Nov 3, 2020Book Review: The 21, Martin MosebachOn the 15th of February 2015, a horrific video was released showing 21 men, in Libya, wearing orange jumpsuits and being taken along a beach to be beheaded by an ISIS-affiliated militia group. This video quickly spread across the internet and was met with global denunciation for the brutality of…5 min read5 min read
Nov 3, 2020Redeeming EconomicsHow should Christians think about the work of an economist? What does it mean to think Christianly about the vocation of an economist? What does it mean to be a Christian economist? How can a Christian economist engage their vocation in a constructive and redemptive way? These are vitally important…5 min read5 min read
Nov 3, 2020Does Christianity Lead To Violence?In his 2009 New York Times bestseller’s book, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, Christopher Hitchens argues that violence is at the heart of religion. It would seem that in the last decade alone, not to speak of the last century, religion as a cause of violence has…4 min read4 min read
Oct 30, 2020Book Review: Creation RegainedAlbert Wolters is an emeritus professor of religion and theology/classical languages at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario. In his book Creation Regained, Wolters seeks to provide an outline of the ‘content of a biblical worldview and its significance for our lives as we seek to be obedient to the…Book Review6 min readBook Review6 min read
Oct 28, 2020Healers, Faith, and the Coronavirus“And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets — who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the…5 min read5 min read
Oct 15, 2020In The Valley Of CoronavirusWhat, for many of us, was just an update of an unfortunate reality for a distance city across the world has quickly become a nightmare for our own cities and hometowns. What began as pure shock has quickly devolved into fear, anxiety, and anger. There’s fear over the virus itself…8 min read8 min read
Oct 15, 2020The Gospel According To The NHSYou’ve probably already seen this graph, with the accompanying mantra for why social distancing is so important: ‘flatten the curve.’ As…5 min read5 min read
Oct 15, 2020Humour In A Time Of CrisisIt’s the 1st of April — April fool’s day. This is a day that has been celebrated for centuries by practical jokes, hoaxes, and the like. The day itself is said to have originated during the time of the Babylonian empire around 1400 BC when Gandash of Mari (of the…6 min read6 min read
Sep 30, 2020Seeking Justice: Perseverance and Redemptive HopeWhat is the hope of redemption and what role does it have in promoting perseverance in the work of seeking justice. The hope of redemption is simply this: that God will make all things right! …5 min read5 min read
Sep 30, 2020Seeking Justice: The Sin Of InjusticeIf in Genesis 1 and 2 we see the goodness of creation providing resources for seeking justice, when we turn to Genesis 3, we unveil the identity of the core sin of injustice. Genesis 3 not only teaches us why the world is not the way it ought to be…5 min read5 min read
