Are Women More Easily Deceived Than Men?
And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became sinner.—1 Timothy 2:14 Does 1 Tim... Read More
On Dealing with the Frowning Providence of Failure
I recently had a conversation with a man who made a major life decision that turned out poorly. This man apparently did... Read More
Divorcing the Person from the Work of Christ?
Last week I read a curious piece that purported to identify the exact point at which Pilgrim was saved in John Bunyan’s... Read More
The Battle with Death
The Bible states that we have an enemy that plagues everyone—death. Though we may avoid this enemy for a time, we cannot... Read More
Is Allah a God of Love?
It is common today to hear people talk about a God of love, often connected with the idea that all religions teach... Read More
Evangelical Social Engagement: A Reprise
Last week in this blog post, I suggested that if the current surge of evangelical social attentiveness shares identity with surges that preceded... 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
“God, if You…then I’ll…”: Why You Can’t Barter with God
We’ve all heard it, and most of us have either thought it or even prayed it. “God, if You [do this thing... 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
Presuppositional Apologetics and Sound Parenting?
One of the more surprising sources of parental advice that I have received came to me a few years ago in the... Read More