Christians, You Can’t Support Abortion
On May 2, 2022 the unthinkable happened. A leaked draft of the majority opinion from the Supreme Court regarding overturning Roe v. Wade spread across the internet. Let’s ignore the serious issues revolving around leaked Supreme Court documents and focus…
Reviewing Ken Ham’s Family Homeschool Experience
Ken Ham, of Answers in Genesis (AiG), hosted his first-ever homeschool conference at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky. I am a big fan of AiG, and I have homeschooled my children from the very beginning. (You can read my homeschool…
Are You Leaving Behind A Christian Legacy?
I’m approaching a big birthday this year. I’d like to be mature and not let it make me feel like I’m leaving my youth behind, but despite being too immature to grow up, I’m still “getting old”. More and more…
Why I Won’t Apologize For Calling Out False Teachers
I am self-righteous, holier-than-thou, legalistic, and need to shut up. I know this because people tell me these things on a fairly regular basis. (You’ve got to love the internet!) They have never met me, and I highly doubt they’ve…
9 Reasons I Don’t Drink Alcohol (And I Think No Christian Should)
Alcohol is a fixture in American culture. College, weddings, children’s birthday parties, holidays, weekends, and five o’clock are all typical events for drinking. At this point, people expect everyone to drink. If I turn down a bottle of water, then…
Your Church Should Not Be Seeker Sensitive
The seeker-sensitive movement has had a tremendous impact on American Christian churches. We have seeker sensitivity to thank (or not) for the rise of megachurches and many wildly popular celebrity pastors. These seeker sensitive churches are looking for big crowds…
Christians And Santa Claus: Do They Mesh?
If you want to really stand out in December, then I suggest you tell people that you don’t “do Santa” at Christmas. That will definitely get you noticed, but you might be surprised at the reactions you receive. The Big…
How To Handle Large Family Holidays
As each one of my children arrived, more questions and “helpful” suggestions concerning finances came my way. “You can save money by eating off the McDonald’s dollar menu once a week.” “Stop having kids now.” “How will you pay for…
Comfortable Christianity Is No Christianity At All
I named my blog The Set-Apart Walk as a direct response to what I believe is the key component missing in American Christianity today. Holiness. To be set apart is to be holy. To be holy we are not only…
Christian Halloween: Is It A Good Idea?
Every year the lines are drawn in the sand, and Christians pick sides. In October we have to decide where we stand on Halloween. We must know for ourselves but also because it feels like everyone wants to know our…