In August, as Russian forces rolled into Georgia, I watched images of carnage from South Ossetia—a place I had never heard of, and perhaps…
Denis Haack
Denis is the author of The Rest of Success: What the World Didn’t Tell You About Having It All and has written articles for such journals as Reformation & Revival Journal, Eternity, Covenant, and World. He holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis.
Engaging the New Atheists (III): Resources
For those who would like a few resources to help think through the claims of the New Atheists, I will suggest three. The first…
Is Belief in God Good, Bad or Irrelevant? (Preston Jones, 2006)
In 2006 Preston Jones, a contributing editor to Critique, published a book with Greg Graffin called Is Belief in God Good, Bad or Irrelevant?…
Discernment Exercise: Beatitudes on the Dark Side
One of the great classics of 20th century Christian writing is The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis. It’s one of those rare books…
Love and Loss Amidst the Dunes: a review of the novel The Maytrees by Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard has an uncanny ability to see—to observe things, creatures, people, and life with a beguiling simplicity and clarity. More remarkably, she is…
Discernment Exercise: Your God Does Intolerable Things
Often the questions we face in a pluralistic culture require Christians to develop an apologetic for their faith. A reasonable, winsome defense of what…
Resources for Understanding Scripture
Christian discernment is not the process of applying minds and imaginations to issues of life and culture. It is, rather, applying minds and imaginations…
Rickie Lee Jones, The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard (2007)
Back in the Eighties, film writer, director, and producer Robert Lee Cantalon decided to “write the words of Jesus in modern language, and publish…
Discernment Exercise: Should We Attend This Party?
Here is a case study for discernment, based on a true story (though I’ve taken liberties with many of the details). Your small group…
Engaging New Atheists: Agreeing with Christopher Hitchens
The early 21st century has introduced puzzling cultural cross currents for the traditional Christian. On the one hand, many postmodern young adults are unabashed…