Humans are not good at being alone. Being alone is more associated with punishment (e.g., isolated confinement) than pleasure. While we all want friends, we all need allies. Allies are people you can rely on and they can rely on… Read More
The Challenge to be Pro-Life in the 21st Century
Dan Becker, former President of Georgia Right to Life and author of Personhood: A Pragmatic Guide to Prolife Victory in the 21st Century and the Return to First Principles in Politics, was asked to write on the bio-ethics of COVID-19… Read More
The Church: Scary or Sacred?
It’s the time of year for scary movies, haunted houses, and tribulation trails. It’s also a season where many actively avoid anything remotely frightening. But there’s one place where the dichotomies of good and evil meet, it happens year round,… Read More
Dependence on God, Part 2
It has been said that experience is the best teacher. Therefore, if we want to learn what dependence looks like, we should examine how Jesus developed dependence on God in the life of His followers. Today, we will consider 5… Read More
Can We Know What is in Someone’s Heart?
In the Action/Reaction teaching series in the Gospel of Mark, I surfaced a series of questions, one of which was the following: “Can we know what is in someone’s heart?” This was in response to people who claim to be… Read More