Article
The Gods Are Real: A Concise Explanation of the Supernatural Meta-narrative of Scripture
The gods of Israel's ancient Near Eastern neighbors were not literally made of stone, gold, or any other material. Rather,…
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Apologetics
The Foundation of Faith: Jesus, or the Bible?
A common feature of the debate surrounding apologetic methodology involves speculation as to the ground of our Christian belief. We…
Apologetics
How to Handle Dramatic Changes to Your Theology
Passages such as Hebrews 5:13-14 and 1 Corinthians 3:2 strongly suggest that we must go deeper with God's Word, which…
Creation
Genesis 1-11 and the “Textbook Myth”
The Bible is not a "scientific textbook"---of that, I'm sure. But it seems to common among critics of young age…
Article
Don’t Fear “the Reaper”: Why Young Earth Creationists Can—and Should—Embrace the Ancient Near-Eastern Background of the Bible
Due to what I consider to be a misuse of ancient Near-Eastern (ANE) backgrounds among evangelical scholars in recent years,…
Apologetics
Young Earth Claims ≠ Flat Earth Claims
Have you ever heard the idea that it's just as ridiculous---if not more so---to believe in a flat earth than…
Bible Q & A
Is the Gap Theory Biblical? Refuting James Knox on the “Gap Fact.”
Does the Bible allow for a large gap of time between the first two verses of the Bible? Few scholars…
Creation
The Neanderthal Problem
How do Neanderthals fit into a biblical worldview? Are cavemen, stone tools, hunter/gatherer lifestyles a threat to a biblically sound,…
Apologetics
Christianity makes strong claims! And that’s a good thing.
Christianity makes claims and entrails truths that require all other religious systems to be false. These are strong claims, and…
Podcast
Why Sin is Bad
The other night at men's small group, we began discussing sin and its consequences. I spoke up because something occurred…
Article
Snobs for Christ: On Intellectual Snobbery in the Church
In this week's post (which is admittedly more of a rant), I discuss some of the problems we see when…
Apologetics
A Loving Christian Response to Homosexuality
Our church has recently concluded a series on tough questions in the Bible, and naturally, the question of how to…