow up in the West, especially the US, experience social and technological change that shapes them. What’s interesting is not…
Intellectual atheism has it roots in the the late 1700’s, where courageous thinkers like Baron d’Holbach and Denis Diderot first began to outline their arguments…
Atheists often argue that they have no logical need to support their claims that God does not exist because “you can’t prove a negative.” They…
Iconoclast Scott Adams provides one of my favorite podcasts. He is an out of the box thinker, and recently created this list. I’ve renamed some…
A favorite atheist challenge is “what evidence do you have for the existence of God?” Summaries of the existing arguments abound, but most people don’t…
Every metaphysical system with any cogency and appeal has some points of strength, and all have weaknesses. The question is which have more strengths and…
How should we view religions other than our own? Do they contain truth at all? Or some truth? Is that truth just offered as part…
If we ignore for the moment the scientific claims for the age of the universe, and only look at scripture, especially the creation story in…
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.” (John 8:34) Few things annoy my atheist…