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Years ago, a friend gave a provocative talk in a seminary chapel on “Why I Stopped Going to Church.” His point was that church is something we are,...

The following is the third post in a series of four posts on how one can respond when experiencing the absence of God. Read the first post, “H�Ƿ�...

The following is the first post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Yes, take the title here...

In light of the issues surrounding the Supreme Court’s possible decision regarding abortion, there are a lot of explosive claims by pro-choice...

I have received considerable help in my spiritual life over the years from reading devotional books. What is a devotional book? A devotional book...

The following is the second post in a series of four posts on how one can respond when experiencing the absence of God. Read the first post,"How...

The following blog is the final entry of a four-part series. View the first post, Who Wrote the Book of Daniel? (Part 1), here . Read the second...

The following is the first post in a series of four posts on how one can respond when experiencing the absence of God. “How long, O Lord, will you...

“What do you want out of life?” The trained interviewer appeared relaxed — even casual — as she asked me this question, but I could tell she was...

Ever since Easter Sunday, I’ve been thinking about the women who came to the garden tomb with spices to care for the dead body of Jesus. These...

The wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible is found in the five poetic books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs. This biblical...

Four-Views books — or Three-Views or Five-Views — are now so popular that it’s difficult to remember a time when they didn’t exist. Dozens of such...

Some of the greatest skeptics have been convinced by the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. These include literary geniuses (C.S. Lewis),...

There are a lot of interesting claims about historical background to the New Testament that float around, especially on social media. I tell my...

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the most crucial events of the Christian faith. Both events are united and make our salvation...

La muerte y resurrección de Jesucristo son los eventos más trascendentales de la fe cristiana. Ambos acontecimientos están unidos y hacen posible...

Every once in a while, I encounter a spiritually impacting paragraph while grading a term paper. Granted, this doesn’t happen often, but I really...

One Christian book has spiritually helped me more than any other book during these past four months. God has used Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy , by...

This is the third post in a series on who wrote the book of Daniel. Here you can find Part 1 and Part 2 . From history, we know that Nabonidus...

There is a growing discussion around the need for “Pastor Theologians,” those shepherds who want to be moored deeply to Christianity’s theological...

I am writing this post with one sort of person in mind: the student who has just discovered the depth and wonders of theology, including Reformed...

In a previous post, Did the Apostle Paul Use Profanity?, I debunked the claim that σκύβαλα (skubala, rubbish or waste), a word used by Paul in...

I recently received an email from a former student living in a challenging country in the Middle East. He asked me a question that I would assume...

My good friend Jon Lunde does a lot of counseling with people who are going through many kinds of challenges. Through the years, he has learned...

How can James write: “But no one can tame the tongue” (James 3:8 NAU) in one breath, and then in another write “this ought not to be so” (James...