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Perhaps the toughest question parents ask me is how they can help their wayward kids. The difficulty of this question stems not solely from the...

It is a disastrous time for Israelis and for the innocent Palestinian victims of Hamas. How can we, as followers of the Prince of Peace, Jesus the Messiah, respond to difficulties of this day?

A book review of Collin Hansen's new book on Timothy Keller

Did you hear what happened to Erica Marsh, the rage-baiting leftist political commentator who had 130,000 followers on Twitter? The answer is...

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I just finished reading A Supreme Love: The Music of Jazz and the Hope of the Gospel , by William Edgar. I enjoyed this book. It has a good chance...

Renowned New York City pastor and author Tim Keller passed away on May 19, 2023. Below is Talbot School of Theology professor Eddie Byun’s tribute...

This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question My question concerns Christian wealth. In a...

Amazingly, it has been nearly three years since the COVID-19 pandemic began turning the world upside down. Quite obviously, the world has shifted...

A Christian revival is a moment in history when 1) the hearts of many of God’s people are awakened to greater love and commitment to Christ, 2)...

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...

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...

In our previous posts we have talked about what following really means and why it really matters. But sometimes, a worked example is worth a thousand words. So, consider the story of Nicholas Herman.

At this point, faithful following may suddenly sound both daunting and difficult. Biblically, it appears to be both.

As we began to study leading and following in the New Testament, we were startled by how much language there is about following, modeling and imitation, and how comparatively rarely leadership terms appear. Even more startling are Jesus' own statements about himself in the Gospel of John.

We live in an unusual mix of both secular and religious cultures in the U.S., unlike the rest of the Western world, which is largely secular and...

Authenticity. Now there’s an important word in our generation. Young people are fed up with fakeness and are sick of sham. Not long ago a youth...

A recent article by James Wood recounts his evolution from a fanboy of Tim Keller to a critic. His argument sparked a flurry of responses, both...

The following is the third post in a series exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, Gender Matters: Part...

The following is the second post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, ...

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...

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...

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...