Are Just War And “Cruciformity” Truly Opposed To Each Other? Reviewing Some Overlooked Biblical Texts

This past November in Atlanta, I was attending a panel discussion on just war and pacifism in an age of terror at the Evangelical Philosophical Society meeting this past...

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Was the Trinity Broken at the Cross? Paul Copan

As we approach Good Friday, it would be good to reflect on what did and didn’t happen while Jesus was on the cross. Some modern theologians (e.g., Jürgen Moltmann in his...

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Christmas

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“The Little Lord Jesus Some Crying He Makes”: What Really Happened at Christmas (Told in Dr. Suessian Fashion)

“The Little Lord Jesus Some Crying He Makes”: What Really Happened at Christmas (Told in Dr. Seussian Fashion) By Paul Copan **Before reading the poem, you may want to read...

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Salvation

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Does Regeneration Precede Faith? Apparently Not.

DOES REGENERATION PRECEDE FAITH? APPARENTLY NOT. Paul Copan “Regeneration precedes faith.” This affirmation is one that many in the Reformed tradition take as axiomatic. We...

The First Christmas: Myths and Realities

I. A Reality Check Here’s a true-false quiz: 1. Mary and Joseph had to travel as quickly as possible to Bethlehem because Mary could have given birth at any moment. 2. The...

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