Troubler of Israel
I'm convinced evangelicals will never fully grasp the Gospel until they recognize that salvation is not conversion, and Christianity is not about a time, a place, or an act. Read more
I'm convinced evangelicals will never fully grasp the Gospel until they recognize that salvation is not conversion, and Christianity is not about a time, a place, or an act. Read more
Martin Luther, the tortured and guilty soul that he was, took God seriously in a way that’s tough for me to grasp. He lived as if God were real. Read more
The red letters carry neither greater authority nor firmer textual certainty than the black. Read more
Originally published at BreakPoint.org. This article from Faithit is characteristic—almost to the point of satire—of the Internet’s most exhausting genre: 20-somethings explaining “why millennials are leaving the church.” Sam Eaton writes that the 59 percent of millennials who were raised in church and have dropped out are sending a message, and it’s the church’s responsibility to shape up to meet his generation’s demands. What are those demands? “Jesus was insanely clear about our purpose on earth,” he writes. “‘Love God. Love... Read more
Ah yes, the excuses Christians come up with for watching "Game of Thrones." Read more
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Jay Richards, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, for the BreakPoint Podcast. Dr. Richards is co-author of the book, “The Privileged Planet,” and explains how this week’s total solar eclipse is evidence of how remarkably suited Earth is not only for life, but for discovery. You can listen here. Also, check out Eric Metaxas’ BreakPoint commentary about the eclipse. Photo: 20th March 2015 total solar eclipse, Damien Deltenre, Wikimedia Commons Read more
Left-wing vigilantism directed at a statue is exactly the kind of thing that fuels the alt-right. It gives reality to the white nationalist alarm cry that their heritage is under attack by unrestrained mobs. Read more
A recent episode of the Disney Channel cartoon show, “Doc McStuffins,” which is aimed at preschoolers, depicts a lesbian couple (who are dolls in a little girl’s imaginary world) teaching kids about emergency preparedness, specifically what to do when there’s an earthquake. One of the show’s writers, Chris Nee, is in a same-sex relationship herself. “My son has two moms,” she says, “and it’s a huge part of my life as a human being and it’s been an incredible part... Read more
The argument that everything not specifically forbidden in Scripture is permitted is a bad one. Read more
It’s summer, and I don’t need any other excuse for this post. I just saw “War for the Planet of the Apes,” the last of a reboot trilogy that’s probably my favorite science fiction franchise in recent years. It’s smart, emotionally gripping, and character-driven, all without sacrificing the kind of eye-popping realism that’s made motion-capture CGI imagery (and Andy Serkis) famous. Along with “The Life of Pi,” Disney’s live-action “Jungle Book” remake, and a hand full of other flicks involving digital animals, these... Read more
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