Killing the Sacred Cow of Sola Scriptura

Certainty or Truth? Recovering the Logos from Sola Scriptura Sola Scriptura is a core Protestant doctrine asserting that the Bible alone is the ultimate, infallible authority for Christian faith, doctrine, and practice, superseding traditions or other sources unless aligned with Scripture, while emphasizing its sufficiency and clarity for deriving truths through study and the Holy Spirit’s guidance. The belief that Jesus is the Logos—translated as “Word” rather than “Logic”—reinforces this […] Read more »

Building, Not Burning: Why True Community Grows from Creative Individuals

“Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce. Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away! And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.” This is what the LORD of […] Read more »

Modesty: the Faux Humility (Redux)

I sometimes joke, deadpan, “I’m the most humble person I’ve met—but I’m not modest.” It’s not a flex; it’s a pointer to a common confusion many people never examine. We often applaud the quiet performance of modesty while missing the sturdier virtue of humility. When truth matters more than optics, that mix-up becomes hard to ignore, because people reward the surface and punish the substance. Socratic humility is the intellectual virtue […] Read more »