God
Hell Is Not Separation From God
The problem here is that hell, rather than God, has become the object of fear.
Jesus Christ
The Gospel According to Mary
The glad tidings of Genesis 3:15—namely, that God will give Eve an offspring who will crush the serpent's head—creates faith. Yet it also initiates a...
Church
Why the Church Must Become a Cross-Cultural Community
Do we believe that the gospel really has the power to create not only saved individuals but also a saved culture? The Bible proclaims such...
God
How I Can Believe in a God Who Sends People to Hell
The other day, a skeptic asked me, “How can you believe in a God who would command the slaughter of innocent people in the Old...
Life
Should Christians Pray for God to Judge their Enemies?
One of the treasures of worship in the Christian church is the Psalter: one hundred and fifty inspired songs, many of them written by David....
Life
What Caitlyn Jenner Reveals About American Religion
It should go without saying that gender identity is a complex reality.
Life
Why You Should Avoid Stoicism and Fake-Happiness When Suffering Hits
Death is not a benign friend, but a dreaded foe. How can we trust a God who lets death and tragedy constantly strike us?
Church
Why We Need a New Reformation
What was so special about the Reformation in the first place that makes a second one so worthwhile?
Church History
How the Reformation Radically Reshapes Our View of Grace
After translating the Psalms and Romans, Martin Luther realized that God’s grace is not like medicine at all. It is something radically different that melted...
Church History
What Are the Solas of the Reformation?
The medieval church (what we now think of as the Roman Catholic Church) believed Scripture had authority, that people needed to have faith in Christ,...
