Tolerance Presupposes Moral Objectivism

I’m reading through J. P. Moreland’s Kingdom Triangle. In chapter four J. P. discusses, among other things, the transition in thought from a classic conception of tolerance to a modern conception of tolerance. He notes that tolerance is usually linked in some way with moral relativism, but then shows that idea to be [...]

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A Theology Of Missions

In the past few weeks I’ve felt as though I’m being continually bombarded from all sides by a single message: “Sell everything you have and go be a missionary.”
You might recognize that as a variant on Jesus’ words to the rich young man. I actually haven’t heard those exact words from anyone’s mouth, [...]

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Looking For Lord Voldemort: Does Every Hero Need A Villain?

My wife and I watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire this past weekend. After the movie was over I actually caught myself thinking, “Man! When do I get to fight in a life-or-death battle with my own Lord Voldemort?!” Now, it would be easy to think that such a sentiment [...]

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Does God Exist?: Theism, Naturalism, and Matter

This is MG’s second post in the series on ‘Natural Theology.’

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Introduction
In my first post I set the framework for some arguments for the existence of God.  I mentioned two different views of reality and the contrasting explanations they give for everything.  Naturalism holds that the universe is all that exists and that everything can [...]

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