Controversy
Covenant Theology, Part Three: Tracing the Promise Through Scripture
This is Part Three of my Covenant Theology Series. You can also read Part One – Covenant Theology Versus Dispensationalism: An Introduction and Part Two: The Basics of God’s Covenant Story. Covenant Theology, Part Three: Tracing the Promise Through Scripture Up to this point, we have talked about what Covenant Theology is and how it understands the Bible as one unfolding story centered on Christ. Now it is time to see whether this actually works when we open the Scriptures. Does the Bible…
What the Theobros Are Lacking
The Gap Between Theological Confidence and Christian Faithfulness There is no question that many men today are thinking more seriously about theology than they were a generation ago. That is a good thing. The renewed interest in Reformed theology, confessional Christianity, biblical masculinity, and broader cultural questions has brought real clarity in some areas where the church had grown shallow. Recent controversies surrounding Christian Nationalism, interracial marriage, and government interference have only intensified these discussions and pushed many men to…
How the Roman Catholic Church Drifted and Why Reform Became Necessary
Of all the questions I have heard asked over the years, one is rarely addressed with care: “So, what exactly happened within the one historical, universal, catholic Church that led it from a Christ-centered body of believers to an institution that eventually required reform?” This is not a question asked in accusation, but in honesty, and it is one worth answering carefully. Introduction: One Church, Many Failures, One Lord Historic Christianity has always confessed belief in “one holy, catholic, and…
What Scott Adams’ Last Words Teach Us About What Really Saves Your Soul
Yesterday, January 13, 2026, controversial cartoonist Scott Adams died at the age of 68 after a tough battle with prostate cancer. Many people knew him as the creator of Dilbert, but in his final messages he talked in a very real, very human way about mortality, meaning, and the question that matters most in life: what comes after death. When someone’s life ends, we pay attention to their last words. We want to know what they believed when the curtain…
Is Artificial Intelligence a Spiritual Threat?
A few years ago, most people thought AI was a nerdy productivity tool. Now it writes essays, imitates voices, generates realistic video, offers “therapy,” and can persuade and trick people with frightening accuracy. The speed of change is the point. We are being trained to accept a new normal without asking the deeper questions. One such query is: Is artificial intelligence a spiritual threat? Here is my short answer: no one knows for sure how far this goes, and that…
Covenant Theology, Part Two: The Basics of God’s Covenant Story
In the first article, we stepped back and acknowledged something many Christians have never been taught to notice. We all read the Bible through a framework, whether we realize it or not. Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism represent two very different ways of organizing Scripture, and those differences shape how we understand everything from the Old Testament to the end times. Now it is time to slow down and ask a simpler question. What exactly is Covenant Theology? At its heart,…
The Core Reason Adultery and Divorce Happens
Most divorces and most affairs do not start in a bedroom. They start in the heart, and more specifically, they start when a husband and wife stop giving each other what God wired them to need. What eventually shows up as betrayal, separation, or legal paperwork almost always began much earlier, quietly, invisibly, and internally. That is the core reason. Scripture actually tells us this in plain language, without psychology jargon or modern euphemisms. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ…
Covenant Theology Versus Dispensationalism: An Introduction
Most Christians read their Bibles faithfully without ever realizing they are reading through a theological framework. That is not a criticism. It is simply reality. Everyone reads Scripture with assumptions, patterns, and instincts shaped by preaching, study Bibles, books, and church culture. Two of the most influential frameworks in evangelical Christianity are Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism. Many believers have absorbed elements of one or the other without ever knowing their names (this is especially true in the case of Dispensationalism…
When “Mystery” Is Not a Contradiction: Rethinking Objections to Calvinism
Well-known Christian apologist Dr. Frank Turek recently posted a short clip explaining his two main objections to Calvinism: 1. that it makes the world feel like a sham because God commands choices people cannot make, and 2. that it makes God the author of evil. Turek mentioned in the video clip about how his mentor, the late Dr. Norman Geisler, called hardcore Calvinism a “contradiction.” Here is the post he shared (embedded below): Where Does Calvinism Go Wrong? #Theology pic.twitter.com/xaFK8Oe9sr…
Calvinism Explained: What Many Critics Get Wrong
Few theological labels provoke as much reaction as “Calvinism.” For many Christians, the word itself already carries emotional weight. For non-adherents, it is often associated with cold fatalism, diminished evangelism, or a God who seems distant rather than loving. When you ask critics what Calvinism actually teaches, the answers are often secondhand, vague, strawmanned, or shaped by social media summaries rather than Scripture. Unfortunately, most objections to Calvinism do not come from careful study. The sad part is, the vast…
