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Apologetics
William Lane Craig — September 16, 2024
If there is an infinite amount of seconds after this, how can this current second matter or be special?
Biblical Exposition, New Testament, Spiritual Formation
Kevin Lawson — September 13, 2024
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is...
Así que, hermanos, os ruego por las misericordias de Dios, que presentéis vuestros cuerpos en sacrificio vivo, santo, agradable a Dios, que es...
Historical Theology, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — September 11, 2024
Sometime during my upper teen years, I read the journal of David Brainerd (1718-1747), and like so many people before me was deeply influenced by...
Church Life
Kenneth Berding — September 09, 2024
I recently turned 60. (I know, I don’t look a day over 65!) Trudi wanted to craft a special gift for my birthday. What a wonderful gift she...
Apologetics, Culture, Evangelism, Spiritual Formation
Sean McDowell — September 04, 2024
One difficult lesson I have learned in apologetics and evangelism is to identify the question beneath the question. To be honest, I have spent...
Kevin Lawson — August 30, 2024
And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as...
Juntándose una gran multitud, y los que de cada ciudad venían a él, les dijo por parábola: « El sembrador salió a sembrar su semilla; y mientras...
Culture, Ethics, Theology
Kenneth Berding — August 28, 2024
Certain biblical themes are increasingly becoming political — at least in many people’s minds. But keep in mind that all six of the biblical themes...
Apologetics, Culture, Ethics, Evangelism, Spiritual Formation
Sean McDowell — August 26, 2024
I love having conversations with people who see the world differently than me. If we treat people with kindness, charity and show a genuine...
Apologetics, Evangelism, New Testament
William Lane Craig — August 23, 2024
Why didn't Saul of Tarsus find the evidence for the Resurrection convincing?
Theology
Kenneth Berding — August 21, 2024
One of my favorite documents from the early church is “To Diognetus,” written sometime in the second century. We don’t know the identity of the...
Philosophy, Spiritual Formation, Theology
Timothy Pickavance — August 19, 2024
While working on the first draft of Knowledge for the Love of God, I didn’t have a contract. Idiosyncratically, I don’t like to sign a contract...
Biblical Exposition, Ministry and Leadership, Old Testament, Spiritual Formation
Kevin Lawson — August 16, 2024
Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very...
Esfuérzate y sé valiente; porque tú repartirás a este pueblo por heredad la tierra de la cual juré a sus padres que la daría a ellos. Solamente...
Apologetics, Evangelism, Spiritual Formation
Sean McDowell — August 14, 2024
Do you want to make a lasting impact in the lives of other people? What is the best strategy to do this? It's simple. Ask questions. That's what...
Biblical Exposition, Historical Theology, Old Testament, Theology
William Lane Craig — August 12, 2024
How do you understand the I AM name for God in relation to your views on time and eternity?
Culture, Evangelism, Spiritual Formation
Sean McDowell — August 07, 2024
We live in an angry and divided culture. This is true for politics, ethical issues, religion, and even sports. As a result, many people fear...
New Testament, Old Testament, Philosophy, Spiritual Formation, Theology
Timothy Pickavance — August 05, 2024
We need to talk about the human heart. Confusion abounds. Perhaps we should start with the Scriptures. The Hebrew word rendered ‘heart’ in English...
Spiritual Formation
Kevin Lawson — August 02, 2024
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of...
Porque la palabra de Dios es viva y eficaz, y más cortante que toda espada de dos filos; y penetra hasta partir el alma y el espíritu, las...
New Testament, Old Testament, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — July 31, 2024
When I first started to learn how to pray on my own, I thought that I had to kneel when I prayed. Most of the people I had read about who were...
Kevin Lawson — July 19, 2024
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the...
"Cualquiera, pues, que me oye estas palabras, y las hace, le compararé a un hombre prudente, que edificó su casa sobre la roca. Descendió lluvia,...
Christian Education, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — July 12, 2024
Of all the things I have ever written, there are three consecutive paragraphs I once wrote that seem to have offended more people than anything...