If you’ve ever attended Sunday School in a Protestant setting within the past few decades, or regularly attended Sunday services, you’ve likely sat through a series on the book of Revelation. And, if you’re like me, and experienced this teaching with little to no theological background or previous exposure to end times teaching, you probably
Politics
Faith, Hope, and Love: Libertarian Compatibility With the Life of the Christian
I enjoy dialoguing with followers of the blog on social media and directly, when and if I can. A few weeks ago, I solicited some answers to the question of what might hold libertarians back from considering Christianity and, just as well, what might commonly hold back Christians from considering libertarianism. Among the answers were
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What Motivates Suicide Terrorism?
There are few more polarizing terms, concepts more emotionally and viscerally motivating than that of “terrorism.” Much like the “Nazi”, “racist”, or “bigot” moniker popular today, or perhaps the “Communist” label during the Cold War, the label of “terrorist” is one that immediately discredits and tends to quickly disqualify an individual or group from any
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Apologetics
Much Ado About Genesis 2
The creation account found in Genesis 1 of the Christian Bible has been revered and studied, scrutinized and criticized, for millennia. Believers and non-believers alike can often quote its first words: ‘In the beginning, God created’. Its literary rhythm of the days of creation, with their mornings and evenings, and its fantastical account of the