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Question: Suppose you did not know humans came in different skin colors. Could you figure out that fact just from reading your Bible? I think you’d be hard pressed to discover the fact of varying levels of melanin just from the Scriptures. Yes, Scripture acknowledges different ethnicities, tribes, languages, etc., but it is (oddly, to… Read more

I want to challenge an idea that is so common, it goes unnoticed and unchallenged much of the time. It is the idea that capitalism (aka, a free market economy) is built on greed. Many even of those who advocate for some form of capitalism concede this point. Some have even tried to argue that… Read more

Many Christians today wonder what we can do to make a difference in our world. Of course, there are many good and biblical answers to that question, starting with faithfulness in worship and prayer, spilling over into fellowship/community and mercy ministry towards the poor. But nearly 100 years ago, J. Gresham Machen gave counsel to… Read more

Where is Mr. Knightley when you need him? I do not subscribe to the “real men read Austen” philosophy. The only time I have read Austen is when I had to in order to teach the book, and despite having three daughters, I have managed to avoid watching the film adaptations of her works. I can… Read more