Ep 130: Bob Murphy and Norman Horn talk Morality and Politics, Christianity and the Troops, and Romans 13
This episode was originally recorded for the Bob Murphy show, where Bob and Norman Horn have a provocative conversation that …
Christian Worldview
The Way
One gains a glimpse of the mystery of the number, three; the deity is neither one nor many; its perfection …
Ep 129: N.T. Wright Answers Our Questions
NT Wright answers our questions about how the Church is to relate to the state and how Christians are to …
Clown World and the Only Thing that Matters
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!” What advantage does a man have in all …
Ep 123: The Case Against Abortion with Chris Williams
We don’t usually publish two episodes in a row on the same topic, but when we do, you can be …
Ep 122: Pro-Life Libertarian Women Redefine Abortion Debate
Much of what is being said on the news and social media about abortion by both pro-choice and pro-life activists …
Optimists With A Story To Tell
Is our world getting better or getting worse? Should we be optimistic about what lies ahead, or fearful over what’s …
A Sit Down with the Nanny State, Part II: Distributism and Crony-Capitalism
In the last post in this series, we looked at how “socialism” can mean different things to different people. In …
Jesus Shows Us What It Means To Be Human
Scottish theologian Stephen Neill was excited and challenged by the story Christianity told about humanity. As a missionary, he spent …
Freedom and Responsibility
Nothing created by God is evil. It is not food that is evil but gluttony, not the begetting of children …
We Pray for Peace as we Revel in War
Bloodshed Leads to More Bloodshed Whatever happened to the rifleman? I’ve got a job for the rifleman. He really knew …
Do Not Conform
Our culture is addicted to violence. That includes most Christians. A few months ago, I went to a men’s conference …
The Persecution of Truth
In 2003, a nation was still reeling from the effects of a deadly terrorist attack that cost thousands of lives. …
If God Doesn’t Use Force to Impose His Will, How Can We?
If God doesn’t use force and violence to bend us to his will, why do we insist on using force …
Is the Bible “pro-government?”
Is the Bible “pro-government?” Simple answer, no. Yes, we find governments operating throughout the Bible. We even see various governments …
Christian Citizenship
I am currently conducting research in the Gospel Advocate, a journal of the Churches of Christ founded in the 1850s, …
Ep 109: The “Biblical” Values of Democratic Socialism
In this joint episode with Godarchy host Mike Maharrey, we discuss a recent article from Sojourners on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s so-called …
Love, Justice, and Hypocrisy
This guest post is by Dr. Jacob Kim. He received his M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary, M.A. from Seoul National University; …
Should we dox her? How Jesus handled the outrage mob
Outrage culture is not new. It wasn’t born with the invention of Twitter. It’s been around as long as human …
Even Good Theologians Do Bad Economics
CJay Engel at The Reformed Libertarian has begun a series of articles that address the rising concern that libertarian Christians often …
Building the First Nation not Founded on Bloodshed
Why do the nations rage? I don’t know. Maybe because they’re out of ammo culturally. As Joe Quirk, president of …
The Birth of Mercy
Recently, a psychology professor by the name of Erik Sprankle stated that the Virgin Mary may not have given ‘consent’ …
The Religious Problem with “The Religious Problem of Libertarianism”
Sometimes I don’t understand why Southern Baptists are so threatened by Christian libertarianism. We just don’t like violence – at …
Ep 96: Fruitful Dominion and the Free Society with Shawn Ritenour
Is there a “Christian” view of economics? How does economic understanding relate to how we approach ethics, sociology, and policy, …
Ep 87: The Caring Society with Robert Whaples
Whether it comes from Pope Francis or another person who wants to virtue signal about the kind of society they …