Compassion: Who Does Good and Why (Part 1)
Christianity is first of all about the good God, our Creator and King; and about Christ's work reconciling us, whom he had created in his image...
November 20, 2012
Treating One Another As Humans (Redux)
Yesterday a discussion that should have been about apologetics strategy went off-topic and toxic, and I deleted a large portion of it. I’m not into whitewashing...
November 15, 2012
Apologetics Strategy: Fighting Last Year’s Battles, Last Year’s Way
We need better apologetics strategy. When I led the True Reason project earlier this year, I did it because I thought it would do good to...
November 12, 2012
“America’s War On Children”
David Marshall is an outstanding writer, both in print and on his blog. But this is exceptional: America's War on Children: ….it is the duty of...
November 10, 2012
How Prepared Are You?
As I said at the close of my last post, the reason I chose homosexuality as a topic for discussion is because it’s the most glaring...
November 10, 2012
God Is King. Your Vote Still Matters
Last Saturday my college, Michigan State, lost a painfully close football game when Nebraska scored a touchdown with six seconds to play. That score would not...
November 6, 2012
“Mark Regnerus’s Sound Social Science » First Thoughts | A First Things Blog”
Three articles, all pointing toward: “family instability is the characteristic experience of those whose parents have same-sex relationships.” From Mark Regnerus’s Sound Social Science » First...
October 31, 2012
Separation of Church and Business?
The Hobby Lobby chain of retail stores is bringing suit against the new federal requirement to provide free contraception, including morning-after abortifacients.* RealityCheck.org opines that There...
October 31, 2012
Marriage and the State, or, Why SSM Advocates Can’t Win Without Losing
Why do governments recognize marriage? It’s unique among all relationships. If it’s just about deep friendship, governmental involvement makes no sense: friendships have no state-sanctioned conditions...
October 29, 2012
