Second in a mini-series on the book of Hebrews (Part 1 here), this podcast addresses the question “Does God expect all of us to eventually mentor and teach others?” Yes, but we often linger in spiritual infanthood, and God through the passage below, will have...
If your faith does not give you rest and peace, you may be missing the central message of the Gospel. The gospel provides rest for us in three phases: The Past – God resolves our guilt, our sins, and our bitterness by forgiving us The...
As part of my Religions of the World class at Fuller Theological Seminary, I am focusing on understanding Islam. One of the books I am reading is Ayoub’s A Muslim View of Christianity. I’m in the early chapters, and I am fuming a bit, which...
This post is part of a series. This simple Ignatian Jesuit meditation method starts with a passage to prayerfully read, and then asks us to answer these five questions and record your answers: Prayer as you approach the scripture… “God, teach me today, open my...
As an agnostic who became a Christian in his early 20’s, then 10 years later left the faith for 8 years to explore other faith systems, I have a real appreciation for the wisdom and truth found in other faith systems – at least, Buddhism,...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy just released a study based on IRS data showing, county by county, charitable giving in 2012. One of the interesting conclusions it saw was that the top 17 counties in terms of generosity (by % of income) voted for Romney in...
One of the toughest and best challenges to the Christian faith is commonly called The Problem of Evil. Simply stated as as syllogism: If God created everything Then God created evil Therefore, God can not be all good because evil originated with Him Of course,...
What does the Bible say about our relationship to work, and do those same scriptures also clearly approve or condemn slavery? My main thesis is that the household codes that discuss the obedience of servants to masters, in the Roman context, is primarily addressed to the majority...
