The number of people you get to back a lie doesn’t increase its truthfulness. A lie is always a lie no matter how many false prophets can lip-sync in unison the siren song of the culture or popular opinion.
Who Can Believe Anything Anymore?
“Post-modernism is built on earlier deconstructionism that—while not always denying that truth exists–did deny that it was attainable with any certainty. But with AI and social media, the level of doubt and denial has hit a new level.” - P&D
Standing Firm When the World Shifts Under Your Feet
“The church has always lived in changing times, even if today’s changes might feel more aggressive and chaotic than before. But our hope has never rested in the stability of society. It rests in the stability of God” - Ligonier
Lincoln on Reviving Truth in Public Discourse
“…regarding our collective tone and temperature in public discourse, will we admit the current reality? The water is now boiling, and we are getting cooked. Many people are wondering, ‘Can we lower the temperature and find our way back before it’s too late?’” - IFWE
Why Science Depends on Virtue
“Last month, the National Institutes of Health found one of its top neuroscientists guilty of scientific misconduct.” - Breakpoint
Epistemology Has Consequences: Is ‘Knowledge’ Determined by Identity Markers Only?
“This shift has landed us in what can be called ‘standpoint epistemology.’ … the view that everything we think and know, and even what we consider knowledge to be, is determined solely by our race, ’gender,’ sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and other identity categories.” - Breakpoint
Is It Ever Right To Lie Like Rahab?
“Was she right to lie? What does that say to us about our own relationship with truth? Can we ever tell a similar lie? There are other instances in the Bible where similar lies are told.” - Don Johnson
Moral seriousness and the post-Christian right
“The permanent things don’t cease to be true merely because folks in our political tribe flout the commands of Jesus.” - Denny Burk
Catholic, Not Roman: Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses of Love for the Church
“Luther’s theses exhibited zeal, even serious consternation, but behind his bold discontent was a deeper motive—love. Love for God and love for his church.” - TGC