The Top Ten Posts of 2014
Here’s a look back at 2014 through the ten most popular posts of the year:
10. Christianity’s Uniqueness – “In reply to the critics who claim Christianity was just a copy-cat religion among the ancient religions, it's helpful to take a look at how an ancient adherent of these pagan religions viewed Christianity.”
9. You’re Not Really Pro-Life Unless… – “The objection that pro-life advocates or organizations aren’t really pro-life because they don’t also advocate [fill in the blank] is one you’ll encounter. Scott Klusendorf responds to this ‘single issue objection’ in The Case for Life.”
8. Bart Ehrman’s Latest Book – How Jesus Became God – “[T]he basic explanation Ehrman gives for how Jesus became divine…[is] built on late dating the New Testament documents and citing precedents of such teachings. I found it implausible and completely unpersuasive.”
7. Lord, Liar, Lunatic…or Legend? – “[T]here's a ‘quadlemma’ to answer, and Tom Gilson has written an excellent new article in Touchstone. He considers this fourth possibility in an interesting way.”
6. How Same-Sex Marriage Will Affect Friendships – “Matthew Franck explains the unintended effect same-sex marriage will have on friendships in our society.”
5. A Warning from the Death of Christian Britain – “Craig Hazen’s comments in Biola Magazine on a book by Callum G. Brown titled The Death of Christian Britain should serve as both a warning and an encouragement to us.”
4. The Myth of Hate – “The most common misconception about Christians and homosexuality is that Christians hate homosexuals. Though there are some things Christians have done to contribute to this impression, it’s largely untrue.”
3. What Would Polygamy Do to Society? – “Dr. Morse explains how equality and freedom suffer in polygamous societies.”
2. What’s Missing in Son of God – A review of the film: “One can’t leave out this aspect of Jesus, for it’s only when this strength and authority is present that we truly feel the impact of the unexpected grace He shows to the weak, the hurting, and the sinners—when He welcomes little children and heals unclean women. It’s commonplace to see a mother stoop down to bless a child. It is quite shocking when the King of the universe takes time out of His day to do it. The greater the condescension, the more striking the love and kindness. When filmmakers show only kindness and leave out authority and strength, much is lost.”
1. Gordon College Will Lose Accreditation over Behavioral Standards – (Please note the updates at the end of the post.) “[J]ust as having a sexual behavior standard for people with opposite-sex attractions is not an act of discrimination against heterosexual people, so having the same standard for people with same-sex attractions is not an act of discrimination against homosexual people. But the commission won’t see this because our culture is no longer capable of making a distinction between ‘sexual identity’ and behavior.”
