Sometimes I feel as if I’m living in a parallel universe from others. I wrote this article months ago, but had not yet scheduled it for publication. Then, just yesterday, I read Bruce Charlton’s “Necessity does not obviate the requirement for repentance” and I once again got that weird feeling. …

The irony of complaining about men putting up firewalls and filters while placing your article behind the notorious NYT paywall. And, so too, the irony of the identical response: men opting out. H/T: Deep Strength

Over in the comment section at “Rape, Abortion, and Marriage” I defended the biblical teaching that sex is the Act of Marriage. Alas, though, my argument was not well received by the resident Roman Catholic commenter Cameron. So rather than try to figure out how to make a more convincing argument, …

This is part of a series. See the index here. This is a follow-up to the research paper on Hypergamy that we discussed earlier. I also promised reader Cameron a month ago that I would address some of his concerns regarding anecdotal evidence: And so here we are. Anecdotes are nearly …

I originally intended this post to be part of my regular “Saturday Misadventures” feature. It was even scheduled for a future Saturday. That was all well and good….until I was mentioned in a directly applicable conversation at Spawny’s Space. But, before we get into that, let’s read the original post. …

It is common to believe that everyone is basically good. But the Bible teaches that everyone in their default state is hopelessly fallen. There are none who are good. It is not my goal to be negative, but it is my goal to keep people from believing in humanism and …

↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ See that title? If you let your emotions rule you, to override your faculties of reason, then stop reading. Go do something else. This post is not for you. You’ve been warned. In the comment section under “More on Biblical Marriage” a commenter objected to the idea that sex …

Yesterday I concluded “More on Biblical Marriage” by saying: Deep Strength summarizes his position in “Agency and force with Deuteronomy 22 and Exodus 22.” At the end of the article, he gave this warning: As this is an ideas blog, I will happily stick to making substantive points. I’m pretty sure my …

According to Google search statistics, my article “What Constitutes Biblical Marriage?” has been the article that has generated the most organic clicks from Google search results out of all of my articles. Along with the follow-up “Towards a Definition of Marriage” and “On Divorce” and its “Redux,” they collectively form …