It is no secret that our culture today has been/is undergoing a massive paradigm shift with regards to the way people come to know truth. The atmosphere of the intellectual...

How I Find Scholars I Can Trust

When I first became committed to the things of the Lord, I was a sponge. I took whatever anyone was giving so long as they said they loved Jesus. I bought whatever was sold as...

Essentials and Non-Essentials in a Nutshell

We Evangelicals talk a lot about essentials and non-essentials. Rightly so. We talk about distinguishing between those areas in our faith – those doctrines – which...

I Am Tired of All the Options

Jeffrey Bingham, the chair of the theology department at Dallas Theological Seminary, has a phrase he uses when people advocate something that is not a part of the historic...

A Matter of Perspective

(by Lisa Robinson) In the wake of the Bell debacle, Tim Challies has written an excellent article here about three notable observations. Overall, I agree with his assessment...

The Benefit of Many “Teachers” and Why Diversity is Important

(by Lisa Robinson) I have read John 11 many times and have been immensely ministered by it. It seems each time I do, there is something fresh to be gleaned in the text. So...

The Patsy Called Relativism

(by Lisa Robinson) I was listening to a radio broadcast the other day and the preacher was giving a lesson on the Decalogue. He provided a description of God’s law that...

The Anatomy of Belief (8): First-Hand Conviction or “God Things”

A Guide to Examining the Way We Believe So That What We Believe Will be Secure I have never heard God’s voice. I don’t know what he smells like. I have not seen...

The Anatomy of Belief (7): Real Life Conviction

A Guide to Examining the Way We Believe So That What We Believe Will be Secure (Warning: Santa Clause spoiler forthcoming) I have to admit it. While growing up, Santa Clause...

Anatomy of Belief (6): Rational Conviction

A Guide to Examining the Way We Believe So That What We Believe Will be Secure I have done some irrational things in my life. There are way too many things to count. However,...

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