Evangelicalism began nearly 300 years ago and had roots reaching back even earlier. Today, we are living through its collapse. Class divisions among evangelicals and social conflict in America have revealed fractures in the movement that seem incurable. How did...
The protests and the rioting and looting that have broken out in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a group of police officers have once again brought the issue of racism to the fore in American society. It is clear that racism is a sin; in fact, I would...
The scandal surrounding Dr. Larry Nassar, USA Gymnastics, and Michigan State University (my alma mater) is enough to make any right-thinking person angry. Nassar, as team physician for USA Gymnastics, used his position to molest over a hundred girls in the...
On this, the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation, a great many of the discussions focus on the “Five Solas of the Reformation,” a collection of Latin phrases that were first assembled a little over 50 years ago in an attempt to summarize Protestant...
The candidates for the presidency of the United States, one of whom will be elected today, share a number of things in common. Broadly speaking, their professional lives are driven by a desire for wealth; their personal lives are shaped by sexual appetites; and their...
During the Battle of Helms Deep In The Two Towers, Gimli was driven into Aglarond, the Glittering Caves behind the fortress. When he came out he told Legolas about the wonders he had seen there. When Legolas replied that it was well that the dwarves did not know...
We live in anxious times. We are facing challenges from China, Russia, North Korea, Daesh (ISIS), .... As I write this there have been several terrorist incidents in the US over the past few days. At home, we have to deal with debt, underemployment and...
In my last post, I talked about cataphatic theology, which emphasizes God as revealed, and anaphatic theology, which emphasized God as mystery. I argued that while both have their place, the higher of the two is anaphatic theology since God is so far beyond our...
To the seraphim who surround God’s throne, the outstanding characteristic of God that they ceaselessly proclaim is His holiness, pointing to the fact that God is in His essence an impenetrable mystery. That is objectively, metaphysically, and ontologically the...
After some paperwork problems on my end, the IRS has officially recognized Every Square Inch Ministries as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. This designation will help us raise the funds to expand the ministry into new arenas through research, writing, and teaching.