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Regarding the Genesis Genealogies and Exceptionally Long Lifespans
Several years ago, I started writing a novel. The premise was simple. It was going to be an epic high fantasy in the vein of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and C.S.... READ MORE
Jason Samenow, The Washington Post, and Climate Change
It was a rainy Saturday morning in Eastern Montana. I woke up, made myself a cup of coffee, and similarly woke my computer from its nightly slumber. I checked my Facebook notifications as... READ MORE
What Made America Great: Individualism, Liberty, and Self-Control
Donald Trump campaigned on ‘Make America Great Again’, but was America ever a great nation? And, supposing she was, what made her great to begin with? Call me a conservative, but I believe... READ MORE
Fatherhood & The Large White Board on Our Dining Room Wall
The large white board in our dining room received a lot of use today. First, over breakfast, I used it to explain to my sons a project I was working on from home.... READ MORE
How a Gay Black Man Became the Face of White Privilege
A Story of White Privilege Consider, for a moment, a young white man from a privileged home who goes off to college and joins a fraternity. This young white privileged frat boy begins... READ MORE
The Problem of Evil in the World
Why do bad things happen to good people? How can a good God who loves us permit all the suffering in this world? These and other questions related to the problem of evil... READ MORE
Pro-Life Birthday Traditions In Our House
Today is Mother's Day, my wife's thirty-second birthday, and a week and a day since the eighth birthday of my fourth son. Let me tell you about the last of those three. READ MORE
Tribalism, Morality, and Political Discourse
A few weeks ago, popular evangelical preacher, Ravi Zacharias, responded to the much-talked-about Mueller report with the following criticism: If anyone ever thought the Mueller report would bring an end to this constant... READ MORE