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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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How Can We Affirm Christ's Exclusivity in Our Pluralistic World? — An Excerpt from "Their Rock Is Not Like Our Rock"
Twenty-first century America is wholly unlike twentieth century America, particularly in its ethnic, cultural, and religious makeup. Differ...
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The Most Significant People, Places, and Events in the Bible: Joseph
If you've been a teacher or pastor for long, you know that people learn in different ways. In fact, much human understanding occurs visually...
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Did You Know the Sabbath Was Given as a Gift, to Enjoy? — An Excerpt from "Becoming Worldly Saints" by Michael Wittmer
Do you realize the Sabbath is a gift?
On most Sundays it probably doesn’t feel that way: getting ready and off to church is usually far mor...
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A Doubter’s Guide to the End of Cancer & Other Existential Pains
One year ago today I had surgery to remove a malignant tumor that had stolen itself into my thyroid. Thankfully, I had the good kind of canc...
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The Internal Witness [Awakening Faith]
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eterna...
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Extracurricular Activities 2.7.15 — The Trinity, NT Papyrus, and the Crusades
Michael Bird Asks, "Is the Trinity Biblical?"
In the most recent issues of JETS is a review by Jeffrey A. Stivason of my Evangelical Theolog...
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A Skeptic’s Guide to the Paradox of Humanity — Excerpt from “A Doubter’s Guide to the Bible” by John Dickson
Human nature is a bundle of contradictions.
In the words of Scot McKnight, we are both brilliant and bad: we give our time to the local PTA...
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[Common Places] New Voices for Theology: Jeremy R. Treat’s "The Crucified King"
“Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.”
—William B. Yeats, “The Second Coming”
Yeats probably did not have the academy and church in...
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Can You Serve Jesus and Still Enjoy Your Life?
I should say at the outset that Michael Wittmer is my hero.
Well, maybe I shouldn’t go that far—he is a friend; he was also my academic ment...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields — Words and Emotion: Isaiah 6:5 (Part 2)
In the last post, we began looking at the question of the emotion implied in the word נִדְמֵיתִי (nidmêtî), translated “I am undone” (KJV, A...
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Flash Sale: Wayne Grudem eBooks 80% Off, Today Only
Four of Wayne Grudem’s eBooks from Zondervan are on sale today, and only today (February 2, 2015), at very steep discounts.
If you haven’t a...
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Can “Or” Mean “And”? (1 Thess 2:19) — Mondays with Mounce 250
Paul tells the young Thessalonian church, “For what is our hope or (ἤ) joy or (ἤ) crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is ...
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Be Subject to a Mentor [Awakening Faith]
Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight th...
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Extracurricular Activities 1.31.15 — Mark Mummy Redux, Post-Seculars, and Missions Trips
Justin Taylor Shares Biblical Reasons to Doubt Creation Days Were 24-Hours
R. C. Sproul, who drafted the original Chicago Statement of Bibli...
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A Skeptic's Guide to Life's Ultimate Questions — Excerpt from "A Doubter's Guide to the Bible" by John Dickson
John Dickson’s new book A Doubter’s Guide to the Bible is an important one because of what he ultimately offers skeptics of the Bible: answ...
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Doug Moo's Insights into the Nature and Philosophy of Bible Translation
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"We still don't get ...
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