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War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
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Visually Explore 4 Essential, Beautiful Truths About Life In Christ
Dutch Christian art theorist Hans Rookmaaker said, “Our world has changed for better or for worse. It is for us to find truth and beauty for...
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Nuances of Lost Meaning (James 1:6) - Mondays with Mounce 286
I just came home from Houston where we were recording Bruce Waltke’s class on Psalms for BiblicalTraining.org. We didn’t quite finish so I w...
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Unanswerable Questions - An Excerpt from Paradox Lost
How do you handle questions you can't answer? Do you feel like you need to understand everything? Or do you instead avoid difficult tensions...
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What Is the Bible’s Drama, Why Should I Care? Michael Horton Explains
In his new book Core Christianity, Michael Horton describes a childhood church experience similar to my own. Like his church, we loved the B...
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Get Your Free eBook on Character Formation in Online Education!
If you currently teach online, or you’re part of a school exploring online learning, you have probably asked yourself the following questio...
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The Unexamined Faith is Not Worth Believing - An Excerpt from Core Christianity
Too often, Christians go through life unprepared for their beliefs to be challenged because they don't even know for themselves what they be...
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[Common Places]: Toward a Liturgical Anthropology: Helps from James K. A. Smith
Introduction: a philosophical handmaiden to liturgical anthropology
How might theological anthropology benefit from James K. A. Smith’s Cult...
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What is "Core Christianity" & Why Should I Care? Michael Horton Explains
When we lose our job to free trade or we lose our daughter to cancer, what is our first response? As Christians it’s probably prayer—but why...
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Responding to David Hume’s Argument Against Jesus’ Miracles
Understanding Hume’s objections
Perhaps the most well-articulated argument against Jesus’ miracles comes from David Hume, the great eightee...
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Was Apollos Lazy? (1 Cor 16:12) - Mondays with Mounce 285
The Corinthian church is well-known for its factions. Among others, some identified themselves with Apollos and others with Paul (1 Cor 1:12...
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What Does It Mean for Anthropology to Be “Christological”? - An Excerpt from Christological Anthropology
We often hear humanity was and is perfected in Christ, but what do we mean by that? How did Christ's divinity affect his, and our, humanity?...
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"What Does it Mean to Be Human?" Christological Anthropology Offers 7 Insights
What does it mean to be human? This question may be as old as humanity itself.
King David dabbled in anthropological reflection when he penn...
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Special Access and Endurance – An Excerpt From Romans (The Story of God Bible Commentary Series)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Rom 5:8)
Approaching Holy Week brings ou...
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Michael Bird on the “Gracism” of Romans 3:21–31
Aussie Michael Bird observes what many Americans often forget: “Blacks, whites, and Latinos are never more segregated than when it comes to ...
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20 Questions You Never Thought to Ask about the Gospels... But Need to
Have you ever wondered…
1. Why isn’t there just one account of Jesus in the Bible? Why four?
2. Why not more than four? Other gospels were ...
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Mounce Archive 27 - The Semi-Colon
Bill Mounce is traveling this month and is taking a break from his weekly column on biblical Greek until April. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-picked...
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