John G. Stackhouse, Jr.4 min readTHE CHRISTIAN WAYHow Can I Block Out the Cruelty?The stereotype of the schizophrenic is a poor soul beleaguered by a cacophony of voices telling him what to do. But we all now are...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.5 min readAPOLOGETICSAre Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel Lost?One of the great obstacles to Christian faith in our time is the traditional teaching that all who have not heard and received the Gospel...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.4 min readAPOLOGETICS“On Earth as It Is in Heaven”—or Would That Be Boring?The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to ask for more heaven on earth (Matthew 6:10). But that’s the last thing many people want—at least, it is...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.3 min readTHEOLOGYWhat in Hell Is Going on?The Walrus, a magazine not renowned for a sustained interest in Christian thought, in its April number commendably features a review...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.3 min readAPOLOGETICSWill 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.3 min readAPOLOGETICSHow 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...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.3 min readTHEOLOGYImmortality Will Be . . . Boring?It is astonishing, and depressing, to encounter again the blithe arrogance of certain members of my class: the highly educated pundits...