Our Help and Deliverer
I am afflicted and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay. Psalm 70:5 We […]
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Apologetics
Wandering in the Echo Chamber
Most of my best learning experiences have been by accident rather than intention. I’ve stumbled and struggled my way into some of the most valuable
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What Has Been May Be Again
In the mid-third century, the Roman Emperor Decius embarked on a campaign to secure the fragmenting loyalty of his subjects. Rome’s eastward expansion saw new
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Scripture Isn’t A Wax Nose
In 1511, Erasmus warned of scholars who treated Scripture as though it was made of wax, like the nose on a wax figure, something to
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Resurrecting the Evidence: The Bones of the Jesus Story
If asked, “Where were you on the morning of September 5, 1996?” You would probably not be able to answer. But if you were asked
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Anonymous Gospels?
There has been a lot of talk about Christian “deconstruction” in the last several years. That is the current term being used to describe one’s
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In Places Far, Far Away
Though I have been there more than a half-dozen times, I will never forget the first time seeing it. Standing on the vista of the
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Is it True? Is it Reliable?
“Do you know what’s in the Bible? Is it true? Is it reliable? Absolutely verifiable? Let’s all take a look … in the Bible.” The
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Can We Trust the Story?
The four Gospels of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, form the foundation of the Christian faith. These biblical texts contain accounts of
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Shipmates
Our world is broken. We see it in wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. We see it in the streets of our cities