We probably wouldn’t know Ahmaud Arbery’s name if he hadn’t been killed by two white people. When black people are victims of alleged murder, our reactions are often measured by the skin colour of the perpetrators. When the level of outrage over injustices against black people is precipitated by the level of melanin in the…
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A man was jogging in his neighbourhood in Glynn County, Georgia on a Sunday afternoon when he was confronted by two men. Within minutes, his body lay on the ground, covered with bullets and blood. His name is Ahmaud Arbery—a black man. And his killers are Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael—two white men….
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Sometime last year, I walked out of a building to walk unto a bus. That’s what happened—that is what must have happened. I just don’t remember it. I don’t remember pushing the building’s door to walk out. I don’t remember my steps before I walked unto the bus. I don’t really remember much about that…
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Identity politics is a threat to human rights and the pro-life movement, especially in Christian circles. Last year, I shared a tweet saying: “One of the biggest indictments against the social justice movement (or the identity politics movement) within evangelicalism today is that it hasn’t produced a greater passion against the biggest human rights violation…
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The problem with the pharisees is that they made their standards more binding than God’s standards. And our problem is that too often, we fail to recognize that we’re much like the Pharisees. If the Pharisees were in America today, they might shame Christians for voting for Trump. If the Pharisees were in America today,…
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No matter what we think about it, our nations have adopted a crisis socialism to protect, in their mind, the common good and public health of all people—except preborn babies. Concerns over the coronavirus have compelled nations to deem many businesses unessential, forcing many businesses and services into closure. However, our governments have declared abortion…
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Philosophy is like math to me: there’s always a correct and consistent answer to every problem. If 2+2 equals 4, then 4+4 equals 8. Different variables and different problems do not change my methods for achieving the correct answer. If 2+2 equals 4 today, then it equals 4 all the time. What’s right or wrong…
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We have a tendency of making our preferences the mark of godliness. We too often perceive ourselves as the fourth member of the Trinity. We make our convictions synonymous with God’s commandments. We refuse to accept that alternatives to our preferences might not be evil. Especially when our favourite people agree with us—especially when our…
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Since the coronavirus outbreak, every person in the world today—almost eight billion people—have changed their lives to protect others. The NBA and other professional sports leagues have closed their arenas. Universities and other schools have suspended entire semesters. Weddings and funerals have been postponed and cancelled. Restaurants and businesses are closed. Nations have closed their…
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If you follow me on social media, you know I love music. So after I shared my top ten favourite podcasts last week, I thought that you might be interested to know who my favourite musicians are. So here is the list of my ten favourite bands and solo artists, in no particular order: Backstreet…
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