22Oct 2025 by Post

A Twofold Calling: Why God Raised Up the Church for the Gospel and the Jewish People

American Christianity, Antisemitism, Apologetics, Christianity, Geo-politics, Gospel, Israel, Jews, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Tim Orr
Throughout the history of Christianity, God has raised up His people in specific places and times for unique purposes. The early church carried the gospel from Jerusalem across the Roman Empire. The Reformation revived biblical faith and reshaped the Western world. In our time, many Christian leaders believe that God has entrusted a distinctive mission to the American church — a mission with two inseparable parts: to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to the nations and to stand with the Jewish people, including the modern State of Israel. These two callings are not separate tracks. They emerge from the same biblical story, reflect the same divine purposes, and together represent one of the most important responsibilities of the church in our generation. Preach the Gospel — and Fuel a…
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08Oct 2025 by Post

Why Culture Hates Charlie Kirk

Apologetics, Christian Apologetics, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Christianity and culture, Cultural Hostility, Following Jesus, Gospel, Jesus and Culture, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Natasha Crain, Persecution of Christians, Public Faith
When my book When Culture Hates You came out earlier this year, I got a lot of comments from both Christians and nonbelievers either laughing off the idea that the culture hates Christians or suggesting to me that writing a book of this nature was unnecessarily “divisive.” There are even some reviews from people who loved the book but still mention that you “just have to get past the title.” Never mind the fact that Jesus Himself told his followers the world would hate them (John 15:18-19: “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.…
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06Oct 2025 by Post

The False Dilemma of Worldly Philosophies

Apologetics, Christianity, college, Culture, Gospel, https://drowenanderson.com/, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Marxism, myth of neutrality, Owen Anderson, Politics, Worldview
“We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 One of my goals as a Christian and as a tenured full professor of philosophy and religion at our nation’s largest research university (ASU) is to help Christian parents and students understand what to expect if they attend classes teaching radical ideologies—DEI, LGBTQ+, Antifa, decolonization, anti-settler, anti-white, and anti-heteronormativity theories. Christians know that such universities would never permit a Christian to use class time for evangelism. The radical Marxist professor seems to think that the First Amendment guarantees them a job as a professor, but it doesn’t guarantee them that anyone will attend their classes or programs. So how did we get here, and what can…
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01Oct 2025 by Post

A Case Against Theocracy in 20 Points

1st Amendment, Apologetics, Charlie Kirk, Christianity, church and state, Gospel, John Ferrer, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Politics, Religious Freedom, Theocracy
If you watched the Memorial Service for Charlie Kirk, and reports indicate about a third of America did just that, then you saw a lot of people singing songs to God, Christians sermonizing, and political figures politicizing. Church and State were both on full display. This wasn’t a funeral, mind you. Nor was it a church service or a political rally. It was kind of all three, which made it a unique event in recent history. Some of the speakers shared the Gospel, giving an invitation for salvation, and calling people to follow-Christ with everything they’ve got, for their own sake, the sake of their families, and the sake of the country. There were some excellent Christian messages showing a principled Christian engagement in the political sphere in way that…
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29Sep 2025 by Post

Top 5 Apologetic Books for a Graduate

Apologetics, Campus Life, Christianity, college, Gospel, Graduation, high school, Introductory Apologetics, IsChristianityTrue?, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, resources, Seniors, Steve Lee
[Editor’s note: This article was originally posted in May 2025 at Is Christianity True?] We are in the midst of graduation season and some of us either have a graduate or know a graduate who is going to be headed off to college in just a couple of months. How can we help prepare them to face some the challenges and opportunities that college offers. Here is a list of the top apologetic books to buy for a recent graduate that would be helpful: Welcome to College: A Christ-Follower’s Guide for the Journey, 2nd edition by Jonathan Morrow (Kregel Publishers, 2017) Jonathan Morrow is the director of Impact360 which has a two-week Immersion worldview training and a Gap Year for college students. His book Welcome to College, newly published, is now in its second edition.  J. P. Moreland,…
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15Sep 2025 by Post

