The Areopagus Blog features insightful articles, reflections, and commentary on a wide range of topics related to faith, culture, and contemporary issues. Written by Dr. Jefrey D. Breshears and other contributing authors, the blog offers thoughtful Christian perspectives designed to inform, challenge, and inspire readers. Explore the latest posts below to engage with ideas that encourage deeper understanding and meaningful dialogue.
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...
The Areopagus Update – March/April 2021 “The most comprehensive assault on Christianity ever written into law.” In the January/February edition of The Areopagus Update I wrote of “The Looming Deluge” in which “a ferocious cultural, moral and spiritual storm is...
The Areopagus Update – Jan/Feb 2021 One of my favorite recording artists in the 1970s was Jackson Browne. Most of those who know of him remember his music for songs such as “Rock Me on the Water,” “Take It Easy” (a hit single by the Eagles) and “Running on Empty,”...
In keeping with the old Chinese curse, “May you live in ‘interesting’ times,” this has certainly been an ‘interesting’ year. In fact, it has been in many respects a ‘perfect storm’ marked by an unprecedented degree of domestic chaos, dysfunction and disruption as...
Reflections on the Elections Part 2 Jefrey Breshears As Christians, our primary calling in life is to follow Jesus’ admonitions to “seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness” and “love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength,... and...
Initial Reflections on the Elections Part 1 Jefrey Breshears I know that many Christians are disheartened and apprehensive as a result of yesterday’s election. The final count is still undecided, and we should pray for a fair and honest counting of all legal votes in...
Two Paths to the Bottom Orwellian Hardcore and Huxleyan Softcore Tyranny by Jefrey Breshears In their book, How Now Shall We Live?, Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey contrast the dystopian predictions of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World (1932) with those of George...
Political Priorities, Personalities and Policies The Most Consequential Election Since 1860 – And the Choice Could Not Be Clearer by Jefrey Breshears Those who endured the first presidential “debate” (or more accurately, “brawl”) of 2020 on September 30th witnessed...
Democrats and Republicans: What’s the Difference? Jefrey Breshears Current Political Realities For the first twenty years of my adult life I sought to be as nonpartisan as possible, realizing that neither party is ideal. But the Democratic Party of the last fifty...
Politics Matters On Loving One’s Neighbor as Oneself Jefrey Breshears Many Christians have been led to believe that we should be as neutral as possible on the great social and political issues of our time so as to eliminate any unnecessary distractions or impediments...
The Areopagus Update – August/September 2020 “American Crisis”Cultural Marxism and the Culture War:A Christian Responseby Jefrey D. Breshears(Centre•Pointe Publishing, 2020)Available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DDRM6JQ The Purpose American Crisis is an incisive...
Ruminations on Race, Racism and Riots by Jefrey Breshears [Note: I address these issues in considerably more depth in my forthcoming book, American Crisis: The Historical Origins and the Social and Political Consequences of America’s Culture War... and a Christian...
The Recent Gospel of John Controversy “Absence of Evidence is NOT Evidence of Absence” by W. Bruce Phillips Through an online article in the Daily Beast entitled “Everyone’s Favorite Gospel is a Forgery,” Professor Candida Moss has recently brought attention to an...
In the apostle Paul’s epistle to the church in Philippi, he writes: “Finally,... whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, If anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.”...
📄The Areopagus Update – March/April 2020 Writing in the March 12, 2020 edition of the Gospel Coalition website, managing editor Matt Smethurst notes the following: “It’s now clear that COVID-19 is a deadly serious global pandemic, and all necessary precautions should...
📄The Areopagus Update – January/February 2020 (Excerpts from the new book by Jefrey D. Breshears, C. S. Lewis on Politics, Government, and the Good Society: Relevant Insights and Sage Wisdom for Contemporary Christians (CentrePointe Publishing, 2020) C. S. Lewis is...
What Every Christian Should Know AboutAmerican Christian HistoryPART 2 Instructor: Dr. Jefrey Breshears Times and Locations: Tuesdays, 7 - 8:30 PMJanuary 14th - April 14thPerimeter Church / Fellowship Hall. Study Guide and Supplemental Readings: The Late Great...
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 – October/November 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...
C. S. Lewis was one of the most influential Christians of the 20th century and a prolific author whose writings have impacted Christians across all denominational lines and traditions. In a poll taken by Christianity Today in 2000, Lewis was voted the most popular...
The following books are recommended for Christians who want to build a substantive core library that includes some of the best works in five key areas: (1) The Bible and Biblical Studies; (2) Christian History; (3) Christian Apologetics; (4) Cultural Apologetics and...
📄The Areopagus Update – August/September 2019 While Paul was in Athens he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace with those who were there....
One of the most enjoyable ways to broaden and deepen our understanding of the past is through the integration of history and the arts, and for much of the 20th century no cultural artform was more attuned to the times than popular music. “American History Off the...
THEISTIC EVOLUTION OR SPECIAL CREATION? How Did We Get Here... And Why Does It Matter? by Jefrey D. Breshears A recent article in The Epoch Times featured the headline, “More Than 1,000 Scientists Dissent from Darwinism.” Written by Ivan Pentchoukov, the article...
— BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2019 — Alternative Universes: A Survey of Comparative Worldviews and Religions by Jefrey D. Breshears In 1963 Bob Dylan wrote and recorded “The Times They Are A-changin’,” an anthem that helped crystalize and mobilize the massive social,...
A CALL TO WHOLISTIC DISCIPLESHIP On Loving One's Neighbor As One's Self: The Political Component by Jefrey D. Breshears Many Christians have been led to believe that we should be as apolitical as possible so as to eliminate any unnecessary distractions or impediments...
WHO INVENTED GOD? The Evidence for Original Monotheism A special Areopagus Forum with Dr. Winfied Corduan Retired Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Taylor University, and author of In the Beginning God: A Fresh Look at the Case for Original Monotheism Did belief...
by Jefrey D. Breshears Many Christians have been led to believe that we should be apolitical so as to eliminate any unnecessary distractions or impediments in our witness to others. After all, they say, what really matters is the Gospel. The implication of the...
The Truth About Human Sexuality in a Confused and Chaotic Culture Insights and challenges from the new book by Nancy Pearcey, “Love Thy Body” Human life and sexuality have become the watershed moral issues of our age. Every day, the twenty-four-hour news cycle...
Nancy Pearcey Defining and Defending Sexual Truth in a Secular Culture This video is the same talk given to The Heritage Foundation in March 2018. William Gairdner The Culture War on the Family Eric A. Smith Was the Universe Made for Man? ? Rod Dreher How To Be a...