False Faith and False Confidence
Is it possible to honor the idea of God, even Jesus himself, without actually honoring what he says about himself in the Scriptures?
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Three Modes of Christian Formation: Experience, Doctrine, and Liturgy
A year ago I attended a conference at Georgetown University in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the Vatican II council. The conference, entitled
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Elder Cred: Requirements for Church Leadership
The Apostle Paul may be known for long stem-winding arguments, but he was never one to use words needlessly. So when he lays
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How to Teach Deuteronomy
Nancy Guthrie does a service for the church with her podcast series entitled “Help Me Teach The Bible.” I got a chance to sit
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Short Answers to Big Questions: Two Supposed Calls for Violence in the Bible
This will be a sporadic series that will basically spring from questions that come into my email inbox. These are not meant to
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What Does the Bible Teach Us About Wealth
Thanks to The Institute of Faith, Work, and Economics for publishing this piece on biblical teaching about wealth. You can download a free electronic
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John Stott on the Style of Public Christianity
With the launch of a new initiative at Reformed Theological Seminary entitled The Institute of Theology and Public Life, I am noticing the ways in
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How is God Our Father
In this video from Third Millennium Ministries, I talk about how God is a covenantal, royal father, and how this sort of fatherhood
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Bonhoeffer on Christian Unity
In his delightful and quirky meditation on Christian community entitled Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer describes the grounds of Christian community in this way: Christianity
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Colbert on Faith: Logic Has Nothing to Do with It
Stephen Colbert is talking about his faith again, this time with Father Thomas Rosica, the Vatican’s English language spokesman for the Holy See and
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