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The Contours of the Land in Israel's History
The Land of Palestine
The land of Palestine took its name from the Philistines (the Pelishtim in Hebrew) who settled along the Mediterranean coast from Joppa to Gaza about 1300–12...
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Is It a Sin to Eat Meat? - An Excerpt from Vegangelical
Earlier this week, our blog introduced the three-tiered theological framework author Sarah Withrow King lays out to emphasize our responsibi...
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A Three-Point Framework for an Evangelical Theology of Animal Care
Recently, there has been a heightened sense of justice within the evangelical community for the welfare of various “others”. Yet one group w...
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What's a Janus? (1 John 3:19) - Mondays with Mounce
Every once in a while we come across a phrase that can either look back to the previous or forward to the next. Sometimes the phrase or vers...
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Living the Story of the Cross - An Excerpt from What Christians Ought to Believe
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
In today’s excerpt from What Christians Ought to Believe, Michael F. ...
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[Common Places]: Christological Anthropology: An Interview with Marc Cortez
For the concluding post on christological anthropology, we offer an interview with Marc to further explore some questions and issues related...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields - The Timing of the Lord’s Return to Jerusalem in Zech 1:16
The Setting
Zechariah and Haggai were prophesying when the Jews had returned from Babylonian exile and were supposed to be rebuilding the te...
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4 Reasons Why Every Christian Ought to Know the Traditional Creeds
In the last several years, there has been a resurgent interest in rediscovering the historic Christian faith. Among others, we have Michael ...
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Can a word be a punctuation mark? (Matt 1:18) - Mondays with Mounce 270
This is perhaps a little picky post, but it does illustrate why a word-for-word translation is not always helpful.
Matthew begins with his g...
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How to Understand the Difference Between Christianity and Islam
In a year of polarizing politics, the rise of ISIS, and terrorism, it has never been more important for Christians to understand Islam.
In ...
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Who Needs Creeds When I’ve Got a Bible? – An Excerpt from What Christians Ought to Believe
Many Christians look questionably upon traditional church confessions, proclaiming “No creed but Christ, no book but the Bible!”
In today’s ...
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Greek Words with No English Meaning - Mondays with Mounce 284
I am currently reading through the New Testament focusing on just one thing: discipleship. Specifically, why should we care about spiritual ...
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Ask These 5 Questions to Bring Clarity to Your Old Testament Sermons
I wish I’d had Christopher Wright’s new book How to Preach Through the Old Testament for All Its Worth when I regularly preached. It would h...
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The Subtleties of Word Order (2 John 3) - Mondays with Mounce 295
This is a little thing, but it shows how subtleties can be lost in translation. In the salutation of 2 John, word for word we read, “will be...
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Why You Shouldn’t “Preach the Gospel at All Times and Use Words When Necessary”
There’s a famous quote. You’ve probably heard it:
“Preach the gospel at all times. Use words only when necessary.”
The original quote is...
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Work, Play, and Worship – An Excerpt from A Doubter’s Guide to the Ten Commandments
"If you’re someone who enjoys a weekend, you owe it to Moses" says John Dickson in A Doubter's Guide to the Ten Commandments. In today's exc...
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How Jesus’ Murder-Is-Wrong Ethic Is Deeper than Atheists' Ethic
For the past few months, my pastor has been preaching the Ten Commandments. Though the first four gave me pause, causing me to consider my s...
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