In a recent article for First Things, Christian Smith writes about the natural, but not necessary tendency toward religion for mankind. The article is well worth your time and in it, Smith argues that religion is natural to humanity, not because religious practices are universal, but because religious practice exists in every arena where the …
The Wall Street Journal weighs in on why even feminists should be opposed to skimpy clothes for teenage girls. All of which brings me to a question: Why do so many of us not only permit our teenage daughters to dress like this—like prostitutes, if we’re being honest with ourselves—but pay for them to do …
The Christ who will not worship Satan to gain the world’s kingdoms is followed by Christians who will worship only Christ in unity with the Lord whom he serves. And this is intolerable to all defenders of society whoa re content that many gods should be worshipped if only Democracy or America, or German, or …
I was recently given a copy of Ed and Lisa Young’s book, Sexperiment. I’ve only thumbed through it a bit, but so far its what you’d expect from a book with that title. It’s their attempt at making marriages healthier by encouraging more sex and intimacy. Of course, sex isn’t the only thing discussed in …
Believe it or not, the Bible never condemns anyone for being wealthy. In fact, in the Old Testament, many people perceived wealth as a sign of God’s blessings. Jesus doesn’t condemn the wealthy either, in fact he was supported by the wealth as was Paul, and he even encouraged his disciples, “I tell you, use …
My buddy Travis Agnew has a great little blog post on allowing mothers to mother. I began making a list of questions that mothers receive (I’m sure I missed some here, ladies, feel free to fill in the rest): Will you use prenatal vitamins? How much do you exercise? Do you drink anything with caffeine? …