Over the past fifteen years, my wife Dollie and I have sought to set aside a Sunday or two each year to visit churches that have particular theological, social and cultural influence and significance in American history – either for better or for worse. This past...
Last night I saw the Jesus Revolution movie with some friends. Unlike so many "Christian" movies that are notoriously simplistic, this one actually has some depth, and I was not disappointed. (If possible, see the movie with friends – especially if you know anyone who...
📄The Areopagus Update – Aug/Sept 2022 Our Areopagus fall seminar is “HOW SHOULD WE NOW LIVE? PART 1: THE LIFE & LEGACY OF FRANCIS SCHAEFFER.” Unless you’re a young adult or a relatively new Christian, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Francis Schaeffer who, along with...
As I wrote in my book, Critical Race Theory: A Critical Analysis (CentrePointe Publishing, 2021), Critical Race Theory (CRT) is a derivative of Marxist Critical Theory, a comprehensive assault on the spiritual, moral, cultural and institutional foundations and...
📄The Areopagus Update – Jan/Feb 2022 Exploring the Depths of Christian Spirituality and Discipleship Our upcoming Areopagus seminar, "The Inner Journey: Exploring the Depths of Christian Spirituality and Discipleship,” begins on Wednesday, January 12th (for details,...
“In the Fullness of Time” In Galatians 4:4 the apostle Paul writes that “In the fullness of time” God sent forth his Son to redeem us so that we might become true [spiritual] children of God. In other words, Jesus appeared at the most propitious time in history — a...
📄The Areopagus Update – Aug/Sept 2021 An excerpt from Critical Theory and Critical Race Theory: A Critical Analysis by Jefrey Breshears The Bible and Critical Race Theory Critical Race Theory is not only blatantly Marxist, racist and antiAmerican, but it is...
📄The Areopagus Update – May/June 2021 “I am astonished that you are so quickly… turning to a different gospel – which is really no gospel at all. Evidently, some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.” (Gal. 1:6-7) Like...
On December 19, 2019 the editor in chief of Christianity Today magazine, Mark Galli, published an editorial entitled "Trump Should Be Removed from Office," Galli’s analysis was so flawed that one is tempted to respond with something like “Mark Galli Should Be Removed...
📄The Areopagus Update – Oct/Nov 2019 To paraphrase a famous quote by the renowned English essayist, Dr. Samuel Johnson: “The realization that one is scheduled to hang in the immediate future has a wonderful effect in terms of focusing one’s mind.” I feel somewhat the...
📄The Areopagus Update – Oct/Nov 2017 I returned a week ago from our Areopagus-sponsored Reformation History Tour. As anticipated, it was an inspiring experience as we visited many of the key sites associated with this momentous period in Christian history –...
📄The Areopagus Update - Jan/Feb 2017 The Protestant Reformation was one of the most significant events in Christian history as well as one of the great transitional eras in Western civilization. As the historian Rudolph Heinze has written, “The changes that occurred...