I found the new Superman movie entertaining, replete with interesting characters like Krypto (the Super Dog), the Justice Gang (a motley crew of several superheroes), and a giant Kaiju-like monster, as well as cosmological concepts like pocket universes, an imaginative raging antiproton river, and other fictional eye-candy like Superman’s Fortress of Solitude. But what I…

But the dark side of therapy I’m referring to goes beyond sexual impropriety to include the more elusive ethos of breaking the boundary of personal values.

Aha moments can be disastrous. If we spend our lives going from one aha moment to the next, we’ll miss out on the simple yet splendid day-to-day routine of life. Admittedly, day-to-day routines can sometimes feel apathetic and unfulfilling. But they’re how we make progress to get to the next level of our maturity. Aha…

IMAGINATIVE apologetics promotes and pursues what classical apologetics lacks: meaning through metaphor. This lack is not the focus of the book but rather the catalyst, which is to complement the rational and evidential with the imaginative.  

Together, ethos, pathos, logos speak holistically and harmoniously to the human condition of transformation inspired by the nature of an ethical, passionate, rational God. Christ spoke with authority and credibility,[1] placing his ethos under a pedagogical umbrella. It astonished and moved his disciples. His enemies, on the other hand, exhibited an allergic reaction to his…

Hello Friends and Family, My mind is constantly swirling with creative ideas. I’ve never been so inspired to write and yet I’ve never been so discouraged and broken. Momentarily, personal matters have culminated into a powder keg. Pray. Breathe. Exercise. Pray. Write. Work. Pray. Have been my constant companions who’ve gotten me through these waves…

It’s time to start giving back. After years of researching, writing, reading, and studying in the fields of psychology, theology, philosophy, ethics, and spiritual formation, I have decided to become a spiritual life coach for men. My personal conviction is that coaching is modeling. And modeling is coaching. My heart is to see Christian men…

…the linguistic problem hammers the last nail in the coffin of the traditional setting of “the inn” being some sort of hotel. In Greek, katáluma is translated “lodging place,” “upper room,” or “guest room.”[6] Only a few translations call it something other than “the inn,” which lends itself to misinterpretation by Westerns who think of “the inn” as a kind of hostel or motel.[7] But Matthew’s gospel makes it clear that the Maji entered a “house”: “And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.”[8] So, the traditional telling of “no room for them in the inn” should be translated “no room for them in the guest room upstairs.”  

When Josh Brolin gave Thanos a humanity, it sent shock waves not only into the Marvel Cinematic Universe but also into ours. That is, when personified evil is torn over killing half the world’s population but sees it as a necessity, his character becomes believable, which is terrifying to watch. After accomplishing what he thinks…

THE SHROUD OF TURIN is the most investigated archaeological relic in history. If it’s real, it’s no trivial matter: the resurrection of Jesus Christ is supercharged with physical evidence. It’s no longer just a propositional truth claim found in scripture but measurable proof that can no longer be ignored. The linen shroud’s existence captures the light,…