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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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Good Christians Make Good Humans: A Q&A with Michael Wittmer on "Becoming Worldly Saints"
Can you serve Jesus and still enjoy your life? That’s the question author and professor Michael Wittmer asks in his new book Becoming Worldl...
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How to Fight the Fallout from the Fall, and Win
The current issue of Time (Feb. 23/Mar. 2 , 2015) says my nine-month-old, Simon James, could live to be 142 years old thanks to advances in ...
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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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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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Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: "The World" -- Excerpt from "Becoming Worldly Saints" by Michael Wittmer
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
--Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
[This post is selected from ...
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What it Means to Be Human (Excerpt from Michael Wittmer's "Becoming Worldly Saints)
The following is an excerpt from Michael Wittmer's book Becoming Worldly Saints (releasing 2/3/15), which asks us: Can you serve Jesus and s...
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Does Pleasure Fit in the Plot of Scripture? (Excerpt from Michael Wittmer's "Becoming Worldly Saints")
The following is an excerpt from Michael Wittmer's book Becoming Worldly Saints (releasing 2/3/15), which asks us: Can you serve Jesus and s...
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Anne Rice and Our Modern Sin
by Michael Wittmer
by Michael Wittmer
Anne Rice has left the church again.  Raised in “an old fashioned, strict Roman Catholic” home, Anne left the church when she was 18 ...
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Michael E. Wittmer: Extreme Measures
Thoughts on Embracing the Cross
If desperate situations call for extreme measures, then extreme measures are a sign that we are in a despe...
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Michael Wittmer interviewed on "The White Horse Inn"
Listen to the podcast of Dr. Michael E. Wittmer on Michael Horton's "The White Horse Inn" as they discuss Wittmer's ...
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Happy Birthday, John Calvin by Michael E. Wittmer
John Calvin is one of the most misunderstood men in church history. Contrary to popular opinion, John Calvin was not:
1. the dictator of G...
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Don't Stop Believing 5 of 5: Should Christians Make the Best Lovers?
by Michael E. Wittmer
by Michael E. Wittmer
I want to try out a thesis which may be controversial. I believe that, thanks to common grace, non-Christians throughout the world love the...
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Don't Stop Believing 4 of 5: Christians, the Economy and Plato
by Michael E. Wittmer
by Michael E. Wittmer
I used to laugh at the advertisements for no-money down, interest only, adjustable rate mortgages. Who in their right mind would take out a...
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Don't Stop Believing 3 of 5: The Bottom Line
by Michael E. Wittmer
by Michael E. Wittmer
My new book, Don’t Stop Believing: Why Living Like Jesus Is Not Enough, examines the most hotly contested issues of our day: Is it possible...
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Don't Stop Believing 1 of 5: Communicate without Compromise
by Michael E. Wittmer
by Michael E. Wittmer
This week on Koinonia Michael Wittmer (PhD, Calvin Theological Seminary) will be posting every day on topics related to his new book, Don...
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