Few Things Are More Dangerous Than the Quest for Cultural Acceptance

Few Things Are More Dangerous Than the Quest for Cultural Acceptance – “How can Christians resist the temptation to pursue respectability? Here are four suggestions.”

Common Fallacies in an Age of Outrage

Common Fallacies in an Age of Outrage – “We don’t have to be experts in every subject, but we do have to practice strategic hesitation before accepting a claim as true and publicly endorsing it.”

Should We Consult with Dead Ancestors?

Should We Consult with Dead Ancestors? – “So, what’s the biblical teaching about God that I have in mind when I say that if you seek these messages from the dead, you either don’t know those teachings or you don’t believe them?”

Loving the Truth and Speaking in Love

Loving the Truth and Speaking in Love – “Where there is no truth, there is no love.”

5 Reasons Not to Follow Your Heart

5 Reasons Not to Follow Your Heart – “The truth is, to answer Steve Jobs, there are plenty of good reasons not to follow your heart. Here are five.”

Rejecting Your Maker Means Rejecting Your True Identity

Rejecting Your Maker Means Rejecting Your True Identity – “Society has jettisoned belief in God. When you reject your Maker, you reject the one who establishes your identity.”

Circumstantial Evidence: A Lesson from Gideon

Circumstantial Evidence: A Lesson from Gideon – “The circumstances of Gideon’s life contradict the word of the Lord. But God is not ruled by circumstances; God defines circumstances.”

The Layered Path to God: Finding God in Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

The Layered Path to God: Finding God in Truth, Goodness, and Beauty – “There’s only one path to God, to be sure, but never forget: the path is layered with Truth, Goodness, and Beauty.”

Why Read If You Forget Most Everything Anyway?

Why Read If You Forget Most Everything Anyway? – “It is sentences that change your life, not books…What changes a life is a new glimpse into reality or truth, or some powerful challenge that comes to us, or some resolution of a long-standing dilemma that we’ve had.” 

You Can’t Sever Orthodoxy from Ethics

You Can’t Sever Orthodoxy from Ethics – “True faith is demonstrated not in mere assent to certain truths about Jesus but in personal trust that results in practical obedience.”

 

Four Marks of Faithful Teaching

Four Marks of Faithful Teaching – “In the church’s mission against the gates of hell, one of our main weapons is the familiar, often unremarkable, easily underestimated act of teaching.”

 

6 Saying That Aren’t Actually in the Bible

6 Saying That Aren’t Actually in the Bible – I think I have heard or read all of these in the last month. It’s worth reviewing.

Downplaying the Sin of Homosexuality Won’t Win the Next Generation

Downplaying the Sin of Homosexuality Won’t Win the Next Generation – “Does downplaying this issue give us an evangelistic advantage? Could it be considered faithful to the Great Commission—even necessary for reaching the next generation?”

A Plea for Sound Doctrine

A Plea for Sound Doctrine – Near the end of his life, Paul wrote letters and his focus was clear.

Christian Truth Is a Rousing Call to Faith

Christian Truth Is a Rousing Call to Faith – “The church today is in danger of drifting from orthodoxy not because of new errors (though there are many) but because Christians are bored with old truths.”

Essentials and Non-Essentials in a Nutshell

Essentials and Non-Essentials in a Nutshell – “Like in all areas of life, we need to learn to choose our battles carefully. But in order to do this, we must first come to know the difference between essentials and non-essentials.”

5 Things You Should Know about Creeds

5 Things You Should Know about Creeds – “There is a lot of misunderstanding about the nature, history, and purpose of creeds. Here are five things you should know about creeds.”

Americans’ Theological Beliefs Changed To Suit Post-Pandemic Practice

Lifeway Research: Americans’ Theological Beliefs Changed To Suit Post-Pandemic Practice – “The biennial State of Theology study conducted by Lifeway Research found relative stability in some of the religious and cultural beliefs U.S. adults hold. After months of quarantines and social distancing, however, Americans increasingly believe worshiping apart from a church is as good as attending church services.”

Does Rahab Show Us That It’s Sometimes Okay to Lie?

Does Rahab Show Us That It’s Sometimes Okay to Lie? – Here’s a good discussion of a complicated ethical story.

How to Battle Theological Confirmation Bias

How to Battle Theological Confirmation Bias – “Confirmation bias is the basic human tendency to search for evidence that supports personal beliefs and to overlook contradictory claims.”