Controversy
When Apologetics Forgets Its Foundation: A Personal Reflection on the Authority of Scripture
For the last several decades, Christian apologetics has experienced something of a renaissance. There are podcasts, YouTube channels, conferences, books, and entire ministries devoted to defending the truth of Christianity in the public square through Christian Apologetics. Many brilliant men and thoughtful believers have invested enormous energy in showing that the Christian faith is intellectually credible, historically grounded, and philosophically coherent. I am deeply grateful for much of this work. God has used many apologists to clear away intellectual obstacles…
What the Bible Actually Says About the Afterlife
Misconceptions About Death, Heaven, and the Afterlife, and What the Bible Actually Says About Them Death is the great interruption. It stops conversations mid-sentence. It empties chairs at dinner tables. It closes eyes that were open only hours before. And no matter how modern we think we are, no matter how advanced medicine becomes, every single one of us knows we are moving toward that moment. The question is not whether we will die. The question is what happens after.…
“No One Dies for a Lie They Know Is a Lie.” What About Joseph Smith?
Christian apologists often use a simple phrase when discussing the resurrection of Jesus: Many people die for a lie they think is the truth, but isn’t the truth. But no one dies for a lie they know is a lie.” It is usually brought up in conversations about the apostles. The argument goes something like this: the apostles claimed they saw the risen Christ. They endured persecution for that claim. Many of them were eventually killed. If they had invented…
Leave and Cleave – The Biblical Blueprint for Marriage and Family Boundaries
Over the years, I have talked with many people who genuinely love Christ and sincerely want their marriage to thrive, yet they find themselves stuck in painful and confusing family dynamics. I have counseled husbands who feel torn between loyalty to their wives and a lifelong pattern of deference to their mothers. I have spoken with spouses who feel suffocated by in-laws who seem to have opinions about everything from parenting to finances to where the family should spend Christmas.…
Christian Ideas We Borrowed From Culture Without Realizing It
That title probably makes you pause for a moment. It should. Because if we are honest, every generation of Christians absorbs more of its surrounding culture than it realizes. We preach against the world, warn about compromise, and quote Romans 12:2 about not being conformed to this age, and yet quietly, subtly, often with good intentions, we adopt ideas that feel normal, harmless, even helpful. Over time, they reshape how we think about God, church, marriage, masculinity, suffering, success, and…
How Many Legitimate Apostles Were There in the New Testament?
Exactly How Many Apostles Did the New Testament Recognize? How many official, legitimate apostles have there been? Are apostles still around? I’ve seen this bantered about with all kinds of varying answers. Some swear that the number is only 12, as going by the first Twelve chosen by Jesus (and ignoring people like Saul/Paul), while others count in upwards of twenty or more, speculating (often erroneously) that certain individuals mentioned in Acts and Paul’s letters must be apostles, despite no…
Six Things the Bible Never Tells You To Do in Spiritual Warfare
Six Spiritual Warfare Myths That Keep Christian Men Spiritually Weak Most Christian men have heard dramatic language about spiritual warfare. We picture shouting prayers, rebuking demons, and emotional intensity. There is no shortage of believers who think they need to call Satan out like a rival fighter. The problem is that most of these ideas never come from Scripture. They are spiritual warfare myths. The Bible gives real teaching on spiritual warfare, but it does not rely on theatrics or…
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…