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Striving for the Gospel Without Strife
Marshall McLuhan was famous for his aphorism “the medium is the message.” McLuhan meant that the way in…
Is It Possible to Have an “Under-Realized Eschatology?”
One hears the term “over-realized eschatology” to describe someone who brings into the present age those things that…
How to Perform an Apostasy Autopsy
How do believers in Jesus deal with apostasy? How do we explain when one who appeared to be…
Some Thoughts on Psalm Singing
Throughout Christian history, the church has sung the Psalms, though by the encouragements I have recently seen, it’s…
Redemption Is a Reset and a North Star
The beginning of Exodus culminates at chapter 12, the tenth plague – the death of the firstborn in…
How to Cultivate Hope: Don’t Look at Circumstances
The book of Exodus opens with Israel in a bad state. The deliverance and preservation of Egypt wrought…
Faith in Christ or the Faithfulness of Christ? What Saves Us?
A contention that has roiled the scholarly community of New Testament studies in recent years is the question…
How Should We Think about Spiritual Gifts?
I have never been part of a church that did it, but I’ve often heard about workshops or…
Must We Choose Among God’s Attributes?
Parsing God’s character can lead us in the wrong direction. When we read the Scriptures, we learn things…
To This You Were Called: Suffering Is Normal
A consistent theme in the first epistle Peter wrote is that suffering will come and when it does,…
Doctrine is the Foundation of Christian Experience
I have, from time to time, encountered statements such as “We aren’t saved by right doctrine, we’re saved…