Many people operate as though the definition of faith were, Don't ask questions, just believe. They quote Jesus himself, who taught his followers to have the faith of a child (Mark 10:15). But I once heard Francis Schaeffer respond by saying, "Don't you realize how many questions children ask?"

Artists are often the barometers of society.

In many churches, the message of justification- how to get right with God- is preached over and over again. But much less is said about sanctification- how to live after you're converted.

Urban areas tend to attract members of the 'knowledge class' - people who work with ideas, data, information

Clearly, Enlightenment thinkers were seeking a God substitute.

The loss of objectivity in moral thought does not lead to liberation. It leads to oppression. Secular ideologies preach liberty, but they practice tyranny.

Because humans are capable of choosing, the first cause that created them must have a will.