One of the most controversial subjects in the Bible for our egalitarian culture is the encouragement of women to be submissive. Some critics attack Paul as sexist, chauvinistic, and misogynistic. I defend Paul as being just the opposite: Paul actually knows how vastly superior women truly are.There
10.19.2011| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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One of the hardest lessons I've had to learn from Christianity is humility. Humbly accepting when you're wrong. Humbly standing firm when you're right. Humbly listening when others even when they are saying something you totally don't want to hear. But humility is one of the hardest things to notice
11.30.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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The Ichthus has been trying to look at a variety of fields of study from a Christian perspective, but we tend to focus on philosophy, theology, and art because that's what the editors and writers specialize in. So this post is my attempt to reach out to students from other fields. I know not all fie
02.16.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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God is funny sometimes. Here’s how we know: Exhibit A: The Israelites in the desert. The Hebrews have grown weary of God’s ceaseless provision because all they eat anymore is manna. They’re tired of supernatural food from heaven that falls like dew; they want meat. So God says to
07.19.2009| The Fish Tank | Samir Paul
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I extend my sincere condolences to those of you who have never tasted the scintillating brilliance that is the prose of P.G. Wodehouse, and recommend that you go out at once to find one of his books before further damage occurs. The British author, who wrote scores of books from the turn of the last
07.1.2009| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
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