Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has been murdered. This act of violence has shocked many. Even if Kirk was controversial, to be killed in such a public way looks more like a television plot than reality. In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, I have seen two main reactions. Both concern me. There are those who … Read More “Charlie Kirk, Violence, and Polarization” »
Are Christians ever allowed to lie? I once taught ethics at a Christian university and we discussed this. There is no consensus as to the answer. The discussion generally revolves around something like lying to Nazis about Jews that you are hiding and that telling the truth would lead to their death. Many Christians (but … Read More “Is It Okay For Christians to Lie If It Helps Their Cause?” »
People are upset with Andy Stanley again. I suspect that this will be at least a monthly thing. People do not seem to understand what Stanley is trying to do. The most recent controversy is about some comments that Andy Stanley made about the faith of gay men and women who still choose to serve … Read More “Andy Stanley and the Gay Community” »
I find that there are many Christians, both conservative and liberal, who fall into the same trap. They put much of their effort into winning the culture war. What is the culture war? Here is one definition: Culture war is the cultural conflict between social groups and the struggle for dominance of their values, beliefs, … Read More “It’s Not About Winning the Culture War” »
I have not done research on this and this is just an observation based on conversations and scanning of discussions among people on social media. It is also based on what I see within denominations. There seems to be a growing gap among Christians with the conservatives becoming more conservatives and the liberals becoming more … Read More “The Widening of the Theological Gap” »
What type of Christian is apologetics for? Is it for just conservative evangelicals or is it something that all Christians can benefit from? It is interesting that I ask this question because I asked something similar about disability theology. In this post, I recognized that liberal churches are more active in disability theology/ministry, but that … Read More “Is Christian Apologetics Only For Conservative Evangelicals?” »
