The Institute for Christian Culture is one among a growing number of ministries dedicated to discovering and applying a consistent, Biblical worldview to every area of life. Our goal is to help Christians reclaim the heritage of our spiritual ancestors who proclaimed the crown rights of King Jesus and transformed the ancient world.

This site has essays, articles and commentary on a wide variety of subjects. Some are dry and academic, some are outrageous (and hilarious) but all are intended to help Christians think Biblically about every area of life.

A Critique of “On Killing” by Lt. Col. D. Grossman, USA (Ret.)
 
Introduction:
 
The late great, theologian/philosopher Cornelius Van Til observed that, “There are no brute facts, only interpreted ones.” Modern research on the psychology of learning supports him; our brains are not organic computers that add “this fact” to that “fact” to arrive at a logical …

Preview Dr. “B’s” Chapters of a New Book with Peter Hammond
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The Nature of the Spiritual World
The Inhabitants of the Spiritual World
The Origins of the War against God
The War between the Seeds
The Physical War against God’s Seed in History
The War and Direct Demonic Attacks
The War and Occultism
The War against the Soul
The War against …

A Discussion of Non-Ratio-centric Approaches to Christian Faith
Brian M. Abshire
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Iron Sharpening Iron:
Introduction:
Doctrine and Salvation.
Doctrinal Divisions and Secularization.
Worship in Spirit and Truth
Just what is Doctrine?
The Psychology of Learning and Non-Ratio-centric Thinking.
Various Ways of “Knowing” – Human Brain Research.
Implications for Doing Theology.
Implications for Fellowship with Non-Reformed Christians.
Implications for Personal Devotion.
Implications for Preaching.
Implications for Evangelism.
Implications for …

A Christmas Compendium
Copyright © 2007, 2009 All Rights Reserved
The Reverend Brian M. Abshire, Ph.D.
Highlands Reformed Church
The Battle to “Save” Christmas. 2
Introduction: 2
Christmas is NOT a Biblical “Holy-Day” Colossians 2:26-29. 5
Is Christmas Even Worthy of Being Saved?. 7
Conclusion. 9
Rethinking the Pagan Origins of Christmas. 11
Historical Origins. 12
Christmas as the Creation of the Victorians. 17
Santa Claus or …

The Theology of Lycanthropy:
“Even a man who is pure of heart,
And says his prayers at night;
Can become a wolf,
When the wolf-bane blooms,
And the full moon shines out its light”
(The Wolf-Man-Universal Studios)
Far too many moderns lack a sense of history; and not knowing where they came from, inevitably are confused about where they are going,- …

The Ethics of Vampirism
Myths and legends are not just quaint folk-tales told for amusement-even in the days before television and movies, myths always served a higher function than mere “entertainment.” Invariably, behind those stories there exists an entire worldview that deals with the fears, anxieties, and darkest desires of a culture. A single myth can …

Of Ghosties and Ghoulies and Things that Go Bump in the Night
As far back as anthropologists can track human legends, the belief in ghosts and spirits is already present. From a humanist, materialist perspective, “animism” (the idea that rocks, streams, trees, etc. are inhabited by invisible “spiritual” entities) is asserted to be the first religion. …

Pseudo-Occult Claims and Christian Gullibility
“There’s a sucker born every minute” P.T. Barnum
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Evaluation Occult Claims
The Lack of Empirical Evidence
Examples of Pseudo-Occult Phenomenon
Conclusion

Evaluating Occult Claims
I remember my first exposure to “magic” when I was a young child, watching a television performer pull a rabbit out of a hat. The “magician” then did all …