Evangelism

Marketing the Messiah

Marketing the Messiah

 As I was getting in bed a couple nights ago, a friend texted me to ask about the documentary Marketing the Messiah, so I decided to stay up and watch it. The documentary purports to tell "the 'true' story of early Christianity," and from a filmmaking...

The WEIRDest Apologetic in the World

The WEIRDest Apologetic in the World

The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph HenrichMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Ten years ago, the author of this book, Joseph Henrich, wrote a journal article with the same title as...

The Complexity of Politics

The Complexity of Politics

I'm working on my Ph.D. in psychology and in a recent class of mine, we were discussing the trolley problem in the context of moral development. My professor ended by saying, thankfully, we don’t actually have to make these difficult choices in real life because doing...

Prosperity from Apologetics

Prosperity from Apologetics

1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire....

Romans 1:4

Romans 1:4

I learned a valuable lesson from this verse, completely unrelated to what the verse actually says! It's also a lesson I already knew and should have been more careful to pay attention to. When I first set out to memorize this verse, I read several translations and the...

Is Sleep Deprivation a Sin?

Is Sleep Deprivation a Sin?

I only got about five hours of sleep last night and six the night before. I need a shade over eight to maintain peak cognitive functioning. Have I sinned? I suspect that most people are inclined to say no without careful consideration, but once we think about it, the...

Instant Family: Movie Review

Instant Family: Movie Review

To celebrate the digital release of Instant Family, I thought I would write a brief review of it. As someone who has adopted from foster care, this movie is dear to my heart and is no doubt my favorite movie. Don't just rent it, but buy it, and then lend it out...

Can Christians Get Tattoos?

Can Christians Get Tattoos?

I started getting tattoos before being a Christian. When I became a Christian, I never gave it a second thought and got a couple more, including a cross on my ribs. At one point, a friend told me that Christians weren't supposed to get tattoos, which caught me a bit...

Politics for Christians

Politics for Christians

Well, it's the time of year where the political posts are starting to ramp up and people on all sides are starting to remember how stupid, biased, and downright evil some of their family and friends are. 😅 Because I recently moved, I have a mostly new social group, so...