As the assertion goes, Christianity oppresses women. However, Christianity, as based upon the Bible, is not oppressive of females, in fact it is far more protective of women than any other religion/worldview in existence. I give Leviticus 20 as Exhibit #1. Note that the commands of this chapter all deal with sexual deviancy (and it is one kinky can of worms). Each command centers around a key statement: “If a man (insert sexual deviancy here).†Levitical law places the onus on MEN for sexual and gender confusion. If a man seduces a women, or he has a strange attraction to his uncle’s wife, his father’s daughter, his employee, etc. the man takes the main blame. It is clear that God places the responsibility for sexual clarity directly on the broad shoulders of men. [Read more…] about When Feminism Wins
The Two Stories (Reflections on the Ham vs. Nye Debate)
Bill Nye, The Science Guy, astutely observed, during the creation debate, that those watching would be hearing two different stories. Indeed we did. More on that at the end. For now, I’d like to offer reflections on some of the things which were said, should have been said, and, since I’m here, which I would like to say. [Read more…] about The Two Stories (Reflections on the Ham vs. Nye Debate)
And They Saw
It might be said that the most crucial component of faith is that it sees. After all, as Hebrews 11:1 tells us, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.†Faith is more than wishful thinking. Faith is spiritual eyesight. The god of this world, however, works overtime to blind our vision of the eternal glories and realities of God Almighty (2 Corinthians 4:4).

I stumbled across a verse that I’ve probably read dozens of times by now, but this time it smote my heart with an earnest desire for the same. In Exodus 24:10, we read of Moses and the 70 elders of Israel, “And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.†They saw the God of Israel. That simple statement, followed by the description of His throne, ought to pierce our hearts with conviction, for we treasure so many earthly things when held before us-through the evidence of Creation, the truth of God’s Word, and the inner light of our conscience-is the surpassing glory and worth of Jesus Christ (i.e. the God of Israel made flesh). [Read more…] about And They Saw
The Lion on the Other Side
One of the key principles of Christian discipleship is that to say the same things over and over again must not be grievous to
the teacher, because this repetition is safe for the disciple (Phi. 3:1). I remember hearing an anecdotal story about someone in Luther’s ministry telling him that he was always saying the same thing in all his sermons, and by gum, when will Luther say something new. Luther replied, “Well, when you start living what I’m preaching now, then maybe I’ll consider preaching something else!†We are creatures that oft forget, and need continual reminders of what it is we actually believe. [Read more…] about The Lion on the Other Side
Bildad Had Sound Doctrine
In my recent journey through the book of Job, one thing that had always puzzled me about the story of Job seemed to growÂ
clear. I’ve always been curious why the advice and counsel of Job’s friends–Bildad, Eliphaz, and Zophar (all relatives of Abram, by the way)–is full of profound truths about our God that the Bible teaches elsewhere; yet, in the end they are rebuked by God. These guys seem to be staunch defenders of the faith, do they not? Here is some of what they say, full of pretty good doctrine!
Ten Things We Love
South Africa Chronicles 2013-2014, Part 3:
Ten Things We Love
We thought, as our hiatus in South Africa comes to a close, to share some things we love about South Africa and America. Hope you enjoy, and those of you who have never been to SA, we hope you someday have the joy of visiting this lovely country!
The Threshing Floor
It is becoming more apparent to me that the Enemy’s battle-formation of postmodernism is a frontal assault on the Holy Spirit. Postmodernism is a mushy soup of follow your heart, go with the flow, do what feels right, assimilate contradictory ideas into one incoherent worldview, anything goes, and above all tolerate everyone and everything and any expression of individuality. The rule of the day is tolerance. The hypocrisy of such an ideal falls apart when someone (anyone) is in any way, shape or form intolerant. Because tolerance has to tolerate intolerance, and thereby lets the cat out of the bag: there has to be some kind of objective standard whereby we determine what is right, good, and worthy of acceptance and what is wrong, bad and entirely unacceptable. [Read more…] about The Threshing Floor






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