I’ve never really believed in ghosts. Movies like The Sixth Sense and The Ring scared the living daylights out of me, but I never considered them to be serious pictures of reality. I’ve long had a strong belief in the supernatural, but I’ve always believed that “hauntings” and “mysterious events” could each be chalked up …
By now, whether through secular or religious outlets, you’ve likely heard about a recent book-length interview with Pope Benedict XVI titled Light of the World (Ignatius Press, 256 pages, hardback). This book presents the third extensive interview between the Pope and journalist Peter Seewald, the first two coming before Benedict was Pope. Light of the …
In Pope Benedict XVI’s recent letter Verbum Domini, the Pope called Christians to a deeper love for the Word of God. In particular, Benedict encouraged a fuller, more holistic approach to Scripture. This approach looks at the Bible through the lens of the Church, not through the lens of secular scholasticism, and it is an …
In addition to my written book reviews, I’ll now be periodically reviewing books through short video casts. Watch the video below to see the initial critique: Books Reviewed: The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture by Shane Hipps (Zondervan, 176 pages, paperback) Flickering Pixels by Shane Hipps …
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“We need a new apologetic, geared to the needs of today, which keeps in mind that our task is not to win arguments but to win souls. Such an apologetic will need to breathe a spirit of humanity, that humility and compassion which understand the anxieties and questions of people.” – Pope John Paul II …
