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William Lane Craig — February 15, 2023
This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Despite my skepticism I continue to listen to...
Theology
Mick Boersma — February 13, 2023
We here in California have enjoyed a wonderful December-January rain pattern not seen in these parts for 20 years. Our snowpack locally and in the...
Charlie Trimm — February 10, 2023
Many in theological education are calling for more diversity in publishing and research. However, one of the major problems with employing diverse...
Sean McDowell — February 08, 2023
For the past few weeks, I have been reading the essential writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., including his speeches, books, interviews, and...
William Lane Craig — February 06, 2023
This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question My question concerns the efficacy of the blood...
Kenneth Berding — February 03, 2023
“What are the joy-stealers? Why do so many of us struggle with joy?” I often ask my students this question when we open the book of Philippians. “...
Sean McDowell — February 01, 2023
While we have little problem believing smartphones shape others, we tend to resist that they shape us. The reality is that none of us are immune....
Culture
Kenneth Berding — January 30, 2023
Last semester a young college friend challenged me (dared me?) to try to use the contemporary slang word “based” during one of my college class...
Biblical Exposition, Old Testament
Kenneth Way — January 27, 2023
I was privileged to write a chapter about the book of Judges for a volume that honors my doctoral advisor, professor Nili S. Fox. My contribution...
Kenneth Way — January 25, 2023
I was privileged to contribute a chapter titled “The Lost World of Lexical Semantics: Samson’s Spectacle in Judges 16:25” in For Us, but Not to Us...
Kenneth Berding — January 23, 2023
Yes. An elder has to be “able to teach.” It is one of the qualifications for becoming an elder. However, “able to teach” in 1 Timothy 3:2 may not...
Carmen Imes — January 20, 2023
If you're just joining the conversation, you'll want to read the first two posts in the series first (Part 1 and Part 2). In those posts I address...
Carmen Imes — January 18, 2023
I knew this would be a controversial topic. Already the debates are breaking out on social media over the first post in the series, where I...
Carmen Imes — January 13, 2023
The world's oldest tattoo shop is situated in the Christian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem. That in itself may come as a surprise to those...
Betsy Barber — January 09, 2023
It sounded like there was a monstrous beast in the brush behind me, it really did. There I was, sitting on the deck in the balmy Oregon morning,...
Kenneth Berding — January 04, 2023
I read a lot of helpful Christian books this past year, but here are my seven favorites. Surprisingly, I read the first five before the end of...
Christian Education
Joanne Jung — December 28, 2022
As the fall 2022 semester was coming to an end, I reflected on what my students learned over the past 14 weeks in our Biblical Interpretation and...
David Talley — December 23, 2022
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder. And his name will be called...
Sean McDowell — December 21, 2022
Eric Johnson is a missionary in Salt Lake City with the Mormon Research Ministry, which is my go-to ministry for resources on reaching members of...
Kenneth Berding — December 14, 2022
I dislike playing the part of the Grinch, but can we as Christians admit that there are some really awful “Christmas” songs that have become...
Kenneth Berding — December 07, 2022
Contextualization is putting the gospel into cultural forms that are easier for recipients to understand and receive without changing the...
Sean McDowell — November 30, 2022
Increased attention is being paid to alleviating poverty. And yet if we want to truly help people we have to identify the heart of the problem and...
William Lane Craig — November 16, 2022
This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Your ministry has been a real source of...
Sean McDowell — November 14, 2022
You have a worldview. I have a worldview. Whether they realize it or not everyone has a worldview. And it shapes the way we all live. The question...
Kenneth Berding — November 11, 2022
Are you a “prayer worrier” or a “prayer warrior”? What’s the difference? prayer worriers only pray about things that they’re worried about. The...