John Stackhouse
4 min read
How Can I Block Out the Cruelty?
The stereotype of the schizophrenic is a poor soul beleaguered by a cacophony of voices telling him what to do. But we all now are...
John Stackhouse
5 min read
Are Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel Lost?
One of the great obstacles to Christian faith in our time is the traditional teaching that all who have not heard and received the Gospel...
John Stackhouse
4 min read
“On Earth as It Is in Heaven”—or Would That Be Boring?
The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to ask for more heaven on earth (Matthew 6:10). But that’s the last thing many people want—at least, it is...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
What in Hell Is Going on?
The Walrus, a magazine not renowned for a sustained interest in Christian thought, in its April number commendably features a review...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
Will Science Save Us? From What?
[This was originally posted in March 2019] The late neurologist and bestselling author Oliver Sacks—he wrote The Man Who Mistook His Wife...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
How are we doing?
“Not too bad.” That’s the common reply on the prairies to a friendly “How are you?” It’s also common out here in my new home in the...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
Immortality Will Be . . . Boring?
It is astonishing, and depressing, to encounter again the blithe arrogance of certain members of my class: the highly educated pundits...