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Size Doesn't Matter

“Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

8 min

CHURCH

As the Pandemic Continues…

With the omicron variant stirring things up in new ways, we face the discouraging prospect of moving back into more restrictions as Year...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

4 min

APOLOGETICS

Cracks in the Darwinist Wall

Maverick computer scientist David Gelernter set off a grenade in the faculty dining room last spring. His essay, “Giving Up Darwin,”...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

3 min

APOLOGETICS

Will Science Save Us? From What?

[This was originally posted in March 2019] The late neurologist and bestselling author Oliver Sacks—he wrote The Man Who Mistook His Wife...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

2 min

ETHICS

Climate Change? Well, for Starters…

A friend of mine, who has recently taken a job on behalf of a political party on the left side of Canada’s political spectrum, asked me...

Lightsails, Aliens, and the Greatest Discovery Ever

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

3 min

APOLOGETICS

Lightsails, Aliens, and the Greatest Discovery Ever

By now, you have probably heard of Oumuamua (Hawaiian for “scout”), the interstellar object hurtling out of our solar system past the...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

3 min

APOLOGETICS

How are we doing?

“Not too bad.” That’s the common reply on the prairies to a friendly “How are you?” It’s also common out here in my new home in the...

“Creation versus Evolution”: Is This a Real Issue?

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

6 min

APOLOGETICS

“Creation versus Evolution”: Is This a Real Issue?

School boards in an uproar. Parents protective of their children. Teachers defensive. Students confused. The furore over creation versus...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

3 min

CURRENT EVENTS

Does Location Equal Importance?

NASA recently celebrated the end of the unlikely long run of the Kepler spacecraft. Sent up in 2009, this marvelous flying telescope...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

4 min

APOLOGETICS

Reality: What a Concept

“I prefer to think of my bank account as limitless.” “I prefer to think of myself as universally charming.” “I prefer to think of traffic...

Why Christians Should Help Addicts Shoot Up…Safely

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

3 min

ETHICS

Why Christians Should Help Addicts Shoot Up…Safely

Two decades ago, a brilliant young nurse who was studying with us at Regent College asked me about the morality of offering harm...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

3 min

EVANGELICALISM

What the Governor-General Got Right

I was a bit hard on Her Majesty’s representative last week as I encouraged her to stick to what she knows and what her office...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

2 min

APOLOGETICS

The New Atheists Should Get Out More

One of the more astonishing claims made over and over by Richard Dawkins (you can start with his bestseller, The God Delusion) is that...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

1 min

APOLOGETICS

Faith, Foolishness, and Fanaticism

Last week I chided the CBC’s Neil Macdonald for his outburst against people of faith whom he clearly would prefer to keep out of sight in...

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Thoughts on CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE

NEW BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE

Woke: An Evangelical Guide to Postmodernism, Liberalism, Critical Race Theory, and More

A brief and balanced introduction and response to the culture of "woke" for busy people.

Thoughts on
CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE