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From Hippies to the Hood: How the Jesus People Movement Changed My Life
Dominick Hernandez — October 06, 2021
“Go clean up the toys in the yard,” Rob said to me through the slightly ajar door of his apartment. If my memory serves me well, Rob proceeded to...
Why Do Non-Christians Pray During Times of Crisis? 20 Years After 9/11
Kenneth Berding — September 11, 2021
Twenty years ago, my wife and I were living with our two daughters in a suburb on the northern edge of New York City. The shock waves from the two...
Grieving and Groaning: A Prayer Guide for Afghanistan
Eddie Byun — September 06, 2021
This blog post was originally published on August 23, 2021. There’s a meme that’s been making the rounds recently of a man running but another man...
Christian Virtues for Civil Disobedience
Kenneth Berding — August 13, 2021
What attitudes should Christians display when compelled by conscience to disobey the government? Before addressing that question, let’s review one...
What Does Greek Grammar Have to Do with Social Justice?
Clinton E. Arnold — June 28, 2021
I began teaching Greek at Talbot in the fall of 1987. Part of teaching Greek grammar is in helping students understand the nuances of the Greek...
Love Your Neighbor And Get The Shot
Joe Hellerman — June 24, 2021
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. And once in a great while a non-Christian media outlet sounds more like Jesus than a lot of Christians...
#howtostophate: “Extending friendship to a stranger”
Joanne Jung — April 23, 2021
The following is the third post in a series on how to stop hate from a biblical perspective. Join The Good Book Blog and Professor of Biblical and...
Thinking Biblically About Systemic Injustice
Thaddeus Williams — April 19, 2021
[The following is adapted from Thaddeus Williams’ Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social...
Adapting to Culture
Gary McIntosh — July 20, 2020
My wife and I recently visited a church that took us back in time. Upon entering thelobby of the church building, we heard piano music coming from...
Out of Many One?
Mark Saucy — July 08, 2020
Like never before, events of recent weeks give weight to the claim that tribalism in American society has never been greater than it is today....
Dios es la fuente de la verdadera sabiduría
Octavio Esqueda — February 24, 2020
El cristianismo tiene a la verdad como el eje central de su mensaje y práctica. La verdad para los cristianos es mucho más que aseveraciones...
Are All Religions Created Equal?
Just How Many Ways Are There to Make Peace with God?
David Horner — July 02, 2018
Smorgasbords are tempting to the eyes and to the taste buds. Once a person has witnessed the extensive varieties of delicacies spread out in a fine...
Cuando Ayudar Hace Daño
Cómo Aliviar la Pobreza, sin Lastimar a los Pobres ni a Uno Mismo
Oscar Merlo — June 27, 2018
La tesis del libro Cuando ayudar hace daño (When Helping Hurts--WHH) es un llamado cristiano a "las congregaciones norteamericanas y sus misioneros...
The Blind Men and the Elephant
David Horner — June 26, 2018
A popular analogy purporting to illustrate the truth of religious pluralism tells of four blind men who discover an elephant. Since the men have...
Getting Clear About Tolerance
David Horner — June 19, 2018
Tolerance has become the only absolute virtue in our society: Thou shalt be tolerant (and, of course, thou shalt not tolerate anyone who isn't)....
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Religious Liberty
Scott Rae — June 05, 2018
On Monday, June 4, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long awaited ruling in the Colorado case of Jack Phillips, the cake artist and owner of...
El Verdadero Avivamiento
Octavio Esqueda — May 17, 2018
Para nadie es un secreto que el movimiento evangélico en los Estados Unidos y la Convención Bautista del Sur se encuentran en un periodo crítico...
When to Leave the Stage
Gary McIntosh — May 14, 2018
A generation of baby-boomer pastors are facing retirement age. Spanning an eighteen year gap from 54- to 72-years-old, approximately 10,000 boomers...
Course Corrections For Worship Ministry, Part 2
Joe Hellerman — May 10, 2018
In the first installment of Course Corrections For Worship Ministry , I maintained that Worship Is About US — Not About ME . I challenged us to...
Course Corrections For Worship Ministry, Part 1
Joe Hellerman — May 08, 2018
I am a pastor. I play keyboards on our church worship team. And I am a New Testament scholar. As you might imagine, I have some pretty strong...
Administrative Work & Creativity
John McKinley — April 25, 2018
I often prefer to work on projects alone, instead of as part of a group or with a partner. Working alone seems efficient and clear, because I only...
How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor
An Analysis of "When Helping Hurts" and Other Relevant Works
Oscar Merlo — March 21, 2018
The thesis of the book When Helping Hurts (WHH) is a Christian call to “North American congregations and its missionaries to participate in poverty...
Spiritual Adviser to the President
Tom Finley — February 23, 2018
Most of the news stories about the death of the Reverend Billy Graham highlight how he reached out to various U.S. presidents in times of crisis....
La Importancia de la Comunidad y de que Todas las Voces Sean Escuchadas
Octavio Esqueda — February 22, 2018
La historia siempre la escriben los vencedores. Esta frase resume cómo nuestra visión de la vida siempre se ve influenciada por una perspectiva que...
The Meaning of a Text is Not in the Reader
Kenneth Berding — February 15, 2018
What is the “locus” of meaning of a biblical text? (In other words, where is the center and source of meaning?) There are three possibilities: The...