Coming Untrue

We do the best we can when we try to explain the word of God to others. It’s not always an easy task, and frequently we are in over our h...

Isaiah 47 is a harsh message from the Lord for the “tender and delicate” virgin daughter of Babylon . Stop and think about that imager...

“Was Jesus black?” Great. Thanks a lot. This is almost guaranteed to get controversial … A little history: the traditional way of ...

The gospel is a funny thing. At least the way we often define it is a bit odd, particularly when we include the word in the phrase “g...

Relationship is the foundation of all appropriate correction. Where there is no set of mutual obligations established, and no agreed-u...

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In August 1914 after 24 days on the open sea, a German schooner crew with a cargo of oilcake aboard sailed casually into a Scottish harbo...

Dependability is a great thing. Whenever I find myself with nothing obvious to write about, it’s a huge relief to know that in a pinc...

“Does the tree of life still exist?” Many religions have stories about symbolically-important trees, but these trees rarely symbolize ...

We love building narratives, don’t we. Sometimes the tales we tell each other represent reality. Other times we are simply reading ou...

In making his case against the nation of Israel through his prophet Amos, God has first laid out the reasons for which Israel is about to ...

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In an era when not just politicians, lawyers and Muslims but average men and women increasingly play fast and loose with truth, one may f...

Douglas Wilson is hard at work making the case for the right to free speech from a Christian foundation, and I give him full credit for g...

“Where is the true church?” When Jesus told his disciples, “I will build my church ”, we now know that he did not have in mind Judean ...

Christians are sometimes accused of escapism, primarily with respect to the doctrine of the “rapture” (or parousia ) taught in the New Te...

Ten of twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses came back complaining about the presence of giants. The Philistine Goliath, slain by David, ...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Preparing to cut loose at your church and mine. ...