This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. I’m often reminded of this verse from the 118th Psalm early in the morning as I contemplate my day. I was born into a cynical generation and if I’m not careful I will become its chief apostle. In my

It seemed appropriate that my final lecture last week before Easter was on Nietzsche. The only answer to nihilism is resurrection. If man, as Kansas sang, is only “dust in the wind” then we should “eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die.” Surely, anyone who accepts this proposition should have  little problem eating

Nihilism says that nothing matters. Easter says that everything matters. Nihilism is the atheistic philosophy that recognizes the lack of an objective basis for morality or purpose apart from the existence of God. If nihilism is true, we should eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die; Dust to dust, and all that jazz. 

Longing for that day, To my feeble heart I say, “Christ is coming on His way.” Come now Lord, Come now Lord, Come and hasten your return. Even so, Even so, Help our weary hearts to know: You will come, You will come, For those hidden in the Son. Come now Lord, Come now Lord,

He saw not only Them; he saw Him. These final comments from Screwtape to Wormwood describe the Christian’s experience of departing this temporal world to enter God’s presence. They are among my favorite words penned by C.S. Lewis. Today at Boyce College we hosted a panel discussion on the impact of Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters