Short Answers to Big Questions: Two Supposed Calls for Violence in the Bible
This will be a sporadic series that will basically spring from questions that come into my email inbox. These are not meant to
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Lovely Wisdom and Three Types of Fools
I preached from Prov 6:1-9 this past Sunday at the wonderful Christ the King Anglican Church in Alexandria, Va. The sermon title was “Sons,
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What Does the Bible Teach Us About Wealth
Thanks to The Institute of Faith, Work, and Economics for publishing this piece on biblical teaching about wealth. You can download a free electronic
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Hymns, Worship and the Christian Life: A Conversation with Keith Getty
Here is a recording of a talk that composer Keith Getty gave for RTS Washington last week, followed by an interview with me.
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How is God Our Father
In this video from Third Millennium Ministries, I talk about how God is a covenantal, royal father, and how this sort of fatherhood
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Bonhoeffer on Christian Unity
In his delightful and quirky meditation on Christian community entitled Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer describes the grounds of Christian community in this way: Christianity
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Colbert on Faith: Logic Has Nothing to Do with It
Stephen Colbert is talking about his faith again, this time with Father Thomas Rosica, the Vatican’s English language spokesman for the Holy See and
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Ashley Madison, Public Shaming, and the Light of Christ
I preached from 1 John 1:5-10 this past Sunday, a text that has a lot to say about the implications of “walking in
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Public Expressions of the Gospel
Explicit public expressions of the gospel in popular culture are few and far between. We just do not see many public examples of the
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Meaning and Biblical Faith
Above: Rembrandt, “The Artist in His Studio” (c. 1628) Those who profess the Christian faith cannot rely on a general cultural literacy about
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