“You’re Only a Christian Because of Where You Were Born” Examined Honestly
One of the most common objections to Christianity today rarely comes wrapped in anger or hostility. More often, it is delivered with a shrug, as if it settles the matter all by itself. “You’re only a Christian because you grew up in a Christian country.” Sometimes the phrasing changes slightly. The United States or North America may get mentioned. The West gets blamed. Occasionally, it is said with an air of psychological sophistication, as though belief has been neatly explained…
The Future of Christianity in the West: Why Persecution Is Rising and How Believers Must Stand Firm
Introduction: The Shifting Cultural Landscape If you pay attention to what is happening around us, you can sense the ground moving under your feet. It almost feels like the West went from casual indifference toward Christianity to open irritation in the span of less than a generation. The ideas that once shaped our laws, our families, our schools, and even our sense of morality are no longer welcome at the public table. The same Gospel that lifted the Western world…
Why Every Christian Still Needs a Physical Bible
We live in a world where almost everything lives on a screen. That includes Scripture. I praise God for the many solid Bible apps that help us stay connected to the Word when I’m “out and about,” on busy days, or while traveling. They are useful tools. But they do not replace the need to own and regularly use a physical, printed Bible. Every single believer still needs one. Here are five reasons why. 1. A Physical Bible Helps You…
10 Subtle Lies the Modern Church Believes
We live in a time when deception doesn’t always come wearing a red suit, horns, and a pitchfork. It often comes smiling from a pulpit, singing on a stage, or trending on Christian social media. The most dangerous lies are rarely the ones that sound obviously false. They’re the ones that sound almost true. They sound all warm and fuzzy, emphasizing our happiness and contentment. The modern evangelical church has absorbed many of them, often without realizing it. The Apostle…
Should Christians Keep the Saturday Sabbath? A Bible-First, History-Honest Case
Why Christians no longer keep the Old Covenant Sabbath – and how the Lord’s Day honors the risen Christ. If you love Jesus, you love His Word. You also want to obey what He actually commands under the New Covenant. The weekly seventh-day Sabbath was a covenant sign given to Israel, fulfilled in Christ, and not imposed on Gentile believers. The apostolic church gathered on the first day in celebration of the resurrection, without binding consciences to a Saturday rest…
How to Be a Low-Value Christian Man
Ever met a man who’s in church every week, knows the right lingo, but deep down is spiritually limp? No backbone. No fire. No fight. Just drifting. If you’ve ever wondered how to become that kind of ineffective Christian man – the kind who looks the part but never really follows Christ – then this tongue-in-cheek guide is for you. Below is your playbook for becoming a low-value Christian man. (Of course, this is satire. Don’t do these things! Unless…
Why I Cannot Hold to Postmillennialism
Today, I will cover why I cannot hold to Postmillennialism. I personally adhere to the Historic Premillennial view of the end times. While I respect my brothers and sisters who hold to other millennial beliefs, I simply cannot affirm Postmillennialism as biblically accurate. I’m convinced that the Scriptures teach that Christ Himself will return before the millennium to establish His righteous reign on the earth, rather than the Church ushering it in beforehand. That being said, I deeply love Amillennialists…
Why I Believe the Pre-Tribulational Rapture is Unbiblical
Introduction: Brothers, Not Enemies Let me begin with something important: Christians who believe in a separate, Pre-Tribulational Rapture of the Church are still my brothers and sisters in Christ. This is not an issue that determines salvation. It is what we call a secondary issue—meaning we can disagree in this area and still stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the foot of the cross, united by the blood of Jesus Christ. I know many godly men and women who hold firmly to the…
Why King James-Onlyism Gets It Wrong
If you have been in church for any length of time, you have probably met someone who insists that the King James Bible is the only true Word of God. To them, if you are not using the King James Version (KJV), then you are either deceived, unfaithful, or even flirting with heresy. This belief is called King James-Onlyism (KJVO). At first glance, it sounds zealous. After all, who would not want to protect God’s Word from corruption? The problem…
The Doctrine of Discernment and the Call to Expose False Teachers
Introduction – The Critical Need for Discernment Today If you spend any time in the broader Christian world, you will know that the very mention of certain names will stir up strong opinions. Say the name “Justin Peters,” and some will nod in appreciation, while others roll their eyes in frustration and anger. Bring up “John MacArthur,” “Todd Friel,” “Voddie Baucham,” “James White,” “Costi Hinn,” or “Phil Johnson,” and you may find the same split. Mention “Mike Winger,” “Alisa Childers,”…