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...
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...