Coming Untrue

The majority of times the word “brother” is used in scripture, it denotes a male sibling, a family relation, someone swimming very close...

“How can I become more spiritually discerning?” Great question. Discernment is something to which every Christian should aspire. May...

Last week, a youth leader we know sent the following email to the young people in his local church. I thought it made a great point, and h...

Much of Ecclesiastes is observational rather than directly instructive. The Preacher tells us the things he did, the things he has seen,...

The most recent version of this post is available here . 

The most recent version of this post is available here .

I’ve gotten far too used to seeing creationists adopt a more or less defensive posture, taking issue with what purports to be intelligen...

“You’re body-shaming me,” lectures the tubby, well-propagandized primary school girl, heading off her mother’s forlorn attempts to get h...

“Does the Bible say to ask Jesus into your heart?” If there is anything in the Bible that may have given rise to this very popular e...

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brot...

Many years ago I went for counseling. A man with a big white beard (I am so not making this up) asked me a number of questions, listene...

The most recent version of this post is available here .

The most recent version of this post is available here .

“Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, ‘Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wicke...

Once in a while the commentariat speaks directly to me: “Are you one of those people who say that there are actually two different G...

“Does Christianity need to develop a new gospel adapted to today’s world?” If the Christian faith was merely the invention of man, a...

A reader of the book of Revelation writes: “Doesn’t the Pre-Mill version of Satan’s release seem weird? In it Jesus has physically r...

If we took the first thirteen verses of Ecclesiastes 7 on their own, we might initially think they belong in the book of Proverbs. They ...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. This is an interesting take. The Independent b...

The most recent version of this post is available here .