I was recently asked to comment on Al Mohler's episode of The Briefing from Monday April 20th because it touches on the controversy around Pope's Loe XIV's interactions with the Trump Administration and Just War Theory. I am not going to comment on the first 11 minutes of the podcast except to say they contain... Continue Reading →
Vance vs. Pope: Morality in War and Theology Explained
In the last few days Vice President Vance has made critical comments about Pope Leo in the media. saying he should stick to "matters of morality" and implying that the Pope doesn't understand theology as well as Vance himself does. These comments come because the Pope has been critical of the Administration's current war with... Continue Reading →
Critiquing Administration’s Faith Claims: A Christian Perspective
Earlier today the Vatican's ambassador to the US met with Pentagon officials. These officials reportedly said the Vatican "must choose a side" in the war with Iran. Further these officials brought up the "Babylonian Captivity" a time when the French Crown kidnapped the pope and held the papacy under its control. This is absolutely disgusting... Continue Reading →
Accountability in Political Faith: A Look at Talarico
Over the last year I have made a handful of comments about various individuals in the Trump administration (and in the past Mr. Trump) in relation to their statements related to Christianity. The most frequent comment I receive is do I also comment on Democrats when they make claims about Christianity. Recently, Rep. James Talarico... Continue Reading →
Undoing Manifest Destiny: A Review
I recently read L. Daniel Hawk's latest book Undoing Manifest Destiny and several people seemed interested in my evaluation of it, so here it is. At its core this is a book designed to help Christians put their faith into practice. Dan does this by providing a real world illustration of how theology has been... Continue Reading →
Christian Nationalism: a response to a comment
I recently wrote a response to a video of Voddie Baucham addressing the idea of Christian Nationalism (here). The same individual who asked me to review the video responded to that post and while I usually do not engage in such back and forth in this format I thought I would make an exception and... Continue Reading →
Critique of Dr. Baucham’s Views on Christian Nationalism
I was asked to review and critique a sermon by Dr Voddie Baucham about Christian Nationalism.1 A few words before I engage in that exercise, I am not trying to belittle Dr. Baucham in any way nor disparage his legacy, I am simply critiquing one message. Further there are things in this message I appreciated... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Rift: Evangelicals and American Nationalism
Recently I was asked to write a response to this question, "Can you point to a turning point in American culture or history where the church started making this dramatic turn away from the teachings of Christ?" This was part of a larger (and ongoing) conversation about how to talk to fellow believers about politics.... Continue Reading →
The Word of the Administration
The White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tells CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network) that Paula White, White House Faith Advisor, has been doing an excellent Job gathering faith leaders to "spread the word of this administration as well as the word of God...". This claim jumps out at me as a summation of what Leavitt believes... Continue Reading →
What Place is Satan Allowed in Government?
The erection and subsequent destruction of a display set up by the Satanic Temple in the Iowa State Capital Building has been major news in the circles I follow. Particularly because it has come on the heels of Rob Reiner announcing a movie project he worked on with the creators of Pure Flix highlighting the... Continue Reading →
Squinting in the Light 