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Historical Evidence for Infant Baptism
Church history was one factor that loomed large in causing me to shift my stance on baptism. Check out my thoughts in the video below:
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Should We Baptize Babies? How My Answer Changed From No to Yes (VIDEO)
After being asked so frequently for my thoughts on infant baptism, I’m finally opening this big ol’ can of worms!
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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.
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Lent is a Time for Healing
Lent is an invitation not to beat ourselves up or wallow in guilt, but to slow down and find room to heal our souls.
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Early Christians Debated How to Interpret Genesis, Too
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 ›
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New Year’s Resolutions for Christianity in 2023
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 ›
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Shouldn’t Communion be a Full Meal?
When we look at what the New Testament says about the early church’s worship gatherings, we see a lot of evidence that they originally included full communal meals. For instance, in Jude verse 12 we get a reference to the… Read More ›
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Unraveling the Fabric of Inequity (A Reflection on Philemon)
While it may not explicitly discuss any technical matters of theology or ecclesiology, Philemon nonetheless furnishes the church at large with a powerful example of how the principles of the gospel utterly transform the norms and expectations of society when it comes to interpersonal relationships.
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Is the Church “Christ on Earth Today”?
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?”
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You Don’t Need Religion to be Moral…
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 ›
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