Articles By: J.F. Arnold
J.F. Arnold is a theologian and philosopher who dabbles in pop culture and ancient texts. He has written extensively with The Christian Manifesto (www.thechristianmanifesto.com) and his personal blog, Long Awaited (http://longawaited.wordpress.com). He holds a degree in Biblical Studies from Biola University and is currently studying towards a Masters in Philosophy from Talbot School of Theology. You'll mostly find him commenting on technology, theology, and dabbling a bit in philosophy.
Lecrae, Church Clothes, and Mainstream Attention
[Update: My Audio Review for The Christian Manifesto]
Over at XXL Mag, a hip-hop oriented magazine, Lecrae was interviewed about his mixtape Church Clothes, which is set to release today, May 10th. I’ve watched a couple of debates on the topic already. People tend to land in one of two places:...
May 10th, 2012 | Culture, Featured, Music, Religion, The Gospel | Read More
Reclaiming ‘Gay’ and Rainbows
Late last week, Pastor Ken Hutcherson spoke out and made a rather surprising claim: he wrote that he is the “gayest man [he] know[s].”
This, of course, brought on a bit of controversy. His closest friends, including his wife and kids, all knew this about him, apparently. What he meant, however,...
May 7th, 2012 | Culture, Evangelicals, Featured, Religion | Read More
Contraception, Encouragement, and Affirmation
Last week, Matthew Lee Anderson published an article through Christianity Today arguing that Churches Shouldn’t Push Contraceptives to Their Singles. I thought the post was thoughtful and interesting, and shared it with a few friends. It helped start a couple of helpful conversations, so there...
May 2nd, 2012 | Abortion, Bioethics, Church, Culture, Evangelicals, Family Issues, Featured, Religion, Reproductive Technologies | Read More
Numerology, Critical Thinking, and Hope
It has been almost a year since the rapture should have occurred, at least according to Harold Camping. Lots of people were convinced by his arguments, and there was at least one couple that sold their property and took a vacation with their life savings, since the rapture was coming and they wouldn’t...
April 30th, 2012 | Culture, Featured, Gaming | Read More
Windows Phone 7: Why I Left My iPhone
I seem to still be finding my niche for blogging here at Evangelical Outpost. I’ve become the local guru on hip-hop, which doesn’t surprise me too much. Looking through my history, the only other topic I’ve written enough about to warrant a conclusion about my interests would be technology.
April 27th, 2012 | Culture, Featured, Media, Technology | Read More
Grooveshark, Free Music, and the Future of the Music Industry
That title may be a bit much. More specifically, the title may sound like it is speaking to a lot of things, but I think it may actually all be one thing. With the recent lawsuits against Grooveshark by all of the major music labels, the folks over at Gizmodo sat down with the CEO of the little company,...
April 26th, 2012 | Culture, Featured, Music | Read More
The Return of Five Iron Frenzy; Wait, What?
This will be old news to most of you. The discussions that can come from it are still necessary, however. As such, it bears repeating and then considering: Five Iron Frenzy is back.
April 25th, 2012 | Culture, Featured, Music | Read More
Video Games, Intelligence, and…Happiness?
I was going through my usual blogroll, which includes the ever useful and interesting site Lifehacker, when I came across this post. A defense of video games? Being a gamer myself, I couldn’t help but click through, to see what sorts of arguments were going to be put forward.
April 24th, 2012 | Culture, Ethics, Featured, Media, Philosophy, Technology | Read More
Talking Pineapples and Obvious Answers
Recently, a discussion about a relatively absurd question on a standardized test came up. You can find the story here. I found it quite fascinating, and though it to be most ridiculous. So, I thought to myself, what are the correct answers? Since I didn’t think any of the choices were obviously...
April 23rd, 2012 | Culture, Education, Featured | Read More
Bodies, Dating and Modesty: Misunderstood but Important
A friend of mine posted a link to this blog over at Christianity Today’s blog for women. The blog responds to the common phrase that “modest is hottest” which seems to run around in many Christian circles, particularly youth groups. The response is a good one, pointing out that the...
April 19th, 2012 | Culture, Evangelicals, Featured, Religion | Read More
