Evangelism
Are Humans Really Different than Animals?
Evolutionary biological theory makes some pretty remarkable assertions about human beings in relation to the rest of life on our planet. Most of us are familiar with many of these, which include that all life has evolved from a common single-celled ancestor, random mutations produce beneficial results, and that humanity is nothing more than a primate with elevated…
A New Year, An Old Story
Martin Scorsese has been one of the most admired and prolific directors and producers of feature films over the past 50 years. His films are known for their unflinching takes on some of the darker aspects of life (though they do not represent his entire oeuvre, he is perhaps best known for his crime-drama works like “Goodfellas,” “Casino,” and “The Departed”). …
#SBC Thoughts – Part 3
This week’s thought is from Marie Babcock, who served as a messenger to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention this year. I am thankful for her – as well as the other messengers’ – prayerful and thoughtful participation this year. I thought it would be a good thing for you to hear the perspectives of some of those who attended and not just my own. …
The Power of Story
Over the past eleven years, a remarkable series of movies have been produced based on comic book characters from Marvel Comics. Marvel had attempted to produce movies prior to their release of Iron Man in 2008, but had failed to find much commercial success in their endeavors (in fact, they sometimes failed rather spectacularly). In casting the actor Robert Downey, Jr.…
The Day After Easter…and Beyond
The weeks leading up to Easter can be a special, if not hectic, time for believers (and especially for churches). There is something incredibly sweet about meditating on our celebration of Jesus’ death and resurrection. We are reminded of our need for a Savior, as well as how that Savior was the Second Person on the Trinity who stepped out of eternity and into…
The End of the World As We Know It
A favorite children’s story is “Chicken Little,” which is about a naïve fowl who has the proclivity to believe the end of the world has begun as the result of some rather mundane event (in many tellings of this fable, an acorn falling out of a tree and hitting her on the head). Chicken Little begins to run to all her friends in order to warn them – quite hysterically –…
Our Reasonable Faith
Apologetics is one of the ways the Lord works through us to draw the lost to Himself.
Children of God?
On his historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula this past week, Pope Francis reiterated a position he has not been shy of promoting: the “brotherhood” that exists between Christians and Muslims. While some aspects of his comments and speeches are not controversial (for instance, his call for an end to violence between people of different religious belief…
Thoughts on Montreal
