Christians, Don’t Ignore How Weird the Book of Jude Is
The Book of Jude is fascinating, frustrating, and far too overlooked. It also opens a pretty big can of worms when it comes to understanding the inspiration and canon of Scripture.
The Book of Jude is fascinating, frustrating, and far too overlooked. It also opens a pretty big can of worms when it comes to understanding the inspiration and canon of Scripture.
For many folks with a little exposure to church history, this is actually old news. Discussions of how to interpret the early chapters of Genesis are as old as Christianity. But since I’ve been reading through the major theologians of… Read More ›
As 2022 fades into memory and 2023 begins, many of us will be thinking about our hopes and aspirations for the new year. Regardless of whether new year’s resolutions are your thing, it’s not a bad idea to set aside… Read More ›
Where can we see Jesus today? For many Christians, the answer is simple: We see him in and through his church. But then what about when the church behaves in horribly un-Christlike ways? When it abuses its power or neglects Christ’s commands? Are we to say that Christ himself was involved in doing evil? “Is Christ divided?”
I came across this tweet on my social media feed this morning. It claims that religion isn’t necessary for people to be morally good: Since reading this, I’ve had some thoughts about it. These are a little off-the-cuff, so forgive… Read More ›
Goodness, has it really been since April that I last posted? Sorry, fellow travelers! If I’d had better foresight, I would have made some kind of “taking summer off” announcement. One reason for the absence is that, as frequently happens… Read More ›
Many Christians throughout the world who worship in historic branches of the Church participate in a special liturgical season during the forty days leading up to Easter. This forty-day period is known as the season of Lent. Since Easter is… Read More ›
Some call them sacraments, while others prefer to say ordinances. In this week’s new video, I attempt to clear up confusion as to why different Christians use different terminology when referring to holy rites like Baptism and Communion, and briefly… Read More ›
Greetings, dear readers. It’s been a bit quiet here on the blog this month, owing mainly to health issues (nothing serious; just getting repeatedly under the weather or having to take care of sick kids), as well as the general… Read More ›