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Moralphobia and the Art of Name Calling

It is sometimes difficult to know whether we live in confusing times or interesting times. Perhaps it is a little of both. But either and both often seem hard to live with. Over the past few years, a new question has become a source of considerable cultural...

Protestor Gnosticism and Its New Apostles

I have been deeply disturbed by the events that have unfolded in Minneapolis in recent weeks and the apparent disregard for the rule of law. I am very sad about the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti not only because it was an avoidable tragedy, but because...

Mark Twain and the Constitution, Politically Incorrect?

As students of history, we enjoy reading books, articles, poems, speeches, and at times technical works, in their historical/grammatical context. This is true of the Bible as well as other historical works. Doing so gives us a genuine insight into the lives and...

Wild in the Streets – When Dystopian Comedy Mirrors Reality

The 1968 film Wild in the Streets has been described as an “American dystopian comedy-drama film.” In an era of rebellion against authority – the late 1960s – the premise of Wild in the Streets was simple. High school and college-age youth came to believe that they...

Culture Transforming the Church

The First Century Roman Empire was pluralistic, relativistic, and very spiritual.  The Greeks and Romans shared about 15 or 16 gods and goddesses, worshipped under different names.1See “Greek Gods and their Roman Counterparts” for listing, descriptions, and...