Coming Untrue

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I’ve heard that Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time may be the most famous book people have never read. That’s right: Never. P...

You can’t discuss a matter effectively unless you really understand what the other side is saying. Mischaracterizing the other position ...

“And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel —...

“How does one write effectively about Christianity in a work of fiction?” The Christian faith has been a defining feature of my life so ...

People often complain that Christians are divided. Denominationally, intellectually, interpretationally, geographically and/or racially di...

December 24, 1914. Nightfall. British, French and German troops are hunkered down at Flanders, fighting the latest “War To End All Wars...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more holiday-oriented than usual. Tom: I was out for my early morning walk...

Mining the Minors and Immanuel Can’s usual Thursday post have swapped spots this week. I’m sure you can guess why. As I noted in the fif...

Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn. He was named by his mother in hope that his existence in the world would be a turning point in her relation...

We live in an age of instant gratification. If I want a superior coffee experience, I have only to walk to the corner, or drive to my fr...

“What specific verse/passage about human nature resonates the most with your observations?” That’s a tough one to pin down. Whichever pa...

A couple of weeks ago I promised to devote an entire blog post to the bolt of lightning that hit my synapses when I read a single, throwa...

When Canada rejected Stephen Harper as Prime Minister in favor of a candidate whose most identifiable features were his last name and hair...

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The application of the statement “religion causes wars” to Christianity is actually a double lie. It’s a lie because its detractors cla...

Trust between two beings is a wonderful and tremendously fragile thing. Another cat and dog story. Sorry. You find your illustrations wh...

“The ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I lov...

“What does the Bible say about church-hopping?” In the early first century, the world had a grand total of one local church. It may have...

In Greek, the words “Jew”, “Jews” and “Jewish” (sometimes translated “Judean”) are all variations on Ioudaios . That term was discussed in...