DOUGLAS GROOTHUIS, PH.D.

On Zohran Mamdani, Candidate for Mayor of New York by Douglas Groothuis, PhD   Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people (Proverbs 13:34).   Zohran Mamdani cries "Islamophobia!" when he is criticized. Yes, Mr. Mamdani, I do fear what Islam will do to a culture, to a nation, to a people when it becomes ascendent. This concern is rational and based on Islamic history and doctrine. I have taught about and written about Islam for over thirty years.   It is not a

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD Lyrics to “Indescribable” by Chris Tomlin (2004) From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea Creations revealing Your majesty From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring Every creature unique in the song that it sings All exclaiming Indescribable, uncontainable You placed the stars in the sky And You know them by name You are amazing, God All powerful, untameable Awestruck, we fall to our knees As we humbly proclaim You are amazing, G

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD Whatever else you think about the Charlie Kirk on Sunday, September 21 in Phoenix, it was remarkable that so many testified in direct way about their Christian faith and what the gospel is and means. Some did this better than others. Tulsi Gabbard said God is already in every human heart. No, you must be born again for that to be true (John 3). Some did not share the gospel at all. But we leave that aside. That Erika Kirk could forgive her husband's

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD The explosion of YouTube and podcast apologetics has me worried. We once had a dearth of apologetics. People didn't read the right books, hold the right seminars, go the right seminars, preach the right apologetics sermons, use apologetics with unbelievers! That is still a problem; but now, as an old, unreconstructed philosopher and book-reading and book-writing apologist, I worry about apologetics on the cheap. Ideas are offered in flashy ways (get

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD If you believe that free speech and political action within the bounds of the law are pointless, and If you...

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD With the advent of television, a new dynamic and sensibility was let loose on culture. The image trumped the...

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD “Culture war” usually refers to the social conflicts generated by opposing viewpoints on politics,...

By Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D. Having been a public speaker for over forty years, I have realized that offering an audience a lecture...

I am pleased to offer this essay, “The Hope Chest,” written by my close friend, Pat Knapp. Patrick J. Knapp, Ph.D., has written...

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD This unnamed poem was written by me on April 17, 1982, on an IBM Selectric typewriter. During this time, I was...

By Rebecca Merrill Groothuis The following article, “Reality as Social Construction,” was written in about 1995 by Rebecca Merrill...