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Ethics, Spiritual Formation, Theology
Timothy Pickavance — September 25, 2024
My oldest turned fifteen a few months ago, and this summer he鈥檚 working through the California DMV鈥檚 approved online drivers education curriculum....
Culture, Ethics, Marriage and Family, Ministry and Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Theology
Sean McDowell — September 23, 2024
There has been a lot of talk recently about why kids leave the church. In the past few years, there have been important books on the subject by...
Spiritual Formation, Theology
Kyle Strobel — September 20, 2024
There are tension points all along the path of Christian spiritual formation, where Scripture seems to present opposing ideas to us. We don鈥檛 get...
Biblical Exposition, Old Testament, Theology
Kenneth Berding — September 18, 2024
This morning I was reading in Exodus 30:11-16. (Yes, a passage that is sandwiched between instructions for the construction of the incense altar...
Apologetics
William Lane Craig — September 16, 2024
If there is an infinite amount of seconds after this, how can this current second matter or be special?
Biblical Exposition, New Testament, Spiritual Formation
Kevin Lawson — September 13, 2024
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is...
As铆 que, hermanos, os ruego por las misericordias de Dios, que present茅is vuestros cuerpos en sacrificio vivo, santo, agradable a Dios, que es...
Historical Theology, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — September 11, 2024
Sometime during my upper teen years, I read the journal of David Brainerd (1718-1747), and like so many people before me was deeply influenced by...
Church Life
Kenneth Berding — September 09, 2024
I recently turned 60. (I know, I don鈥檛 look a day over 65!) Trudi wanted to craft a special gift for my birthday. What a wonderful gift she...
Apologetics, Culture, Evangelism, Spiritual Formation
Sean McDowell — September 04, 2024
One difficult lesson I have learned in apologetics and evangelism is to identify the question beneath the question. To be honest, I have spent...
Kevin Lawson — August 30, 2024
And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, 鈥淎 sower went out to sow his seed. And as...
Junt谩ndose una gran multitud, y los que de cada ciudad ven铆an a 茅l, les dijo por par谩bola: 芦 El sembrador sali贸 a sembrar su semilla; y mientras...
Culture, Ethics, Theology
Kenneth Berding — August 28, 2024
Certain biblical themes are increasingly becoming political 鈥 at least in many people鈥檚 minds. But keep in mind that all six of the biblical themes...
Apologetics, Culture, Ethics, Evangelism, Spiritual Formation
Sean McDowell — August 26, 2024
I love having conversations with people who see the world differently than me. If we treat people with kindness, charity and show a genuine...
Apologetics, Evangelism, New Testament
William Lane Craig — August 23, 2024
Why didn't Saul of Tarsus find the evidence for the Resurrection convincing?
Theology
Kenneth Berding — August 21, 2024
One of my favorite documents from the early church is 鈥淭o Diognetus,鈥 written sometime in the second century. We don鈥檛 know the identity of the...
Philosophy, Spiritual Formation, Theology
Timothy Pickavance — August 19, 2024
While working on the first draft of Knowledge for the Love of God, I didn鈥檛 have a contract. Idiosyncratically, I don鈥檛 like to sign a contract...
Biblical Exposition, Ministry and Leadership, Old Testament, Spiritual Formation
Kevin Lawson — August 16, 2024
Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very...
Esfu茅rzate y s茅 valiente; porque t煤 repartir谩s a este pueblo por heredad la tierra de la cual jur茅 a sus padres que la dar铆a a ellos. Solamente...
Apologetics, Evangelism, Spiritual Formation
Sean McDowell — August 14, 2024
Do you want to make a lasting impact in the lives of other people? What is the best strategy to do this? It's simple. Ask questions. That's what...
Biblical Exposition, Historical Theology, Old Testament, Theology
William Lane Craig — August 12, 2024
How do you understand the I AM name for God in relation to your views on time and eternity?
Culture, Evangelism, Spiritual Formation
Sean McDowell — August 07, 2024
We live in an angry and divided culture. This is true for politics, ethical issues, religion, and even sports. As a result, many people fear...
New Testament, Old Testament, Philosophy, Spiritual Formation, Theology
Timothy Pickavance — August 05, 2024
We need to talk about the human heart. Confusion abounds. Perhaps we should start with the Scriptures. The Hebrew word rendered 鈥榟eart鈥 in English...
Spiritual Formation
Kevin Lawson — August 02, 2024
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of...
Porque la palabra de Dios es viva y eficaz, y m谩s cortante que toda espada de dos filos; y penetra hasta partir el alma y el esp铆ritu, las...