Learning about the Past: What Has the Church Believed?
About two weeks ago I began a recommended reading list for those who wish to brush up on the history of the... Read More
Learning about the Past: The Beginnings of a Reading List for Pastors, Future Pastors, and Curious Christians
I recently had a student ask what books pastors and future pastors should read in order to become familiar with the church’s... Read More
Three Reasons Why the Lottery is a Bad Bet
I heard it on the radio again the other day—a slick sounding ad depicting happy sounding people talking about how much fun... Read More
How Has the Church Responded to Theological Controversy?
A few weeks ago, I mentioned a new little book written by Justin Holcomb, titled Know the Heretics (Zondervan, April 2014). At... Read More
Do You Know Any Heretics?
Within American history the names of Benedict Arnold, Aaron Burr, and the Rosenbergs live on in infamy. These are people who rather... Read More
The Gospel, the Homosexual, and the Church: Recap and Reading List
This past Wednesday, Peter Hubbard, author of Love into Light: The Gospel, the Homosexual, and the Church, delivered the annual William R.... Read More
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Among the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, there is a rather troubling document dated from the year 1 B.C. It’s a letter written by a... Read More
Augustine’s Version of “Teach a Man to Fish”
Students in my Medieval Church History class recently read Augustine’s book, On Christian Teaching. As I was working my way back through... Read More
The Nye-Ham Debate in Retrospect
Along with several million others, I watched the widely publicized debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham this past Tuesday evening. Since... Read More
Abortion and Human Depravity
This past week many people on both sides of the abortion issue commemorated the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v.... Read More