Evil things happen in this world, and yet God is still somehow sovereign. This is perhaps the hardest part of Christian theology to accept and understand. How is God sovereign over the persecution of Christians around the world, over the acts of ISIS, over world hunger and poverty, or over smaller evils like my own depression, pain, and anxiety? The answer might be eerily similar to the answer to how a perfectly good Father is sovereign over […]
During my sophomore year of college, I looked up the entry in a theological dictionary on “angelology.” It suggested that we know very little about angels, and that the best places to get acquainted with the theology of angels were Augustine’s City of God, Anselm’s Why God Became Man, and select writings from Pseudo-Dionysius. That turned out to be massively unhelpful, because my confusion about angels began from having read those three authors that year. […]
“I went to an Ivy League School. I’m very highly educated. I know words. I have the best words.” It was simply natural (albeit mean) for many to use the words Donald Trump and “ignorant” or (even lazier) “stupid” in the same sentence. NOTE: This only applies to Trump, not his supporters (who have clearly expressed they have as many reasons in favor of him as they do against Hillary Clinton and the status-quo). […]
LEITHART, Peter J. The End of Protestantism: Pursuing Unity in a Fragmented Church. Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2016. pp. 225. $21.99 (Hardback). ISBN: 978-1-58743-377-1. As of 2003,[1] there are roughly one thousand distinct Christian denominations in the United States. It was the prayer of Jesus that his children will join together as “one” as God is one (John 17:21). What’s wrong with this picture? Peter Leithart’s The End of Protestantism takes aim squarely at evangelical […]
I recently got married to Stanley Ng last August 6, and it has truly been a whirlwind. Despite the stressful prep time before the wedding, I thoroughly enjoyed our wedding day. It was an amazing and joyous day, full of tears and much laughter. Celebrating such a momentous occasion with the people we love was wonderful, and knowing that we were making such a huge commitment in the presence of such a supportive community was amazing. […]
Before we left for the UK my wife and I joined one of my graduate professors (and dear friend) for dinner with his family at his home. He gave me lots of needed advice about working on my PhD as he himself worked through his at the University of Aberdeen many years ago. One piece of advice he gave me was to make sure that I write something every day. Typically a PhD thesis is […]
Lately I’ve absent from Two Cities due to some intense life stuff. I wrote this blog trying to process a few things last week. My Facebook friends know the insane details of our difficulty with Melodie’s illness. This is the flip side of what has been happening in my life: Last month was, perhaps, the most difficult month of my life. Just thinking about it now is actually a bit depressing but, if there is […]
It’s been about five months since I joined my fantastic friends at the Two Cities writing team and I’m fresh out of content before this week’s deadline. So I imagine I am doing what most content-editors opt for when they’re out of material — countdown list with shameful, click-baity title. Other “titles” considered and self-loathingly deleted for this post: What We Talk About When We Talk About Time. [Delete, Delete]. Five Strange, But Effective Ways […]
Democracy is not looking up here in America. It has been a tough election season, and in an unique turn of events, we have two candidates that are, well, tough to vote for. Even after two insane presidential debates, there are most likely a few people who are unsure who they are going to vote for. While most evangelicals have denounced Hillary for being for abortion, a majority of them have also championed the “pro-life” […]
Have you all seen the recent article by President Obama on CNN claiming that America will lead the way in putting humans on Mars? You can check it out here. Perhaps you’re also familiar with the privately funded expedition known as Mars One. Have you guys heard about this? A year ago I was following the Mars One selection process a little bit, being slightly intrigued and perplexed by the whole thing. Many believe Mars […]
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