The (Dis)comfort of Christmas
In a moving piece, Kevin D. Williamson laid out the thoughts of Mary and Joseph against the backdrop of the story of Abraham and Isaac. Mimicking the thoughts of unbelievers … Read more
Knowledge, Understanding, and Love II: Ignorance and Information Technology
Remembering vs. Reminding: Fit In the previous post on this issue, we ended by asking why we should blame technology for our strange (but organic) mix of arrogance and foolishness. … Read more
Moore, Jones, and the Deceitful Heart
The recent senate race in Alabama and the win of Doug Jones, and loss of Roy Moore, has stirred up a lot of negative feelings. I’ve seen people on both … Read more
A Muslim and Christian Perspective
When: September 2017 Where: Birmingham, AL Partnerships: Evangel Presbyterian Church and Mountain Chapel UMC What I Remember: The second annual “Tactical Faith: Conversations” event centered around Democracy and Islam. … Read more
Humility and the Apologist
15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is … Read more
The Trinity as a Response to our Identity Crisis
The events that took place in Charlottesville recently, as well as much of the apparent dissolution of the social and cultural fabric of the U.S. in the months up to … Read more
Knowledge, Understanding, and Love I: Knowledge as a Problem
A Problem with Knowledge “Ancient people were full of superstition, believing the most ridiculous things because they didn’t have access to modern science and technology. Since the enlightenment, humans have … Read more
Gary at First Baptist Church of Columbiana
Gary Habermas Speaking at FBCC FBCC is partnering with Tactical Faith to bring in Dr. Habermas in to speak on the Resurrection of Jesus. It’s a free event. Bring your … Read more
Non-Historical Salvation, Apologetics, and Story-Telling
Non-historical views of salvation encourage us to ignore what is happening in the world and the Church’s role in it. Our average Christian’s non-story is an artless mix of Disney-ification (we cannot look too deeply into the troubling parts of life for fear it may mar our happy ending) and the deus ex machina (whatever story is taking place now is miraculously fixed by an intrusion unrelated to the story itself).
reThink Follow up From Matt
“The field prepared by our Lord is still open for work and workers. Please pray and think about giving to our ministry for 2017. We continue to equip the good people of Alabama with qualified training. Please partner with us as we share what G.K. Chesterton said was the gigantic secret of the Christian…the happiness found in only Jesus Christ.”