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February 2024

February 13, 2024
Before I wade into the controversy over the #HeGetsUs ad campaign, which ran for its...
February 09, 2024
It has long been a theological and metaphysical bone of contention as to whether there...
February 02, 2024
In a previous post, I explored an interpretive option as to why Moses was prevented...

January 2024

January 24, 2024
I rarely do movie reviews, but two recent films are worth writing about: Martin Scorsese's...

December 2023

December 31, 2023
With each passing year many of us attempt to change some aspect of their lives...
December 15, 2023
G.K. Chesterton once summarized the religious history of the world in a single sentence: Paganism...

November 2023

November 27, 2023
In the previous post, I discussed the first, great Christian heresy, the heresy of Judaizing. This...
November 21, 2023
It is, or at least should be, a grave responsibility for every pastor, teacher and...
November 17, 2023
A popular worship song, entitled Make Room encourages believers to surrender, to sacrifice their own...
November 10, 2023
I recently was blessed with the opportunity to get away from daily life and spend...
November 07, 2023
Martyrdom is a notoriously misunderstood idea, at least in the Christian sense of the concept....
November 01, 2023
Across the country, especially on university campuses, Americans are witnessing a growing sympathy for what...

October 2023

October 17, 2023
Disclaimer: It is not my usual policy to provide book reviews. In this case perhaps...
October 13, 2023
It may seem unfair to use a particular pastor as an example of a much...
October 09, 2023
In late September, Pastor Andy Stanley hosted the Unconditional Conference at his church, Northpoint Community...
October 02, 2023
Many Christians today are disillusioned by their efforts to know God. Many may wonder if...

September 2023

September 30, 2023
As Christians we have often heard the term “the wrath of God” and, in fact,...
September 25, 2023
I never acted out much when I was a kid.  I never smoked, drank, or...
September 22, 2023
For several decades now, many in America have tried to find the central issue, the...
September 19, 2023
In this article, I conclude my four-part series examining theologians of the 19th and 20th...
September 15, 2023
Recently, while reading a highly regarded commentary on the Book of Numbers, I realized a...
September 08, 2023
In this series I am looking at three different interpretations of history. In part 1,...
September 05, 2023
This is the third of a four part series in which I explore theologians of...
September 01, 2023
In this series, I am discussing three views of history. This is not to say...

August 2023

August 30, 2023
At a church in Southern California, not far from the U.S.-Mexico border, two Middle Eastern...
August 28, 2023
My first run-in with postmodern literature was back in college.  During my writing undergrad, I'd...
August 25, 2023
This is the second of a four part series in which I explore theologians of...
August 23, 2023
What is history? In one sense, history could just be the accumulated facts of natural...
August 18, 2023
This is the first of a four part series in which I will explore theologians...
August 11, 2023
There are some bedrock facts about Jesus Christ that all people, regardless of theological or...
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