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Question Hey Dr. Stratton, A fellow libertarian has taken issue with your definition of libertarian freedom. Although you offer multiple definitions in your book and other writings, you often describe libertarian freedom in the following manner: "the ability to choose among a range of alternative options, each of which is compatible with one's nature at the moment of choice." The objector said that this definition fails and "simply isn't correct since it describes a view tha

In my last blog post , I shared some of the most important books regarding cultural issues that I read in the year since the COVID lockdowns began in March 2020. While those books dealt with the culture at large, my next two reads focused on cultural and theological issues impacting the church: by Thaddeus Williams, and the book I am reviewing here, by Alisa Childers. Content follows the story of former ZOEgirl, Alisa Childers, as her orthodox Christian faith was challenge

Provocative title so I'm sure you'll want to listen. We discuss Tim's proposed acronym for the Molinist. After all, if the Calvinists get an acronym, why can't we? Seems only fair. This episode is the first of two episodes that follow along with Tim's article on the subject which is linked below. Hope you enjoy! https://freethinkingministries.com/the-t-r-u-m-p-card/ Check out this episode!

Question: Dear Dr. Stratton,  I have a short but not so simple question: What type or form of government is the Kingdom of Heaven? - Mike Tim's Response: What a great question! If Heaven is "the way things ought to be," then humans ought to attempt to emulate this political standard knowing full well we cannot create a literal "Heaven on earth." Just as we cannot each live just like Jesus, we are called to "be Holy" and strive to approximate to His perfect standard, all whil

Today I had the opportunity to speak directly to the Nebraska State Board of Education (NSBE) along with the Protect Nebraska Children Coalition . Dangerous curriculum is being considered which proposes radical Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) along with Critical Race Theory (CRT). I felt an objective obligation to inform the NSBE as to why their first proposed draft was out of touch with ultimate reality, because, as Adrian Boykin recently said to me: "Critical Race Theo

While recording our podcasts discussing Tim's response to Guillaume Bignon, I realized I'd disagreed with something I'd written down on our notes. Rather than cut off recording to discuss it, I decided to keep the cameras rolling so-to-speak, and both Tim and I liked the free flowing discussion that ensued. So I figured, why not make it into a bonus episode? Since this wasn't necessarily meant to be released, keep in mind that not everything we say is our official positions

God is a maximally great being by definition. He always has been and always will be perfect and maximally great (see Job 42:1-2 ; Psalm 145:3 ; 147:5 ; Isaiah 41 ; Jeremiah 1:5 ; 32:27 ; Luke 1:37  and the Ontological Argument ). With that said, however, for nearly 500 years many Christians have sadly advanced a "low view of God." In the book, The Knowledge of the Holy , A.W. Tozer says: “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”

If you haven't heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It's a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim's book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we're talking about it. In this episode, we'll talk about the fifth of what Tim perceives to be Bignon's problems with his book: apologetic significance. Link to Tim's Rej

I’ve always enjoyed reading. And when the COVID lockdowns began in March 2020, there wasn’t much else to do for a long time. I took full advantage of this, though, and over the next year, I read a lot of books over a wide range of topics. For instance, I read the entire series by C.S. Lewis with my son (in the order ), which was wonderful. But not all of my reading was for fun. I focused mostly on current cultural issues, given all that went down in 2020. I wanted to bett

Question: Hey Dr. Stratton, In a FB group, Tyler Vela (a well-known internet Calvinist) posted the following question: “Libertarians - will we be robots in the eternal state since we will not be able to sin? (Note: if you make a nature or “we won’t want to” argument then you’re just making the same nature/ultimate desire argument as a compatibilist does.)” In the ensuing thread, Colton Carlson, who affirmed your definition of LFW (libertarian freedom), stated that LFW must no

Watch the YouTube video here (please like, share, and subscribe)! What’s up Free-Thinkers and True-Believers? I’m Dr. Stratton . . . and today I’m going to be talking about Doctor Strange and the Avengers. Marvel Studios took their time and spent a good decade developing many of my favorite childhood comics into fantastic movies. And they continue to build on top of this foundation on Disney Plus with shows like WandaVision and The Falcon & The Winter Soldier! Marvel starte

If you haven't heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It's a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim's book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we're talking about it. In this episode, we'll talk about the fifth of what Tim perceives to be Bignon's problems with his book: apologetic significance. Link to Tim's Rej

How does God’s knowledge relate to the created world? And if God knows the future, what does that mean for human freedom? In Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism Tim Stratton seeks to shed light on these questions by engaging with the apparent conflict between human freedom and divine knowledge. The bulk of the book is an historical survey of significant Christian thinkers. But Stratton also engages with myriad philosophical and theological arguments pertaining

If you haven't heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It's a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim's book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we're talking about it. In this episode, we'll talk about the fourth of what Tim perceives to be Bignon's problems with his book: theological issues. Link to Tim's Rejoind

Complete this biblically-modeled prayer: “Dear God, help me to ______” a) seek Your face and strength. b) praise You even in time of suffering. c) love my enemies and pray for those who persecute me. d) hate White people. According to Chanequa Walker-Barnes, PhD ( https://www.drchanequa.com/ ) the answer does not exclude (d). Yes, even with the caveat that this prayer is modeled after Bible doctrine and scripture, Dr. Chanequa claims that asking God to help one to hate White

If you haven't heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It's a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim's book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we're talking about it. In this episode, we'll continue talking about the third of what Tim perceives to be Bignon's problems with his book: philosophical objections. Link

Many Christians believe that it is wrong to offer unbelievers evidence for the truth of Christianity. They argue that the traditional method of apologetics dishonors Scripture by not giving it the respect it is due. The concern is that offering evidence for the truth of Scripture gives evidence more weight than Scripture. The argument might be framed this way: If some activity requires us to treat something as a higher authority than Scripture, as Christians, we should not d

Question: Hello Dr. Stratton, I just finished reading the section about the Kalam Cosmological Argument in your article about various arguments for the existence of God. I have been doing some very serious soul searching the past few months and have been questioning the validity of my own non-belief. While I wasn't surprised to find plenty of attempts to prove God's existence (many of them quite ridiculous, such as Anselm's original ontological argument), I was shocked by th

If you haven't heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It's a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim's book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we're talking about it. In this episode, we'll talk about the third of what Tim perceives to be Bignon's problems with his book: philosophical objections. Link to Tim's Re

As a theologian and apologist who regularly offers a cumulative case for the existence of God, I am often asked to disclose my favorite argument in my repertoire. Indeed, near the end of a good Q&A session, where all kinds of questions and objections are raised, I can count on someone asking me what I take to be the best argument. This is often the one question that "stumps" me.  Although I have made a commitment to " never be stumped by the same question twice ," this questi