Do We Still Need Miracles Today To Believe?
(Lisa Robinson) It is not long before this this topic comes when engaged in a conversation about continuationism vs. cessationism. Some will insist that we still need...
What I Have Learned About Blogging Five Years Later
It has been almost five years since I started blogging. Here is what I have learned. 1. Loneliness because of the “Blog Lobe” This one is a joke with a bit of truth. My...
When I Feel Disqualified from Ministry Due to Depression
One of the first thoughts that I have when I get depressed is that I am no longer qualified for ministry. “How can you preach truth when it does not even help you get...
Theology Unplugged: Reasons not to be a Christian – “God will keep me from Suffering”
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 so God...
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...