by George Brahm

Since his dramatic conversion, there had been rumours that Kanye West was in touch with Joel Osteen, causing many Christians to fear that the former had developed an affinity for the ‘prosperity gospel’ that Osteen is controversially known for. These fears were stoked by...

by Paul Gerhardt

Inspired by Chaim Potok’s The Chosen, I have decided to write a sonnet from the point of view of Reb Saunders, one of the novel’s more mysterious and weathered characters. Saunders’ strained relationship with his son forms one of the story’s important...

by George Brahm

The virtuous man, Aristotle says, is not allured by excess or deficiency. In every circumstance, he opts to act in accordance with the rationally-determined mean between every set of extremes. Thus, he prefers courage over rashness or cowardice, temperance over licentiousness or...

I had the opportunity to ask Lydia McGrew a few questions about her upcoming book The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels from Literary Devices, which can now be pre-ordered via DeWard Publishing Company. She is a widely published analytic philosopher, specializing in formal...

A while ago, I got to interact with Tara MacArthur, a student of Islam, in an attempt to better understand ‘sharia law’, given the various and sundry misunderstandings concerning it. The original interview was posted on Answering Muslims, but I have chosen to reproduce it below,...

by George Brahm

I love the summer despite hating the heat– it’s the time of the year when I get to read the books I actually wantto read as opposed to the books I haveto read. (Usually books to do with coursework, something I’m conditioned to detest.)

Given a few other commitments...

by Paul Gerhardt

“Easily embarrassed, tearful, and hard on himself if he made a mistake…A shy, likable young man whose hands-on parents put him to bed with stories and prayers and hugs.” This is how Sue Klebold her son, Dylan. 

On April 20, 1999, Dylan walked into...

by Stephanie Johnson

The scriptures are dripping with commands for those who walk with God to love and care for the poor;

“If someone has worldly possessions and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how can he be loving God? Children, let us love not with words and talk,...

by Lizzie Nerr (Being Human)

Dear Friend,

I’ve never been in your shoes, but I’ve met people like you. They’ve told me about what it’s like to be where you are, think what you think, and feel what you feel. You feel stuck, like you’re in a box that no one can get into...

by George Brahm

This morning, I was shaken by the news about Marty Sampson’s falling away from the faith. For the past couple of weeks, the internet had been buzzing with several op-eds about the apostasy of another popular Christian, megachurch pastor Joshua Harris, and before that, Dave...

by George Brahm

Have you read books you knew you would disagree with? I’m convinced we must do that as Christians. Here’s why and how to begin.

Continue reading at Why (and How) You Should Read Books You Won’t Agree With | The Stream

by George Brahm

July 1st is Canada Day, unofficially known as ‘Canada’s birthday’ and loosely the equivalent of the United States’ Independence Day. And on Canada’s 152nd birthday, I would like to ask you to join with me in interceding for our nation, giving gratitude...

by George Brahm

Once described as “the best case for the essentials of orthodox Christianity in print”, C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianityhas gone from being a set of wartime radio talks to arguably the most influential Christian book of the 20th century.

Two Conceptions of ‘Mere...

By Jonathan McElrath

Total depravity is a foundational doctrine for most of Christendom, and it is almost universally accepted within conservative evangelicalism. It is at the root of many of our favorite sayings, such as “the only good in me is Christ.” The doctrine is the problem to...

by Paul Gerhardt

In Man’s Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl recounts his experiences at the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust. He tells of a young woman in the camp who knew that her days were numbered. Frankl writes:

It is a simple story. There is little to tell and it may...

by George Brahm

Andy Stanley asks, “Would we have our Bible as it is today if there was no Resurrection? Would the Christian faith exist if Jesus was not raised from the dead?”

Obviously not. If Christ was not raised from the dead, there would be no ‘Good News’ to tell, the...

by Patrick McMillan

We live in a racially-divided world. I live on the outskirts of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, arguably the most racially divided city in the United States. I heard a story from a co-worker one day that the two ethnic groups that settled in Milwaukee area hated each other so much that...