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Culture, Theology
Kenneth Berding — April 26, 2022
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...
Sean McDowell — April 22, 2022
Some of the greatest skeptics have been convinced by the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. These include literary geniuses (C.S. Lewis),...
Historical Theology, New Testament
Gary Manning Jr — April 20, 2022
There are a lot of interesting claims about historical background to the New Testament that float around, especially on social media. I tell my...
Church Life, Evangelism
Octavio Esqueda — April 15, 2022
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...
Biblical Exposition, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — April 14, 2022
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...
Kenneth Berding — April 11, 2022
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...
Biblical Exposition, Historical Theology, Old Testament
Tom Finley — April 08, 2022
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...
Christian Education, Theology
The Good Book Blog — March 29, 2022
There is a growing discussion around the need for “Pastor Theologians,” those shepherds who want to be moored deeply to Christianity’s theological...
Church Life, Historical Theology, Theology
Kenneth Berding — March 28, 2022
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...
Biblical Exposition, Historical Theology, Theology
Gary Manning Jr — March 24, 2022
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...
Marriage and Family, Missions, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — March 21, 2022
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...
New Testament, Theology
Erik Thoennes — March 16, 2022
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...
Biblical Exposition, Theology
Kenneth Berding — March 15, 2022
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...
Church Life, Culture
Eric Oldenburg — March 11, 2022
Read the first part of Eric's story in My COVID Lesson: Keeping Short Accounts – Part 1 published earlier this week. During this COVID season, God...
Church Life, Culture, Ministry and Leadership
Eric Oldenburg — March 09, 2022
In the late summer of 2020, our local church transitioned from fully online services to holding in-person services outside in the courtyard, while...
Church Life, Spiritual Formation
Octavio Esqueda — March 04, 2022
Christmas and Easter are the two key events in the Christian calendar. At Christmas, we celebrate the incarnation of the Son of God who became a...
Tom Finley — March 02, 2022
This is the second post in a series on who wrote the book of Daniel. Read the first post, Who Wrote the Book of Daniel? (Part 1) and the third...
Culture
Eddie Byun — February 25, 2022
Father God, Our hearts break at what is happening in Ukraine. We pray for a quick and peaceful end to this attack. Protect the people who are under...
Octavio Esqueda — February 25, 2022
Este nuevo libro en ingles y próximamente en español Christian Education: Retrospects and Prospects honra la vida y el ministerio del Dr. Robert...
This new book Christian Education: Retrospects and Prospects honors the life and ministry of Dr. Robert (Bob) W. Pazmiño. The book is a collection...
Church Life, Culture, Evangelism
Kenneth Berding — February 22, 2022
My wife is remarkably hospitable — far more than I. For ten straight years at her instigation, we invited all of my enrolled college students over...
Spiritual Formation, Theology
John McKinley — February 18, 2022
The normal order of a sentence is 1) subject of an action, 2) action, 3) object of an action. Christians construct many sentences about our...
Culture, Ministry and Leadership, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — February 17, 2022
This probing question was asked me by a young man with whom I was spending regular mentoring times a few years ago. Now, I do not intend to answer...
Church Life, Culture, Ministry and Leadership, Spiritual Formation
Mick Boersma — February 14, 2022
My wife and I recently watched the first two seasons of The Chosen, a video series on the life of Christ being produced by Dallas Jenkins. We found...