Author Archives: Steve Foster

Sex as Salvation

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Steve Foster

Ernest Becker wrote The Denial of Death in 1973. It won a Pulitzer Prize for its psychological insight and its honest assessment of life. Becker’s basic premise is that, as humans, we are both blessed and cursed. Blessed with a … Continue reading →

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The Denial of God

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Steve Foster

Interesting quote from Ernest Becker's "The Denial of Death" (1973): The Russians could not let go of Lenin even in death and so have entombed him as a permanent immortality-symbol. Here is a supposedly 'secular' society that holds pilgrimages to … Continue reading →

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The Church in a Sexualized Culture

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Steve Foster

How is the church of Jesus Christ to respond to the recent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage? There is no doubt that our culture has changed. What was once unquestioned and taken for granted—marriage as the union of one … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Thought

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Steve Foster

I picked up A Brief History of Thought based on a recommendation online by Tim Keller. It was a best seller in Europe for several months and just recently made its appearance in the U.S. The author, Luc Ferry, is … Continue reading →

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Proud Specks before an Infinite God

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Steve Foster

This is what the Lord says—the Holy One of Israel and your Creator: “Do you question what I do for My children? Do you give Me orders about the work of My hands? I am the One who made the … Continue reading →

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