“Prepare your minds for action” is the admonition of 1 Peter 1:13. That’s proactive apologetics. In this category I want to help you apply a biblical worldview.
It seems nearly a foregone conclusion that Amy Coney Barrett will take a seat on the US Supreme Court. And she should. Even without reading her resume, anyone who pauses for an honest and unbiased glimpse of her interactions during her confirmation hearings was impressed with her brilliance, clarity, and expertise. If she isn’t qualified for the Supreme Court, who is? But no matter how qualified she is, her confirmation hearings were destined to dissolve…
The 2000 film Gladiator follows the story of a fictional Roman general, Maximus (Russell Crowe), in the 2nd Century AD of the Roman Empire. He is betrayed by Emperor Commodus and catapulted into the life of a simple, but exceptional, gladiator. We follow his journey from defeat to fame, and along the way one scene bears a chilling resemblance to our current climate of entertainment. In one of the smaller arenas that will eventually take…
For three years, the practice of astrology has been on the rise. And according to a 2019 article in The New Yorker, millennials are fueling this spike in the popularity of astrology. Astrology is the practice of seeking guidance from signs in the stars and planets. More to the point, it’s reading your horoscope and believing what it says, based on your astrological sign on the zodiac. And the acceptance of astrology is soaring, driven…
Historical figures are being targeted in America. And without much regard for history. Statues of Abraham Lincoln are in the crosshairs. Images of Christopher Columbus, Ulysses S. Grant, and even Matthias Baldwin have been vandalized, presumably due to their association with racism. Baldwin, by the way, was an abolitionist who once suffered a boycott on his railroad business because he advocated for the education of black children. So, there’s that. And then there are the…
Lisa Bender, the president of the Minneapolis City Council, dreams of a postmodern socialist utopia and believes that we should all aspire to a world without law enforcement. On June 8, she told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that calling the police when your home is broken into “comes from a place of privilege.” She argues that she wants a “police-free society.” Cuomo told her, “When you say you see someday being police-free that sounds aspirational, a…
For all the stress and strain caused by closing schools and shifting education to the dinner table, it may have also opened the eyes of many parents. That is, there is a reason that around 4% of American parents so far have chosen homeschooling, and, even before the pandemic, the numbers continued to rise. But that doesn’t sit well with a group of secular academics with a progressive agenda. Elizabeth Bartholet, Harvard’s Wasserstein public interest…
In college, it was the class everyone needed, but nobody wanted. “Public Speaking.” We studied great orators and their styles, the basics of preparing a speech, and those all-important points of speaking etiquette that would help us engage our audience while always respecting them, even when we disagreed. And we collected up little 3×5 cards, engraved them with tiny notes, and steeled ourselves for that day that we knew was coming. It was the reason…
In Part 1 of this blog (if you haven’t read it, please stop and read it here before you continue), I summarized quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ journey out of the faith of his youth. It’s a cautionary tale of the impact of postmodern, progressive Christianity and its influence on people who are struggling with faith. In July 2019 the UK web magazine premierchristianity.com ran a story called “Deconstructing faith: Meet the evangelicals who are questioning everything.”…
According to People Magazine, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers expounded on his religious views last month during an interview on the Pretty Intense podcast with his girlfriend Danica Patrick. Rodgers told Patrick that he has gone down a path to a “different type of spirituality” that is more meaningful to him than what he experienced as a child. What was he talking about? Raised in a Christian home, Rodgers once said he trusted Christ as his Savior when…
In November Beto O’Rourke dropped out of the Democratic field without much fanfare. But not before swiping aggressively at some of America’s most revered and protected Constitutional rights, including religious liberty. You’ll recall that at an October 10 LGBTQ town hall, CNN anchor Don Lemon asked O’Rourke if churches should be stripped of their tax-exempt status if they refuse to support same-sex marriage. O’Rourke immediately responded, “Yes.” The crowd applauded, and O’Rourke elaborated, explaining that…