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...
Evidence for the Death of My Sister vs. Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ
My sister Angie died in January 2004. I believe this to be the case. In fact, I am so convicted of the veracity of her death, I say without hesitation that I am certain that...
Theology Unplugged: Reasons not to be a Christian – “I Want to be Happy”
Join C. Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they start a new Theology Unplugged series: Reasons not to be a Christian. Should someone become a Christian because...
Morality and Naturalism’s Counterintuitive Claims: Response to Dawkins, Part V
(by Paul Copan) We’ve been engaging the thinking of Richard Dawkins, and more recently we’ve touched on the counterintuitive nature of (Dawkins’) naturalism. I’ll be looking...
Sometimes Faith Does Take Faith
Many things are easy to believe. It’s easy for me to believe that I just finished counseling a couple who are getting married next week. Why? Because I just experienced...
Book Review: Redemption
If you ever meet Mike Wilkerson, thank him. In his concise book Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry, released in February, he has...
On Corporate Prayer, Hope and Expectation
(Lisa Robinson) This is a melange of thoughts on prayer, with a specific focus on corporate prayer, expectation in prayer and unanswered prayer. I’ve been reading...
Some Valuable Lessons On Theological Learning From An Analysis of Origen
(Lisa Robinson) First off, this post is not really about Origen (c. 185-254). But it is about some lessons that I learned from studying Origen’s homilies in relation to...