Sports Rivalries and Political Polarization When I was a teen in the late 1980s and early 1990s, nothing compared to the rivalry between the Chicago Bulls and the “Bad Boys” of the Detroit Pistons. Growing up in southwest Michigan—where Chicago and Detroit fans overlapped—meant that family gatherings often turned into heated debates. My mom’s side […]
I grew up in a unique scenario. When I was thirteen, my mother launched a national homeschooling magazine for which she served as both publisher and editor. Within the first year she had already established relationships with many of the top Christian publishers in the U.S., featured Dr. James Dobson (among others) on the front
Can Christians be demon-possessed? The Bible doesn’t support that thesis: All true Christians are filled with Holy Spirit when they put their faith and trust in Christ Jesus alone for their salvation: “In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with
Can Objects Contain Spiritual Power? Q. I know many believe demonic entities can attach to objects brought into homes (toys, games, books, crystals, healing rocks, statues, etc.). Can objects contain spiritual (or demonic) power? I believe the Apostle Paul speaks to this issue very clearly in 1 Cor. 8:4: “Therefore, concerning the eating of food
Not a Gospel Issue? There is a trend I’ve noticed among quite a few “woke” Evangelical leaders these days. The liberal side of Protestantism has slanted toward “progressive” theology for the past century or so (embracing ideals including and leading up to Cultural Marxism, Social(ist) Justice, Critical Theory and Intersectionality). That is no surprise. More
A Lack of Accountability Can Lead to Sin and Scandal Recently a famous Christian Apologist (now deceased) was accused of sexual harassment of women at massage parlors and his laptop and smartphones revealed a lifestyle of sexual impropriety online as well. (See my article on “Ministry and Scandal” for more on this problem among Christian
Why Public Heresy Needs to Be Exposed Publicly It seems nowadays that many Christians are fed far more spiritually by national ministries/speakers/authors than by their local church leaders. Researcher, George Barna, recognized this trend as far back as 2005 and discussed some of the reasons for it in his book, Revolution: Worn Out on Church? Finding
Conspiracy Theories and the Christian In the past few years, I have noticed a dramatic uptick in conspiracy theories being embraced by people in my social circle (mainly right-wing, conservative Evangelical Christians). The increase has been so sharp, it has caused me to give serious thought to the entire issue, and to ponder what is
How to know you’ve been infected by man-centered theology: If you sing songs like: “You didn’t want heaven without us / So Jesus, you brought heaven down.” God is not needy. There is no lack in God. God didn’t create us because He was lonely and needed some company. He created us to share His
One of the doctrines we know to be true of God is that He is complete within Himself (Job 41:11, Ps. 50:12, Romans 11:36). God lacks nothing. God needs nothing. So when God says He, “so loved the world” (Jn. 3:16), and demonstrated His love to us while we were yet sinners (Rom. 5:8), God
