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Beating the College Debt Trap

January 14, 2016 by mattperman

This is a fantastic new book by my friend Alex Chediak. It gives solid advice and is written with a very clear and engaging style. I recommend everything Alex writes. Here’s my blurb for Beating the College Debt Trap: “As a college student, I never had to think about debt. For most students, those days are […]

Filed Under: Book Recommendations, Education

Abortion as a Form of Discrimination: Why It Ought to be Unthinkable

July 22, 2015 by mattperman

This is a paper I wrote in seminary showing why abortion is wrong on the basis of reason, philosophy, science, the founding documents of our nation, and Scripture. I’ve been intending to post it for quite a while, along with most of my other papers, and with the Planned Parenthood revelations going on, right now […]

Filed Under: Ethics

Preparing Your Teens for College

July 17, 2015 by mattperman

Most people are aware of Alex Chediak’s excellent book Thriving at College. What is often overlooked is his sequel to that book, Preparing Your Teens for College.  Don’t let the title fool you. This book is not just for parents of teenagers. It is for all parents, because the solid principles he outlines actually make the book an excellent primer […]

Filed Under: Education, Parenting

Learning from the Heroes of the Faith — Especially Old Princeton

January 23, 2015 by mattperman

This is an interview with Gary Steward, a good friend of mine going all the way back to seminary and author of the just released Princeton Seminary (1812 – 1929): Its Lives and Leaders. I highly commend his book for everyone! How did you get interested in Old Princeton? While I was a student at South Dakota […]

Filed Under: History

Christians Need History, and Christians Need Heroes: Princeton Seminary (1812-1929)

January 6, 2015 by mattperman

My friend Gary Steward has just released his book Princeton Seminary (1812-1929): Its Leaders’ Lives and Works.  It has endorsements from JI Packer, Kevin DeYoung, Justin Taylor, and others. Here’s a short description: Many of the key ideas of the modern era, and Christian responses to them, were formulated at the time of “Old Princeton.” Gary […]

Filed Under: History

The Chief Cause of the Wealth of Nations is Not Material at All, but Knowledge and Skill

January 8, 2014 by mattperman

Very, very well said by economist Michael Novak, quoted in Compassion International’s short booklet Poverty: Economists affirm that the chief cause of the wealth of nations is not material at all, but knowledge, skill, know-how — in short, those acts and habits of discovery, invention, organization, and forethought that economists now describe as “human capital,” which […]

Filed Under: Economics, Poverty

The Two Jacks: Contrasting takes on CS Lewis and JFK's Public and Private Faiths

November 21, 2013 by mattperman

An excellent article by Justin Taylor and Joe Rigney. In my view, with this article Justin Taylor takes his place as one of the best young evangelical writers today, along with Matt Anderson (whom I previously mentioned in this regard). It is not only informative and helpful, but so well written. This is characteristic of […]

Filed Under: History

A Biblical Case for Limited Government

November 7, 2013 by mattperman

JP Moreland has written a great article showing that the Scriptures affirm principles of limited government, not big government. Here’s the start: A few years ago on ABC’s The View, Star Parker and Michael Moore had an instructive exchange. To justify state-regulated universal healthcare, Moore sought to marshal support from Jesus:  Jesus claimed that if […]

Filed Under: Politics

Five Reasons Christians Should Embrace Economic Freedom

November 5, 2013 by mattperman

A very helpful article by Anne Bradley at The Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics. Here’s a great part, which shows the connection between our mandate as Christians to care for the poor and the importance of economic freedom as a means of enabling the poor to lift themselves from poverty: Reason #2: We are […]

Filed Under: Economics

Why Prayer and Bible Study Are Not Enough

September 25, 2013 by mattperman

That title sounds pretty bad on the face of it. So don’t hear me diminishing the importance and significance of prayer and Bible study in the slightest. In fact, I originally started one of the chapters in my book this way: “If you do nothing else, other than read your Bible in faith every day, […]

Filed Under: Culture

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