Joe Carter Archives

Joe Carter Nov 5, 2010 Uncategorized

Be Fruitful. Multiply.

We may be creating a harmful misperception of the true meaning of the cultural mandate.

Joe Carter Oct 15, 2010 Uncategorized

The Mutual Help Model of Marriage

Too often our culture encourages us to buy into the myth that the perfect spouse is one who completes us, rather than one who can aid us in our journey in becoming whole.

Joe Carter May 7, 2010 Uncategorized

Culture’s Fallow Ground: The Shame of Biblical Illiteracy

We may possess enough basic knowledge to best a common agnostic at Bible Trivia; we may even be able to hold our own in a proof-texting duel with the village atheist. But we are rarely as saturated in the Bible as we are in pop cultures.

Joe Carter Jan 15, 2010 Uncategorized

The “Now, This…” Culture: Daily news and the death of wisdom

With the churning detritus of the twenty-four hour news cycle separating everything from everything, how do we discern what’s truly important?

Joe Carter Dec 11, 2009 Uncategorized

Sex and the Cinema: Movies and the Problem of Perspective

Portraying sexual relations is necessary in film . . . but filmmakers must learn how to portray them in a way that is both realistic and relatable.

Joe Carter Sep 11, 2009 Uncategorized

Do you speak kuyperian? Or, the neocalvinist language barrier

Neocalvinism is an idea whose time has come. But its long overdue impact hinges on stripping away jargon to explain the roots of the movement.

Joe Carter Jul 10, 2009 Uncategorized

Giving the widow’s mite

The fact that the government has to have a “safety net” to catch those who would slip between the cracks of our economic system is evidence that Christians fail to do God’s work.

Joe Carter