"Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn These days, it's harder than ever to get to the bottom of the truth. Unfortunately, relativism is alive and well. And sometimes, it's downright...
Have you ever encountered the absurd idea that it is somehow unethical to persuade someone? I think it must be a byproduct of the cultural moment we are in… But lately, it seems I am seeing this sort of mentality crop up all around. ”No, you can’t offer a suggestion...
This might sound a little silly for a Christian to say, but here goes: Lately, I’m becoming quite enamored with the life and ministry of Jesus. Understand something… I’ve been a Christian for very long time—but I believe a person’s love and understanding for Christ...
We all have different backgrounds… Some of you reading have been followers of Christ for a very long time, others a fairly new in their walk… Me, I have been a follower of Jesus for over 25 years (though I am only 30 years old). The fact is this: Navigating life’s...
I received some excellent responses the other day when I asked the question, What is God teaching you right now? I learned of struggles I had no idea folks were facing. I learned of lessons that, really, I need to be learning myself. Thanks so much for your responses....
In this week’s post (which is admittedly more of a rant), I discuss some of the problems we see when intellectualism gets taken too far in the church. There’s a balance! Anti-intellectualism is bad, but so is intellectual snobbery.
Our church has recently concluded a series on tough questions in the Bible, and naturally, the question of how to respond to family members and other loved ones who have chosen to adopt a homosexual lifestyle came up. I’d like to lay out in brief what I believe the most appropriate general response is to this issue.
Are moral facts obvious, and if so, can they be accounted for objectively? That's the question before us in this week's episode of the Steve Schramm Show. We'll take a look at what philosophers mean by the notion of "intuition" and make the case that objective moral...
Like most American families---Christian or not---my wife and I enjoy watching TV. As a culturally concerned Christian parent, however, there's a need to be on the lookout for bad ideas in just about everything we consume. Sadly, most Christian parents are taken...
Last week, we began talking about the idea that "you" have a "truth" that allows you to see reality, legitimately, in different terms from someone else. This is a fallacious notion that is ultimately nothing more than relativism in disguise. Unfortunately, the...
