“The Lord said to Abram…” – Genesis 12:1 Faith is a fuzzy concept until it is lived out in real life. When the Bible sets out to define faith, it doesn’t begin by saying, “faith is…” as the dictionary does. It begins with “the Lord said to Abram.” Very personal. Deeply human. To define faith, the Bible […]
Read MoreThis is a debate exploring views of the Millennium in Revelation 20 between Jim Hamilton (pre-millennial), Doug Wilson (post-millennial), and Sam Storm (amillennial) moderated by John Piper. WATCH HERE
Read MoreSchaeffer, Francis. Genesis in Space and Time (1972) in The Complete Works of Francis Schaeffer: A Christian Worldview, vol 2 A Christian View of the Bible. Crossway, 1982. In Genesis in Space and Time, Schaeffer provides an exegetical account of Genesis 1-11 that is aimed at demonstrating that the account occurred in real space and time […]
Read MoreCarson’s The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God (2000) may be slim in the number of pages (88 pages including end notes), but it is packed full of helpful insight on the neglected and often confused subject of the love of God. Carson begins by describing the cultural factors such as naturalism and pluralism […]
Read More“Again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes. The man looked intently and his sight was restored and he saw everything clearly.” – Mark 8:25 Twice. Jesus placed His hands on him twice before he was healed. Why? Did Jesus not have the power to do it right the first time? Did Jesus not get enough spit […]
Read MoreThe disciples were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread. Aware of this, (Jesus) said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact you have no bread? Don’t you understand or comprehend? Do you have hardened hearts?” Mark 8:16-17 For what are we hungry? The Pharisees were hungry for power and used religious […]
Read MoreWright, N. T. History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theology. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 2019, Kindle edition, 343 pgs. Wright argues that western culture post-Enlightenment is not an entirely new phenomenon but rather a new expression of ancient Epicureanism that operates with the assumption that there is “a great gulf between […]
Read More“The Pharisees came and began to argue with Him, demanding of Him a sign from heaven to test Him. Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.” Then He left them…” Mark 8:11-13 Sometimes when you win, you lose. That is usually the case when I […]
Read MoreMetaxas, Eric. Letter to the American Church. Salem Books, 2022. In Letter to the American Church, Metaxas seeks to sound the alarm that the American church is guilty of silence in the face of dangerous political and cultural threats that is akin to the silence and complicity of the German Church during the rise of Nazism […]
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