How (Not) To Help the Poor
In a First Things editorial entitled “What Should We Do About the Poor?”[1], the editors discuss alternatives to addressing poverty. Though this essay is about twenty years...
The Sufficiency of Probability in Christian Faith
I often play a game with my kids that drives them crazy. Sitting in the room, with no one but us, while they are not looking I will slap them on the rear and act like I did...
Why I Hate Aph Hymon
Mom senses a bit of the problem. I don’t want her to. I want her to think she is no trouble at all. I want her to know that changing her diaper is a joy for me. I want...
The Five Responses to the Problem of Evil
This is an unedited excerpt from my upcoming book with Crossway: The Discipleship Book: Now That I Am a Christian. Chapter title: “Pain and Suffering” (book name...
A Cure for the "Most Christians" Blues
(Lisa Robinson) Well, here’s something the Lord has been convicting me of lately; the use of “most Christians” or “many Christians” when...
Eight Ways to Go Wrong in Bible Study
1. Lucky lotto: (eyes closed) – “Umm . . . I will read this verse” You may be tempted to simply ask God a question, open up the Bible, fix your eyes on the first verse you...
Theology Unplugged: Coffee With Scholars – Paul Copan, Part 2
[display_podcast] Join Michael Patton and Tim Kimberley as they welcome Paul Copan to Credo House for a session of “Coffee with Scholars”
My Two Moms
In 2006, my mother had a brain aneurysm. Since then she . . . Wait. I am getting ahead of myself. I need to back up. Growing up, my mother was a very strong figure in my life....
Theology Unplugged: Coffee with Scholars – Paul Copan, Part 1
[display_podcast] Join Michael Patton and Tim Kimberley as they welcome Paul Copan to Credo House for a session of “Coffee with Scholars”