Denis Haack

Denis
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.

Discernment 101: An Explanation of Discernment

Discernment / The Skill

If anything is certain for Christians today, it’s that we find ourselves living among people who do not share our deepest convictions and values.…

Discernment 101a: Always Begin Objectively

Discernment / The Skill

The process of Christian cultural discernment involves asking a series of questions that allow us to deepen our understanding of whatever it is we…

Discernment 101b: What’s obvious might not be

Discernment / The Skill

Some people act as if pluralism isn’t simply a fact of life. Instead, they are offended when movies do not depict the values they…

Discernment 101c: Liking it or Getting it

Discernment / The Skill

In an increasingly pluralistic and technological world like ours, hardly a week goes past without the possibility of being confronted with some new artifact…

Discernment 102: How to Disagree Agreeably

Discernment / The Skill

I don’t know very much,” James Agate is recorded as saying, “but what I do know I know better than anybody, and I don’t…

Discernment 201: A Guide to Reading Fiction Christianly

Discernment / The Skill

If you’re already familiar with Ransom Fellowship, you probably know that we love to encourage discussion and thoughtful responses to art. This certainly includes…

Discernment 202: Pop Culture: Why Bother?

Discernment / The Skill

In a cover story in USA Weekend, movie critic Michael Medved invited readers to make a toll-free phone call, responding Yes or No to…

Seeing beyond the traces

Creation / Faith / Spirituality

One of the things I love about winter in Minnesota is how tracks are left to tell a story in newly fallen snow. In…

A Storybook Bible for Grownups

Books

I’ve plagiarized the title for this review—it’s the subtitle of a new book from Square Halo Books: Revealed: A Storybook Bible for Grown-ups. I…

A Prayer for Terrorists

Faith / Spirituality

How does one pray in an age marred by terrorism? What words do I use, and for what do I ask? When I recognize…