Yeah, Well, But What About the Crusades?
Kevin DeYoung We are coming up on a thousand years, and Christians still haven’t made up for the Crusades. No matter how many times Billy Graham makes the most admired list, we’ll still have the Crusades to deal with...
If All Religions are True, Then God is Cruel
Paul Rezkalla Religious pluralists often reject exclusivist positions for positing a cruel God who only made one way to reach him. But if all religions are true, then God is cruel. And not just cruel—God is an incompetent, cosmic child-abuser...
Anti-vaxxers and epistemological narcissism
Jesse Johnson This week was vaccine week in the news. Measles outbreaks in California and Arizona shed light on the trend of anti-vaxxers: parents who intentionally do not have their kids immunized against measles...
In what way was Jesus ‘made sin’ on the cross?
Nathan Busenitz Christ took upon Himself our sins, not by constraint, but of His own good will, in order to bear the punishment and wrath of God: not for the sake of His own person (which was just and invincible, and was not in any way guilty), but for our person...
Husbands, Pray with Your Wife
Wendy In evangelical Christian marriages, the issue of roles and leadership tend to plague both husbands and wives. When hormonal euphoria begins to wane in a relationship, the friction of two distinct but overlapping genders becoming one heats up...
How Should We Respond to Reports that a Fragment of Mark Dates to the First Century?
Justin Taylor It was reported yesterday that a three-dozen member team of scientists and scholars—apparently including the well-respected New Testament historian Craig Evans—is working on a papyrus fragment of the Gospel of Mark, discovered as part of an ancient Egyptian funeral mask...
Why the Prosperity Gospel is the Worst Pyramid Scheme Ever
Nicholas McDonald When I was in college, I read a book by a prominent megachurch pastor. The author told me to live like a child of God. He told me God wanted to bless me. He also mentioned that if I only believed, God would give me the nicest house in the neighborhood. That seemed to make sense...
Is "Let Us" in Genesis 1:26 Reference to the Trinity?
Justin Taylor Here is an interesting answer to the question of whether the “Let us” of Genesis 1:26 is referring to the Trinity...
A Solid Worldview Won't Save My Kids
Stephen Altrogge The older I get, the more I realize that it’s not enough to give my children a biblical worldview...
Is the Bible limited to 66 books?
Rob Phillips Some scholars today cast doubt over the canon of Scripture -- those 66 books that the church has long held to be the complete written revelation of God...
What Did Jesus Mean When He Said He Would Do Greater Work Than He Did?
R.C. Sproul There are many today who believe that there are people running around this world right now who are performing greater miracles, performing miracles in greater abundance, and actually doing more incredible acts of divine healing than Jesus Himself did...
Mummy Mask May Reveal Oldest Fragment of the Gospel of Mark
Joe Carter A text found on papyrus used on a mummy mask may be the oldest copy of a gospel known to exist—a fragment of the Gospel of Mark that was written during the first century, before the year AD 90...
Interview with Douglas J. Moo
Books at a Glance If you’ve kept an eye on the headlines at all you are aware that 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the NIV, an enormously successful and influential Bible translation...
John Calvin on Condoning Theologcial Delusion
Aaron Denlinger In Calvin’s judgment, there are times when it is not only permissible, but in fact necessary, to “condone” some degree of “delusion” on the part of others, even—or especially—with regard to theological subjects...
God Does Not View Your Labors as 'Filthy Rags'
Michael J. Kruger When it comes to our justification—our legal standing before God—our own good works are in no way the grounds of God’s declaration that we are “righteous”...
Anatomist Dr. David Menton Responds to "Proof of Evolution That You Can Find on Your Body"
Anatomist, biologist, and creation scientist Dr. David Menton responds to popular YouTube video "Proof of Evolution That You Can Find on Your Body" (posted by VOX) from a biblical and scientific worldview...