Liberal Bias Starts Long Before College — The American Conservative

There are too many examples of college campus craziness to count. There are entire websites—such as Campus Reform and The College Fix—that specialize in reporting the liberal bias, political correctness, and all around daily madness of institutions of higher education. However, for all the attention we give to these episodes at the collegiate level, we… via […]

George MacDonald and True Faith

“Instead of asking yourself whether you believe or not, ask yourself whether you have this day done one thing because He said, Do it, or once abstained because he said, Do not do it. It is simply absurd to say you believe, or even want to believe, in Him, if you do not do anything […]

An Advanced Degree Worth Pursuing

A few rambling thoughts on pursuing Christ: A few years ago I was in the early stages of a PhD program. I was working with two professors to carefully craft my dissertation proposal. For a number of reasons, I could not complete the program. For me (and I mean for me, not for everyone!!!), the degree […]

Ben Op Meets Bruderhof — The American Conservative

View of the Norcia basilica, before the earthquake destroyed it (Photo by Rod Dreher) Plough, the magazine of the Bruderhof, has just published a long interview editor Peter Mommsen did with me here in Louisiana earlier this fall (with a post-election follow-up question). The topic: the Benedict Option. What you don’t see is that I took… […]

What Are Your Waters?

“Save me, oh God, for the waves have come up to my neck…” Ps. 69:1 Have you ever had the experience of being at the ocean when the surf that comes in overtakes you with each crashing wave? It’s amazing the power of water, isn’t it? I mean, the same substance (mostly) that we drink […]

“Undiluted” by Benjamin Corey

I was sick last week. That was not fun. While sick, however, I purchased Benjamin Corey’s Undiluted on Kindle for 1.99. While ill, I read his book. That was fun. This book is not necessarily an academic foray into historic and theological Christianity, although it makes some fine points. Corey’s book gets to the heart of […]

Brant Pitre on the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist

My brother-in-law gave me a book about two weeks ago by Brant Pitre on the Eucharist and it’s Jewish Roots. Without a doubt this is one of the best books I’ve read this year, maybe the past couple of years. This book was devoured in a matter of days. It caused me to rush back […]

When You Sleep

Sleep is a good thing. Who doesn’t like sleep? Who wouldn’t want just a few more minutes of it? As a parent of two young children, I know I do. When my kids don’t get the sleep they need, their attitude changes. Their irritability goes up. In one sense sleep helps keep things in the […]

Analogies and Parables: Means of Communicating Truth

Jesus taught significant theological truth via stories and parables. He took what people traditionally might have considered ineffable and made it almost common and understandable. He spoke, taught and thought in such a way that the common Israelite could grasp the truth he intended to communicate. While it is quite true Jesus also taught propositional […]

History of Hell | Hell before Augustine

Originally posted on Henceforth:
by Dr. Glenn Peoples History of Hell Imagine if somebody said, “No Christian leaders taught the doctrine of eternal torment prior to Augustine.” That sounds like a pretty bold statement, right? No teachers taught what is now the traditional view of hell back then? None? And yet, it’s no more bold…

each thought captive

"…taking each thought captive making it obedient to Christ." – 2 Cor 10:5

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