Posts by Ben Hicks

For those who may not be aware, N.T. (Tom) Wright is one of the most popular, influential, and controversial theologians of our time. If you are unfamiliar with the debate surrounding Wright and his hot take on Paul, his teaching has been addressed previously on our blog here and here. But Wright recently made the…

What would you say to a teen girl who tells you that she is thinking about breaking up with her boyfriend because kissing him has gotten boring? Well, if you are a typical reader of our blog, my guess is that you would first of all be dumbstruck. When you had recovered sufficiently from the…

Over the next few weeks I plan on writing a series of blog posts on the topic of wisdom. To kick things off, we’re going to begin by asking the age-old question, “What is wisdom?” I have wrestled with that seemingly easy question for years. I’ve heard helpful definitions thrown around, such as “skill in…

In 2021 something shocking happened. State authorities removed a child from his parents’ home due to the supposed emotional and verbal abuse their child suffered when they came out as transgender. Essentially, because the parents refused to affirm their child, the state took that child away for fear of harm that might come to the…

This year, while teaching apologetics to the juniors and seniors in our high school one of our students asked a very thoughtful question. We were discussing what the Bible had to say about the roles of men and women, particularly in marriage and in the church. As we were exploring the topic, one student raised…

Too often we read the Bible as though we would have been the hero in every story. God knows this, and so He gives us deeply flawed heroes. When Moses disobeys or Abraham lies or Noah gets drunk or David commits both adultery and murder, or another good king becomes arrogant and rebels against God’s…

Our church recently finished a series through Deuteronomy 5-11. One thing that is hard to miss when studying this section is the importance of fearing God. In fact, fear of God and love of God are frequently put forward as dual motivations for obedience to God. Moses alternates between the two often, with the word…

The title of this piece might seem as controversial as saying firefighters should use water or that people scared of heights shouldn’t sky-dive. Of course Christians shouldn’t participate in vice! Is anyone arguing they should? Well, from what I’ve seen, yes. There are in fact Christians arguing that certain vices aren’t that big a deal,…

If you have the truth on your side, you don’t have to be afraid of questions. If you fear questions, people might wonder if you really have the truth on your side. If we want to successfully pass off our faith to the next generation, we can’t be afraid of their questions. If we are,…

One of the great advantages of the technological revolution is that we have unbelievable access to all kinds of great resources. One of the great disadvantages of the technological revolution is that intellectually speaking it conditions us to go after McDonald’s hamburgers rather than Ruth Chris steak. If we’re going to be honest, there are…