0 A Failing Movement—John MacArthur on Social Justice

It has been said that if we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. I am afraid this statement is all too true in the conservative Christian culture. We are called to learn from history and to fix our mistakes, which brings me to some great concerns from what I am […]

0 FTNCI 015: Philosophy for the Christian Intellectual

0 How to Know If You Are Presuppositionalist or a Classicalist

TL;DR: Do you believe it is valid to reason to God from evidence and reason? If you answered yes, then you are a Classicalist. If no, then you might be a Presuppositionalist.

0 FTNCI 014: Exposing Russell Moore, Timothy Keller, and The Enemies Within the Church

0 It’s People They Want to Fetter: On The Immorality of the Anti-Capitalist Conservatives

It’s not uncommon to hear leftists complain about “the unfettered market.” But if you thought the far left was the only threat against free market capitalism, think again.

0 Misplaced Idealism: Looking for Inspiration in the Wrong Place

As the holidays come upon us and we prepare to enter a new year, movie buffs like me also prepare for “awards season.” The critics’ awards, the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, and ultimately the Oscars will determine the highest-quality output from Hollywood last year (at least according to Hollywood itself).

0 How I Got from Alpha to Omega—A Rundown on this Month’s Presuppositionalism Discussions

In light of the current “Progressive” assault on the rule of law and all on standards of decency and the Church’s surprising susceptibility to the contemporary “social justice” phenomenon, Jacob Brunton suggested we should ask: “What popular teachings insist that it is permissible—or even necessary—for Christians to jump to unwarranted conclusions, and to only utilize reason […]

0 True Justice: Who Owns What—And To Whom Is What Owed?

There’s a lot of confusion about justice in the Church today, and whether or not charitable giving, or generosity, should be considered an act of justice. The below screenshot is a good example of such common confusion:

0 The Content of Social Justice: A Reply to Joe Carter

  Joe Carter’s recent article on social justice encourages Christians “not to shrink from the term nor to allow the secular world to distort its biblical meaning.” He notes throughout the article that the term need not carry the politically progressive and liberal connotations for which it has recently gone viral; that it simply refers […]

0 Teaching Is Fundamentally an Invitation to Love

Some time ago, a friend asked for advice as he will be teaching for the first time this year. Here was my response: The root of my teaching philosophy is the shema. I say it like this: Teaching and discipling is fundamentally an invitation to love.