C.S. Lewis said that the masculine is oriented toward strength, rigidity, and protection of life, while the feminine is oriented towards softness, fluidity, and creation of life. So, men act according to their nature when they embrace their strength and duty to protect others. Women act according to their nature when they create environments that nurture life....

“You do you” means that truth is constructed in my image. It means each person is free to create their own unique meaning in a world devoid of universal meaning. This is why “truth” is equated with authenticity, which means fulfilling your lusts without external constraint. “You do you” doesn’t deliver on its promises. Self-indulgence never provides the meaning and satisfaction people seek. Only J...

The calendar of feasts and holy days annually walk the people through the story of redemption, past, present, and future. This would continue until the Messiah came to fulfill it. The body and soul are being trained to look to the higher work of the Lord. God is writing a story that has a plot, a crisis, and a resolution. It moves. There are twists and turns; ups and downs; bad guys and good guys....

Click here for part two and here for part threeBeyond Skin Deep: The Sin of HamIntroductionA father-and-son at enmity, a hint of nudity, the air of conspiracy–the scene in Noah’s vineyard tent after the flood smacks with all of the trappings of an HBO series. However, unlike the kitsch of contemporary television dramas, the story of Ham is often ignored by Christians due to a combination of embarr...

But what about the baby girls? They couldn’t be circumcised. Does that mean they were not included in the covenant like the boys?...