Archive for the ‘Ethics’ Category

Morality And The Wrath Of God

One of the major objections to Christianity raised by some atheists is that the God of the Bible does not seem to be a good God. In contrast to the popular portrayals of a benign and merciful Jesus who loves everyone, God (the Father) seems wrathful and angry. Nothing epitomizes this wrathful attitude...

October 5th, 2009 | Apologetics, Ethics, Philosophy, Religion | Read More

The Power of Twilight

A few weeks ago, millions rejoiced as the first trailer for New Moon, the second book-turned-film in the Twilight saga, premiered at the MTV Movie Awards. These wildly successful books continue to draw a loyal following that rivals that of Harry Potter. This is remarkable when one considers how counter-cultural...

July 1st, 2009 | Book Reviews, Culture, Ethics, Film, Philosophy | Read More

Scriptorium Daily

• Doubt, Truth, and Wonder in Ministry March 18, 2010
  Every man wonders, and a man who is sure, beyond any doubts, has no faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God and a man displeasing to God has no business speaking for Him. The man without wonder is unfit for philosophy let alone ministry. It is the great mistake of the age to [...] […]
  John Mark Reynolds
• Happy Birthday, Rudolf Stier March 17, 2010
  Today (March 17) Rudolf Ewald Stier (1800 - 1862) was born. Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of him, he is little noted nor much remembered these days. Partly because he was so awesome that our puny age cannot handle his sheer awesomeness. Stier did a lot of interesting things as a conservative Lutheran churchman [...] […]
  Fred Sanders