Class Guide: How to Avoid Filth

Apologetics, Christianity, college, Gospel, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Owen Anderson, Owen Anderson.substack.com, Politics
As students around the country get ready to go back to school, our universities are eagerly awaiting their next round of freshmen. If you’re a parent or student, you will need to know how to find classes that help you become wise and lead a virtuous life. As a professor, I can provide you with some ideas. First, go to your university’s course schedule and see what is offered. If a class interests you, check out its syllabus. If the professor will not make their syllabus public, that is a bad sign. You can email and request it. What you want to see is the reading list and the kinds of lecture materials that are used. That will tell you if there is bias. For example, take a look at…
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01Sep 2025 by Post

When Propaganda Wears a Habit: Why Apologists Must Guard the Truth

4TimOrr.substack.com, and Politics, Anti-Jew, anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, Culture, Gaza, Islam, Israel, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, October 7th, Palestine, Tim Orr, Tucker Carlson, Zionism Categories: Legislating Morality
Note: The original version of this article was published on Dr. Orr’s Substack. The present version has been substantially revised and adapted by the author. When Tucker Carlson aired the episode Here’s What It’s Really Like to Live as a Christian in the Holy Land (2025), the optics were powerful. His guest, Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos, appeared cloaked in a black Orthodox veil, her presence suggesting sanctity and authenticity. The fact that she was also the sister of George Stephanopoulos, longtime ABC political commentator, made the segment doubly compelling. The habit and the surname prepared audiences to assume her words carried both religious authority and cultural weight. On the surface, she seemed to speak truth about Christian suffering in the land of Christ’s birth. In reality, what she offered was not…
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18Aug 2025 by Post

What’s Left of ‘My Body, My Right’?

abortion, AbortionHistoryMuseum.com, bodily autonomy, Constitution, John Ferrer, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, my body my right, pro-choice, pro-life, right to privacy, Women’s Rights
[Editor’s Note: This blog was originally posted in 2014. While the general argument is still as relevant as ever, a lot has changed in the cultural landscape since then, most notably the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Plus, time-sensitive statistics are relative to 2014.] The right to privacy just might be the most widely touted justification for abortion today. Implied within the right to life and to liberty, the concept of “privacy” demarcates the sacred domain of self-possession (my body), autonomy (my choice), and liberty (my freedom). Without at least some form of the right to privacy, one cannot defend against forced marriage, coercive medical procedures, physical abuse, slavery, forced labor or any other forms of coercion. And of course, abortion isn’t a “right” unless a mother can do…
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11Aug 2025 by Post

Sending Your Kids to College on F.I.R.E. for Their Faith!

Apologetics, Back to School, Christianity, College-Prep, cultural apologetics, discipleship, family, Gospel, Julie Loos, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, MamaBearApologetics.com, Parenting
If you are the mom of a soon-to-be-college freshman, hang on. You will survive! But the more important question might be: Will your child survive college. . . spiritually? Even if he or she has checked all the boxes associated with growing up in the church, there’s always the possibility that their faith will end up no more intact than the couch at the frat house. But rest assured, I have walked in your shoes. Twice. And I can happily say that my young men thrived in college and graduated, still walking with Christ. (Thank you, Jesus!) We know this isn’t true of all of our kids, though, and we’re not trying to make anyone feel bad; rather, we hope that these blogs will help prepare you for what’s to come…
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04Aug 2025 by Post

59 Reasons Men Should Speak Out Against Abortion Part 2

abortion, Binary, gender, intelligentchristianfaith.com, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, men, My Body My Choice, No Womb No Say, ohn Ferrer, prolife, Women’s Rights
If you are a pro-life man, like me, then you’ve heard a hundred times that men need to shut up about abortion. Apparently, we men have no right to talk about abortion unless, perhaps, we’re voicing pro-choice solidarity. #girlpower. In part 1 of this series, we looked at 25 reasons why men should still speak up, despite being told, “No Womb, no Say!” In part 2, we can dig even deeper and see even more reasons why women, families, and society at large desperately need men to speak up against the horrors of abortion. More Reasons Why Men Need to Speak Out Against Abortion 26. Some women don’t want to make the abortion-decision for themselves – I’m a married man, and I grew up with a mother and sister. And…
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