Category: Theology
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The Story Behind Silent Night and the WWI Christmas Truce
In this episode, I tell the story behind Silent Night, the most popular Christmas carol of all time and, by some accounts, the most recorded song in history. But there’s more to this classic than just its melody—its connection to the WWI Christmas Truce makes it a symbol of peace and hope during the holiday…
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How Should Christians View Competition?
In this episode of Speaking Your Lingo, we continue our conversation by wrestling with the question, “How should Christians view competition?” We also discuss such questions as, “Is competition a product of the fall?” “Will there be competition in heaven?” and “What sports do we hope our kids never participate in?”
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How Do Exercise and Physical Activity Fit Into a Christian Worldview?
In this episode of Speaking Your Lingo, I bring on my very first guest to the show, Nick Crook. The focus of this episode is to tackle such questions as, “What does the Bible have to say about physical health and exercise?” “How do exercise and physical activity fit into a biblical worldview?” and “Should…
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O Holy Night: To Our Weakness No Stranger
In today’s special Christmas episode, I talk about the story behind another famous Christmas carol from the past. Picture yourself on Christmas Eve standing in a nineteenth-century Catholic church in France. The spacious and dim Gothic church filled with a resounding sound of the organ playing, and a trained opera singer boisterously singing O Holy…
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Is it Right to be Moral?
Most of us would agree that there are things human beings should do and there are things human beings shouldn’t do. There are right actions and there are wrong actions. There are good actions and there are bad actions. Functionally, we live life this way and we teach our children these things. We have laws…
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The Truth About Truth
Growing up, did your parents ever have what seemed like random phrases that they would say every so often? Phrases that they would repeat over and over again throughout the course of your childhood. Phrases that were meant to teach you something. Phrases that were meant to make you laugh. Phrases that were meant to…
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Should I Become a Pacifist? (Part 4): My Conclusion
For Part Four of this “Versus” article series, I am going to share some of my own thoughts and opinions based on my time studying the arguments presented by both Leo Tolstoy and C.S. Lewis. To gain some context for this article, it would be helpful for you to go back and read Parts 1…
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Should I Become a Pacifist? (Part 3): C.S. Lewis
For part three of this “Versus Series,” I am focusing on the British writer C.S. Lewis (1898–1963) and his views on non-resistance and pacifism. To gain some context for this article, it would be helpful for you to go back and read Parts 1 and 2 of this series if you haven’t done so already.…
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Should I Become a Pacifist? (Part 2): Leo Tolstoy
For Part Two of this, “versus” article series, I am focusing on the Russian author, Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), and his views on non-resistance and Pacifism. To gain some context for this article, it would be helpful for you to go back and read Part One of this series if you haven’t done so already. As…
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Should I Become a Pacifist? (Part 1): An Introduction
I am often amazed when I read stories that highlight the passion and dedication of men and women like Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jane Adams for living out a non-resistant lifestyle. Much of what they stood for, I believe to be good and honorable. Their resolve to lead a non-violent resistance for the…
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