NOTE: At around 35 minutes, I get a bit trigger happy and refer to the great biblical writer Job as an Apostle. This is, of course, inaccurate, though one could argue his experience of God was just as certain as those who bear the title. This is the nevertheless a...
Have you ever thought about the incomprehensibility of finite creatures like you me loving the infinite, eternal God of all glory? It's amazing to think that God loves us; but how do we love him? Is it even possible? Using insights from the Bible, philosophy, and even...
Have you ever thought about the incomprehensibility of finite creatures like you me loving the infinite, eternal God of all glory? It's amazing to think that God loves us; but how do we love him? Is it even possible? Using insights from the Bible, philosophy, and even...
If ever there was a book that made me say, "Well...that was unexpected!" it has to be this one: Faith Across the Multiverse by computational biologist, Andy Walsh. Dr. Walsh is a force to be reckoned with, make no mistake. His vast array of knowledge spanning across...
One of my readers, Amy, asked the following question, and I thought my response would make a concise yet informative article: We often hear preachers say God doesn’t use time or something along those lines but yet the bible speaks of time throughout. Even the first...
Old Testament scholar John Oswalt delivers a much-needed and thoroughgoing treatment of a difficult, and important topic today: The Bible Among the Myths. It is common today for many to dismiss the claims of the Bible on the basis of the long-disproven claims of its...
For centuries, the reconciliation of God's sovereignty and creaturely freedom has been no small obsession of those who traffic in theological circles. To speak very generally, there are three basic approaches which have historically been pressed into service:...
Every now and then I have a pleasure of reading a book I consider to be transformational and life-changing. Union with Christ by Rankin Wilbourne is one of those books, and I wanted to take a few moments this week to tell you about it. [A side note: This is the first...
Last week, we dealt with the false gospel that necessarily follows from an attitude of triumphalism. Today, we deal with the exact opposite: the false gospel that follows from a person with an attitude of defeatism. Let’s be honest—we all know this person. She is...
Note: This post makes mention of Ravi Zacharias. It is with a heavy heart that I must acknowledge a tragic independent report concerning evidence of sexual abuse and predatory behavior on the part of Ravi Zacharias. This man was a huge inspiration to me, as is evident...
