A new study says “nones” are on the rise: One-in-Five Adults Have No Religious Affiliation. Alan Jacobs expresses an interesting thought in light of this new research, The question I would ask is this: Has…

J. R. R. Tolkien explains our fantastical writing (i.e. the writing of fantasy literature) flows from and because of Whose image we bear, We make in our measure and in our derivative mode, because we…

The Gospel unifies, and at the same time, it enhances diversity without enforcing uniformity (see Romans 14; 1 Corinthians 8; Revelation 5:9; which reflect that there are different kinds of people, and because of these…

Some folks see the terms “Kingdom of Heaven” and “Kingdom of God” as two different kingdoms. I am not so sure. Here are parallel passages using the two different phrases for the same accounts. If…

Ian McConnell has graduated into my favorite preachers list. Man oh man. So good. Take a listen – Reading Genesis Like Jesus Taught (Luke 24:13-47) Some highlights Jesus teaches how to read Genesis. He teaches…

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!…

Superheroes are cultural icons. Every kid wants to become a superhero. Growing up, I wanted to be Superman or Batman. There are superheroes of all kinds: the invincible Man of Steel, the Dark Knight, and…

Dispensationalists emphasize that we need to take Scripture at face value. As I pointed out previously, this is impossible to do consistently. With this in mind, though, let’s look at a face-value look at the…

Universal rejection of Christianity exists, or so it seems, because the god of this age has blinded men from the truth (2 Corinthians 4:4). And in the case of Christianity, I am reminded of the…