If you have been reading my work for a while, you already know that I am an abortion abolitionist, which means that I support equal protection under the law for preborn babies. Put another way, I believe that the same laws that protect you and me (born people) from murder ought to protect preborn people…
an introduction to the abolition of abortion aka equal protection for the preborn
Equal Protection: Underlying Logic, Truth, and Definition You will hear me and other abolitionists use the term "equal protection" a lot. It is important to define because it can be misunderstood, and sometimes it is misused. Equal protection under the law for the preborn means that the same laws that protect you and me (born people) should…
an open letter to pastors about loving our preborn neighbors
Pastor, I would relish the opportunity to speak with you in person about this very important issue, but given that your time is limited, and so is mine, and maybe you and I don't even know each other, I'll have to be content with this short essay. Perhaps you have heard of the movement to…
Problems with the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible
I honestly cannot remember exactly when I switched from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) to the English Standard Version (ESV), but I want to say it was sometime around 2016, but it could have been as early as 2010. People always described it as just as accurate as the NASB, but easier to read.…
where is the church?
Today I witnessed a miscarriage of justice. The Dallas City Council and Mayor voted 13 to 1 to pass the Reproductive Rights Resolution, which would effectively "decriminalize" abortion by deprioritizing abortion-related investigations, and precluding city resources from being used towards abortion related investigations, prosecutions. City Councilman Adam McGough is the only one who voted against…
Proverbs 27: three levels of humility
Before you read this blog read Proverbs 27 and ask God to reveal his truth to you. At least seven separate passages of scripture communicate the same message using slightly different wording: God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.Psalm 138:6; Proverbs 3:34; Proverbs 29:23; Matthew 23:12; Luke 1:52; James 4:6; 1 Peter…
The Divine & Created Order
Before reading this blog post read Genesis 1 & 2 in your Bible or online. Order and chaos are at odds with one another. At first blush, chaos may seem attractive. After all, chaos evokes thoughts of freedom, spontaneity, and independence. Order in comparison can appear rather droll. It makes us think of uniformity, everything…
Genesis 1 – Creation
Before reading this blog, read Genesis chapter 1 in your Bible or online. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." This opening statement is not ambiguous, nor is it metaphorical. The discussion of metaphorical vs. literal interpretation of Creation and following events as described in Genesis is of important further discussion, so…
forgiveness: the human superpower
https://youtu.be/gdgPAetNY5U In this powerful video Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor discusses the unimaginable horrors she faced at the hands of the Nazis at the infamous concentration camp Auschwitz. Within about a half hour of arriving she was separated from her mother, father, and her older sisters who she never saw again. Eva and her twin…
the meaning of life, the universe, and everything
In the cult classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, there is a story about an immensely powerful computer called "Deep Thought" that is tasked with coming up with the answer to the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. In the story, Deep Thought agrees to take on the problem, but it…
a servant of Christ 