• Manipulating a Different Jesus

    Manipulating a Different Jesus

    The above was part of Dr Taylor’s speech at Duke Divinity’s chapel. Let’s compare her opinion with what Jesus says about the subject. “No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge… Read more

  • The Emmanuelle

    The Emmanuelle

    The God above all Gods That on this earth may trod Took on the flesh of his creation Sunk low, to incarnation The Emmanuelle Came with us to dwell A people far away Sick in Satan’s sway Gladly did we stay afar Came eternal God signaled by a star A creation, a people rebellious For… Read more

  • You found me in a desert place

    You found me in a desert place

    You found me in a desert place You found me in the grave What good was there in me? That you chose my soul to save What you could see When there was nothing in me Dried not thirsting Awake yet sleeping Dead yet living I was crawling along on coarse ground Desert creatures all… Read more

  • The Cleansing of Canaan

    The Cleansing of Canaan

    Over and over atheists make the “moral” argument against Christianity by throwing the conquest of Canaan at the Christian. The argument goes that God commanded genocide, genocide is immoral, therefore God does not exist.  This is a non-sequitur as God commanding something of the sort is not proof he does not exist, but the default response… Read more

  • Wilson, DeYoung and What Modern Evangelicalism is missing

    Wilson, DeYoung and What Modern Evangelicalism is missing

    Kevin DeYoung details quite well some real concerns I share about Doug Wilson (read it here). If I could put it simply, maybe Doug Wilson would do well to be a social commentor, polemicist, apologist and do some theology. DeYoung’s response also makes the same mistake that makes Wilson so popular. To DeYoung’s credit he… Read more

  • The Mountains of Kandahar Part 2: Not the first

    The Mountains of Kandahar Part 2: Not the first

    “Another big boy.  Stay with me Dr. Wesley.  What you learned in med school still applies, but this is going to be a bit different” said the man standing left of the large cargo, now resting on the table in front of them.  The young, auburn-haired woman stood near him, as a young pup would… Read more