by Mark Farnham | Aug 9, 2010 | Book Reviews, Christian Thinkers, Culture
Guest Post: Pastor Ray Jones In R. Kent Hughes’ book, Disciplines of a Godly Man, he challenges men to discipline their minds. Specifically, he encourages godly men to read the great classics of literature. As a result, I have taken his challenge to heart. Over the...
by Mark Farnham | Aug 6, 2010 | Apologetics, Atheism/Skepticism, Philosophy
Nietzsche as Prophet Against Christianity Nietzsche condemned Christianity for many reasons. His attacks focused on at least two themes that will be explored here—the death of God, and the life-denying character of Christianity. These are major themes under which...
by Mark Farnham | Aug 2, 2010 | Biblical Studies, Christian Living
It seems that in the American evangelical world, we know very little about lament. We much prefer the happy sayings and the happy songs. We like things to be tied up nicely and neatly. We prefer our theology to be bite-sized; slogans that fit easily on a tee-shirt...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 30, 2010 | Apologetics, Atheism/Skepticism, Philosophy
Nietzsche was prophetic in many ways, both in his style and content. Walter Kaufmann compares Nietzsche to some biblical prophets because of the way he shared the angst and suffering of the very people to whom he was speaking. Sometimes prophecy seems to consist in...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 27, 2010 | Biblical Studies, The Church, Theology
Many of the differences in the various evangelical denominations and flavors of Christianity in the world exist because of conflicting views of the early church in the Book of Acts. Pentecostals and Charismatics understand the gifts of tongues, healing, and miracles...
