Three Notes on the Eventual but not Immediate Recognition of the NT Canon
There was some delay between the writing of the NT documents and their universal acceptance as Holy Scripture (= canon). In fact,... Read More
Thanksgiving for Faithful, Small-Church Pastors
This being Thanksgiving, I wanted to express my thanks to all of the faithful pastors that are opening their hearts to people—upholding them in... Read More
The Road to Damascus…Then and Now
In recent weeks the city of Damascus has frequently appeared in our headlines. Although it now appears that a U.S.-led strike against... Read More
A Fresh Look at the Reliability of the Gospels
C. S. Lewis once remarked that the biblical “accounts of the ‘miracles’ in first-century Palestine are either lies, or legends, or history.... Read More
John Adams’s Mistake
In early 1776, John Adams travelled the snowy roads from New England back to Philadelphia for another extended session in Congress. Either... Read More
Days that Changed the Course of History…and an Ordinary Year: Two Different Approaches to History
Over at the Gospel Coalition blog, Joe Carter recently wrote about how four leading church historians responded to the question: “After AD... Read More
Things to Do in Detroit: The Detroit Historical Museum
Most people probably don’t have Detroit near the top of their list of possible vacation destinations, but there actually are quite a... Read More
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
Although St. Patrick’s Day appears on our calendars each year, most modern celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day have little to do with... Read More
The "Gospel" according to the Talmud
David Instone-Brewer argues in a recent article that the Talmud’s account of Jesus’ trial contains the original Jewish charge against Jesus. The... Read More
Josephus (not Luke) Misdated Quirinius’s Census
John Rhoads argues in a recent article that it was Josephus, not Luke, who misdated Quirinius’s census. The gist of his piece... Read More