Phil Steiger
Dallas Willard, who passed away in 2013, was a philosophy professor at USC and a deep and thoughtful writer on the Christian faith and spiritual formation. I ran across this interview with him just yesterday. In response to the first question he talks about his journey as both pastor and philosopher. He says that... Continue Reading →
Recently, Tim Farron resigned his position as leader of the Liberal Democrat party in the U.K. His reasoning had to do with how hard it became for him to live in the spotlight as both the leader of a liberal political party and be a committed Evangelical Christian. In his resignation speech he says in... Continue Reading →
By now you have likely heard that Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) openly expressed his disapproval of President Trump’s nominee for deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought. A couple of years ago Vought wrote an online article expressing the traditional Christian belief that Muslims “stand condemned” because of their... Continue Reading →
Up until just a few months ago, possibly a couple of years ago, the dominate argument for homosexual behavior was, “I was born this way.” It was an assertion that had the pretense of being backed up by science. Never mind the science was dubious at best, it had the support of secular cultural elites... Continue Reading →
An interesting but predictable thing happened on our way to a utopia unchained from absolute truth – we created a generation of tyrannical absolutists. "Portland rose parade canceled after ‘antifascists’ threaten GOP marchers" In what feels like a lifetime ago, I did my graduate work on Postmodernism, specifically the leading American postmodernist, Richard Rorty. He... Continue Reading →
Gallup recently updated a regular poll they do on how religious each state in America is. Their most recent ranking places Vermont as the least religious, unseating New Hampshire from its recent place atop those rankings. Combining this poll and other larger surveys showing the secularization of America in general and the North East specifically,... Continue Reading →
As part of my role in my denomination (they would call it a Cooperative Fellowship), I have the opportunity to interview potential candidates for Ordination into the ministry. More often than not this is a wonderful opportunity to get to know our new ministers, investigate their call and ministry, and speak some wisdom... Continue Reading →
I recently picked up one of the latest books by the prolific historian and sociologist, Rodney Stark. This one is entitled, How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the triumph of Modernity, and tells the story of why the West developed the way it did in contrast to the development of other cultures around... Continue Reading →
Late last night it became official: Donald Trump is President Elect. This has to have been one of the most frustrating and emotional Presidential election cycles in a very long time. Neither major party had a candidate they could wholeheartedly endorse (except for the hard-core among us), and the issues at stake could not have... Continue Reading →
There is an outside chance you have heard about the recent controversy surrounding a recent meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers (SCP), Richard Swinburne, and some of his remarks regarding homosexuality. If you have not, here are several links to the story, commentary on the story, and a brief synopsis. (The Stream, Rightly Considered,... Continue Reading →
Every Thought Captive 