This Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, where over 900 people (members of the Peoples Temple) lost their lives in a group suicide-murder by drinking poisoned punch under the direction of their leader, Jim Jones. Since groups like the Peoples...
God is like someone who is always there for you; I don’t know, it’s like God is God. He’s just like somebody that’ll always help you go through whatever you’re going through. When I became a Christian I was just praying, and it always made me feel better....
Most people you know believe in a god—since about 90% of Americans do. References to God are ubiquitous in our culture, but not everyone who talks about “God” is talking about the God of the Bible. Last time I introduced the idea of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, the...
Recently I rewatched most of an abortion debate I attended a couple of years ago at Wayne State University here in Detroit. The debate was between Nadine Strossen, professor of Law at New York Law School and former president of ACLU, and Scott Klusendorf, president of...
In 1768 the French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire wrote: “If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.” Voltaire was not trying to denigrate Christianity. Rather, he was arguing for the social benefit of belief in God. He thought that belief in God...
The problem of worldliness is an ever present issue for the church. While it is important to warn individual believers against worldliness, it is also vital for local churches to avoid this danger. Why do local churches so often blend in with the world? Local churches...
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Dave Doran about Christian School leadership.
I’ve found it helpful to distinguish between reasons and rationalizations. Reasons are facts, arguments, principles, etc., that lead you to a particular conclusion. Reasons are the explanation for why you started holding a position or taking an action. It is what a...
All three of the Smith kids are currently serving in full-time ministry. Ben Edwards talked with Matt and Nancy about the lessons they learned raising children in ministry.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. David Doran about the principles and practices of planning an effective worship service.
Jacob Elwart and Ben Edwards talk about the role of spiritual gifts in the church.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. David Doran about the importance of church membership.
In this episode, Ben Edwards responds to Gavin Ortlund's arguments for a local flood.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Kyle Dunham about the theology of the Psalms.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr Compton about the qualifications for pastors.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr Jim Hubbard about problems facing students and how pastors can be informed about those.
Ben Edwards talks with Kyle Dunham about his most recent DBSJ article.
Spread the Word is church planting internship at Inter-City Baptist Church in Allen Park, MI. Ben Edwards talks with Riley Woodfin about how it works.
Ben Edwards talks with Jacob Elwart about using the Bible in Biblical Counseling.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr Aloisi about injustices committed by professing Christians.
Ben Edwards talks with Mark Snoeberger about the apologetical significance of Paul's address on Mars Hill.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Michael Riley about the transcendental argument for God's existence.
Ben Edwards talks to Kyle Dunham about the apologetical difficulties of the Canaanite War and answers to the problems.
Jacob Elwart talks with Ben Edwards about what the unbeliever knows about God.
Ben Edwards talks with Tim Miller about arguments for the existence of God.
Ben Edwards talks with Brandon Crawford about a new book that he edited, The Baptist Confession of Faith and Catechism for Dispensational Churches.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr Doran about shepherding the congregation from the pulpit.
Ben Edwards talks with Tim Miller about textual variants and how to handle challenging passages.
Tim Miller talks with Ben Edwards about what is a proverb and how to preach them.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Kyle Dunham about understanding and preaching the Old Testament Law.
In this episode Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Doran about how to effectively use explanation, argumentation, and application in the sermon.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr. Larry Rogier about starting a preaching calendar.
Ben Edwards talks with Dr Dave Doran about identifying a distinct unit of Scripture and finding its theme.
Ben Edwards talks with Tim Miller about the context of 1 Peter.
Ben Edwards talks with Brent Belford about the structure and message of 1 Corinthians.
In this episode Ben Edwards talks with Dr Dunham about the identity of the woman in Ecclesiastes 7 and controversy surrounding the passage.
On this episode Ben Edwards and Tim Miller talk about their recent trip to Israel.
In this episode Ben Edwards talks with Jacob Elwart about the sufficiency of Scripture and how it relates to Biblical Counseling.
This week Ben Edwards talks with Mark Snoeberger about the significance of a historical Adam.
Ben Edwards and David Doran discuss applying the principles of separation to Christian fellowship.
In this episode Ben Edwards and David Doran discuss who is a conservative evangelical.
In this episode Ben Edwards talks with David Doran about the fruit of New Evangelicalism.
This week Ben Edwards and David Doran discuss separation from those who compromise the faith.
In this episode Ben Edwards and David Doran discuss separating from false teachers and false teaching.
In this episode of Theologically Driven Ben Edwards talks with Sam Dawson about reading and understanding the Bible correctly.
In this episode Ben Edwards and David Doran discuss the importance of self and ministry evaluation and strategies for getting it done.
In this episode Ben Edwards talks with Deepak Reju about his new book Build on Jesus.
In this episode Ben Edwards and Jacob Elwart discuss Jacob's transition from a Senior Pastor to an Associate Pastor.
In this episode Ben Edwards and Dave Doran discuss how to develop a Philosophy of Church Ministry.