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Is God Silent? Making Sense of “Divine Hiddenness”

Is God silent when we can’t sense him? Although many who seek God find him, others experience him as hidden and absent. What are we to make of this “divine […]

Formation of the Old Testament Canon

How did we get our Old Testament? Who decided which books made the cut (and became “canon”)? Why are there differences between the list of books in Catholic and Protestant […]

Solving Arguments by Pointing to Context

I recall a dialogue I had with a high school classmate of mine. It remained friendly, but it was also a tense conversation regarding the similarities and differences between Christianity […]

The Earliest Creeds in Christianity & What Conclusion They Point To

What are the earliest creeds in Christianity? There are church creeds such as the Nicene Creed (A.D. 325) and the Chalcedonian Creed (A.D. 451), but the earliest creeds go back […]

God’s Existence: Can You Explain God Away?

God’s existence: is it something fixed in reality or something we can explain away? Here are some tools we might use to explain him away. Can you explain God away? […]

Exposing Our Self-Deceptions: Review of Daniel McCoy’s Mirage: 5 Things People Want from God That Don’t Exist

5 Things People Want from God That Don’t Exist: Exposing Self Deceptions 5 Things People Want from God That Don’t Exist reveals how spiritual “mirages” distort what we expect from […]

Lessons from the Church in Germany: Tsunami

Lessons from the Church in Germany Tsunami Response From Europe’s aftermath of higher criticism, Brett Seybold calls U.S. churches to pair personal relationships with strong apologetics and unity with other […]

Lessons from the Church in Germany: Post-Christianity

The Church in Germany Insights for Today From classrooms to pulpits, negative higher criticism eroded confidence in Scripture, opening a spiritual vacuum filled by rival worldviews. Mission progress is slow—often […]

Is a Late Canon Bad News for Bible-Believers?

Is a Late Canon Bad News for Bible-Believers – Historical Confidence Athanasius’s AD 367 list and the Councils of Carthage (397, 419) reflect recognition of all 27 books rather than […]

Making Sense of the Gap between the Writing of the NT and Its Compilation

NT and Its Compilation — Early Authority Explained Early churches received authoritative apostolic teaching orally long before a bound New Testament existed. Writers within the NT acknowledge each other as […]

Changing Times: Part 3 of a Conversation with Bob Russell

Part 3 of a Conversation with Bob Russell on Faithful Leadership Facing shifting cultural views, Russell urges thick skin with soft hearts, resisting the drift to “shout grace and whisper […]

Ditches to Avoid – Part 2 of a Conversation with Bob Russell

Ditches to Avoid and Guardrails for Leadership Preaching through Scripture steadies congregations as elders shield ministers from political flashpoints and help keep Jesus central. Differentiating principles from methods frees churches […]

Racial Reconciliation & Church Unity – Part 1 of a Conversation with Bob Russell

Racial Reconciliation in Church Leadership Bob Russell recounts bridge-building efforts—joint services, grants to inner-city churches, and partnerships—while admitting greater intentionality was needed. Pastors are encouraged to seek elder unity, state […]

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