Don’t Pray for Patience
There’s a common saying among Christians: “Don’t pray for God to teach you patience–you won’t like what he’ll put you through to learn it!” I don’t...
September 23, 2015
They Also Serve
I’m waiting. I’ve been waiting. I can’t tell you how much of my life lately has been about waiting. I’m waiting for my foot to heal...
September 9, 2015
Why “Jesus Saves” Is More Real Than “Jesus Affirms You”
Jesus saves vs. Jesus affirms: which is the better answer for the moral questions of our day? A whole lot of people are telling us Jesus...
August 21, 2015
“Can You Be Gay and Christian?” by Michael Brown
Book Review Can You Be Gay and Christian?: Responding With Love and Truth to Questions About Homosexuality by Michael Brown. The question of homosexuality keeps moving...
June 1, 2014
Growth in Being and In Power—In Jesus Christ
I've been reading David Bentley Hart's The Experience of God. I would recommend Hart to atheists the way I would recommend Hitchens to theists: both are...
April 29, 2014
A Rough Season
It’s been a rough season for me. I never expected that I would still be wearing a cast 20 weeks after foot surgery. The tendon repair...
April 29, 2014
Just the Wrong Way To Treat A Human Being
The Friendly Atheist passes along the account of an high school student who reportedly backed down from her quest to start an atheist club because of “numerous...
March 3, 2014
Scott Hamilton: “I Am Second”
I’ve been listening to Scott Hamilton’s NBC Olympic ice skating commentary all week. He’s one of the best: personal, honest, gracious. Turns out there’s a side...
February 17, 2014
Evidence for God: Humanness, From a Personal Angle
Part of the extended series Evidence for the Faith How do we know Christianity is true? What evidence is there for our beliefs? The answers to...
February 4, 2014
