“In haste I ordered a copy of The Defense of the Faith . . . and breathed a sign of relief after I read it. I guess I was Van Tillian. There are worse things, I suppose.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 52
Does Grove City Have Worrisome Dark Spots on Her Lymph Nodes?
Introduction: To address my question right at the outset, the answer would appear to be yes. But as one who has been the subject of various online hit pieces myself, I think we need to proceed charitably and cautiously, and hear everybody out. At the same time, we should not blithely assume that somebody must …
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A Designated Place
“When Jesus cleanses the Temple, He drives out the merchants and moneychangers from the Court of the Gentiles. The Gentiles had a court at the Temple, designated for them to worship the true God, and without becoming Jews first.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 46
As Is Our Wont, We Publish Letters
Letter to the Editor: I ran into your video "The Face of Jesus Christ" which is right on. I would like to have the text of this that you read so I can study the several aspects that ...
Gentile Believers
“In the Old Testament, Gentiles were under no obligation whatever to become Jews. They could be saved without becoming Jews, and many of them were saved without becoming Jews. The Jews were not the believers of the Old Testament, but were rather the priestly people of the Old Testament. They served in this function for the sake of the Gentile nations.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 45
The Hard Bigotry of Low Expectations
Introduction: George W. Bush once gave a speech that contained a phrase that was laden with worldview wisdom. That phrase was the "soft bigotry of low expectations." When someone is growing ...
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Islam in Narnia
“I should mention in passing that the entire culture of the Calormenes is obviously a stand-in for Islam. This is most explicit at the beginning of chapter 4 of The Horse and His Boy when Lewis describes Tashbaan as having numerous minarets—and a minaret is a tower attached to a mosque.”
The Light Behind the Sun, p. 42
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No Other Way
“If this broad and inclusive approach were true, then Christ died for nothing. With a sorrow deeper than any man has ever experienced, Christ asked His Father to have the cup pass from Him if there were any other way (Matt. 26:39). If the Father could have said something like, ‘Well, the Rig Veda has some promising developments,’ then why did Jesus have to die? Jesus had to die because there was no other way to save us.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 34
Not Our Story
“And if we inquire too closely into what would have need to have happened to her [Susan] in order to bring all this about, we can be assured that this would be a sure way to get Aslan to growl at us.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 30