News on “Heresy of Ham”
I just want to put out there that I’ve finished a very rough draft of the book I’m writing, “The Heresy of Ham.” Since I want to make su...
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Oh Hell…or Hades…or Gehenna…or Sheol! Will there be an Eternal Crispy Burning Sensation there? (Part 1)
Recently, someone I know posted a question on his Facebook page about Hell. He said he didn’t see anywhere in the Bible where it said that a person was cast int...
Ken Ham, the Bad Magician
Researching and writing a book about the young earth creationist movement of Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis is both highly entertaining and incredibly frustratin...
Mere Christianity 3:6–Christian Marriage
I am going to do one more post on Mere Christianity before I put it to the side for a week or two. The next chapter deals with Christian Marriage. In light of t...
Let’s Talk More About Sex: Applying Mere Christianity to Today
After I wrote yesterday’s post, I have to admit it, I was thinking about sex…a lot. So cue the Barry White, I have a few more thoughts. If that is an intriguing...
Mere Christianity 3:5–Sexual Morality (Let’s Talk About Sex)
I haven’t written any posts for the past few days: this is why. The next chapter in Mere Christianity is “Sexual Morality.” For some reason, I just haven’t want...
Mere Christianity: Morality and Psychoanalysis
Here’s a question for you: if someone suffers a psychotic break and, in the midst of that, takes a knife and slits the throat of an innocent person, is that per...
Mere Christianity: Social Morality
In 3:3 of Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis addresses the topic of morality at the social level. It may come as a shock to modern Evangelical conservatives in Ameri...
Mere Christianity: The Cardinal Virtues
C.S. Lewis was a well-respected professor of medieval literature. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that when discussing the idea of Christian morality, Lewis hearke...
Mere Christianity: Three Parts of Morality
Over the past couple of weeks I have not written any posts on C.S. Lewis and Mere Christianity. A friend of mine suggested I get back to it, and so since someon...