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The Gospel on Joe Rogan’s Podcast

Jan 8, 2025 | dennyburk.com | Denny Burk

I just finished listening to Joe Rogan’s stimulating interview with a Christian apologist named Wes Huff. It really is a fascinating conversation, and I want to commend it to you. The occasion for the interview is Wes Huff’s “debate” with atheist Billy Carson late last year. I stayed up late last night and watched the debate. Huff dominated with facts and evidence, and he did so in a kind and winsome way.
Was the Apostle Paul Married? Yes, He Was. Here’s How We Know.

Jan 1, 2025 | churchleaders.com | Denny Burk

Was the Apostle Paul married? In my sermon this morning at Kenwood Baptist Church, I made the case that the Apostle Paul was not always single but was once married. This observation emerges from Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 7:8-9. You can download the full sermon here. Was the Apostle Paul Married? The Apostle Paul married. Here’s how we know that. He writes:8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am.
The apostasy of Richard Hays

Dec 6, 2024 | wng.org | Denny Burk

For months now, controversy has swirled around a book by Richard and Christopher Hays, The Widening of God’s Mercy. When the book was released, the big news was that Richard Hays, one of the biggest names in New Testament studies, had repudiated his former view on the moral status of homosexuality. The shift is stark. His landmark 1996 book on ethics, The Moral Vision of the New Testament, recognized homosexuality as sinful. But this new work does not.
The pro-pornography party

Nov 1, 2024 | wng.org | Denny Burk

Last week, a new political advertisement supporting Democrats appeared featuring a young man using pornography while lying alone in bed. An austere old man in a suit suddenly appears out of nowhere and seizes the young man’s mobile phone, saying, “Sorry, you can’t do that.” The startled young man exclaims with shock, asking the man how he got into his room. The old man growls, “I’m your Republican Congressman.
A cake baker who stands by his beliefs

Oct 11, 2024 | wng.org | Denny Burk

Colorado baker Jack Phillips has been the target of a 12-year campaign of persecution because of his Christian faith. In 2012, two men ordered a cake designed to celebrate their same-sex “wedding.” Phillips declined the order because his Christian faith prevents him from creating a message that defies the Bible’s teaching about marriage. Consequently, the couple filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, claiming that they were the targets of unlawful discrimination.
A podcast about Deception in Matt Walsh’s Film “Am I Racist?”

Sep 23, 2024 | dennyburk.com | Denny Burk

On Friday, The Bully Pulpit podcast featured a stimulating discussion about Matt Walsh’s new movie Am I Racist? Among other things, the four hosts discuss the ethics of deception in Walsh’s film. Andrew Walker stood alone in arguing that Walsh’s use of deception in the film was not morally justified. I think Walker is spot-on about that. The truth is that—in spite of Walsh’s claims to the contrary—the film repeatedly engages its subjects through deception.
How far is too far?

Sep 17, 2024 | wng.org | Denny Burk

(Editor’s note: We’ve changed the headline from the original because it implied something we didn’t intend. We regret the error.)Matt Walsh’s film Am I Racist? was released in theaters across the country on Friday, and it was one of the top five films of the weekend, grossing $4.7 million at the box office. The “mockumentary” cost $3 million to make, earning the filmmakers their investment and then some in just three days.
Is “owning the libs” a justification for lying?

Sep 17, 2024 | wng.org | Denny Burk

Matt Walsh’s film Am I Racist? was released in theaters across the country on Friday, and it was one of the top five films of the weekend, grossing $4.7 million at the box office. The “mockumentary” cost $3 million to make, earning the filmmakers their investment and then some in just three days.
Making Himself Equal with God - Part 2 - John 5:19-23

Sep 9, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Denny Burk

How is it that so few take care to make sure that the God they are worshiping is in fact the true God? How many people glaze over and become bored or disinterested when they hear teaching aimed at making sure that the God they are worshiping is in fact the God of the Bible—the triune God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? Does it not matter whether we are worshiping the true God versus a false god? You better believe it matters. It matters eternally.
Should taxpayers be forced to pay for IVF?

Sep 4, 2024 | wng.org | Denny Burk

Last week, former President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the pro-life movement when he indicated that he would vote for Florida’s Amendment 4, which would not only overturn Florida’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy but would also legalize abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy. The reaction from pro-life leaders was swift, and by the next day, Trump had walked back (or clarified) that he would not vote for Amendment 4.