Zombies vs. the Resurrection of the Dead: Nihilism on Tap
Yesterday we talked about Dracula and Christianity. Today let's talk about zombies and...the resurrection of the dead.
Yesterday we talked about Dracula and Christianity. Today let's talk about zombies and...the resurrection of the dead.
A sign of the times? In movies and on TV, what was once evil becomes if not good, at least sympathetic – or cool. And NBC's "Dracula" is no exception.
When confronting the scourge of pornography, maybe a little seeing is believing. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once famously wrote that while "hard-core pornography" is hard to define, "I know it when I see it." Most of us would agree.
We're used to the enemies of God's Word mishandling the Bible. But a far worse problem is what its friends do.
No matter what your atheist friends or relatives tell you, they've got deep spiritual longings. And Jesus is the answer to those longings.
It seems so logical: live together, see if it works, and then get married. Except things just don't work out that way.
Can you imagine a husband telling his wife the following: "Okay, honey. The lease is up. I'm trading you in." Well, one lawyer can.
"Is Eric Metaxas the Next Chuck Colson?" That was the jarring Washington Post headline a couple of days ago. At least it was jarring to me, because the simple answer is an emphatic NO. But a more nuanced answer would be a very qualified "yes," but I'll get to that in a minute.
How is it that disgraced politicians keep popping back into public life without too much trouble?
As Weiss rightly points out, a lot of the rhetoric about sexuality in Christian circles is characterized by anger and fear over the so-called "porno-culture" and what it's doing to our children and families, and that it may be too late to change anything.