In John 17, shortly before his betrayal and arrest, Jesus prayed some incredibly important words for the church: “20 “I do not ask for these…
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“Those who love their dream of Christian community more than the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community.” Thus wrote (in paraphrase) Dietrich…
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Every year around April Fool’s Day, I see some Christians joking that it is “National Atheists Day,” based on the famous line from Psalm 14:1,…
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Have you ever heard of Molinism? It’s the name given to a theological view which attempts to reconcile God’s sovereignty with man’s free will. The…
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Christmas movies are kind of a given during the holiday season, and of course everyone has their own favorites. For my family, The Santa Clause…
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I’ve been thinking a lot recently about Molinism, which is is a theological theory, as it were, related to God’s omniscience and providence, named after…
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Perhaps my favorite quote from C.S. Lewis comes from a paper he gave to the Oxford Socratic Club: I believe in Christianity as I believe…
Leave a CommentIn reading about the life of Jesus, one may notice that Joseph – Jesus’ adopted father, if you will – is absent from the majority…
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I was directed recently to a letter of Origen sent to a man called Gregory. In this letter, Origen offers a bit of wisdom that…
1 CommentI tend to be naturally skeptical of a lot of things. For some reason skepticism has been equated with intelligence in our modern world, but…
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