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March 2019

March 08, 2019

I Never Go To The Bible For Wisdom: Because The Bible Tells Me Not To

I don't know about you, but I'm in a very uncertain place, these days....

February 2019

February 06, 2019

How Agreement Divides Us

Ok, I know this seems counter intuitive, but stay with me here. Whenever we form...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

Learning From The Wrong People

Professor Lee Ross has done a lot of work in conflict resolution, promoting dialog...

January 19, 2019

Debt Forgiveness vs Ransom Payment

The Christian idea of the Atonement is quite often a collection of mixed metaphors. We...

December 2018

December 17, 2018

Why Paul Literally Takes the Old Testament Figuratively

One of the more refreshing things about reading David Bentley Hart's excellent translation of the...

December 04, 2018

Those Who Trust In Christ Will Die

Reading through David Bentley-Hart’s New Testament translation each night before I go to sleep has...

September 2018

September 15, 2018

The Spirit Often Contradicts What Is Written

Quite often when I suggest that believers today can hear the voice of Jesus and...

September 13, 2018

Over 7,000 Pastors Admit They Don’t Follow Jesus

Over 7,000 pastors have signed John MacArthur's "Anti-Social Justice Proclamation," making it crystal clear that...

September 07, 2018

New Perspective on God’s Wrath [Guest post by Steven Kline]

A passage in Psalm 18 really stood out to me this morning: “With the merciful...

September 06, 2018

What If Jesus Doesn’t Know You?

Have you ever come across a verse and said to yourself: "Hmm...this verse can't mean...

September 05, 2018

Why Do Christians Divide Over Doctrine?

It happens all the time. Christians who disagree over a particular doctrine decide that...

August 2018

August 27, 2018

Top 10 Christian Terrorists

I recently participated in a debate over the topic: "Is Islam A Religion of Peace?",...

August 23, 2018

Will Homosexuals Inherit the Kingdom?

In this blog I’ll be answering an honest question from someone online who asked me:...

August 22, 2018

Dear Greg Laurie: Your Event Wasn’t Banned

Dear Pastor Laurie, As someone who has lived in Orange County, California for about 25...

August 14, 2018

What If Christianity Looked More Like Jesus and Less Like Paul (Or Moses)?

My friend asked a question today: "Do you think there's a new form of Christianity...

August 07, 2018

Limited Negatives: Making Sense of How Jesus Speaks

Quite often in the Gospels, Jesus – and other Gospel writers – will use...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

The Unbelievable Truth: God Is Trustworthy

Part 3 in the Unbelievable Truth series. One of the hardest truths for Christians to...

July 06, 2018

Introducing Christians To Jesus

I realized the other day that I spend a lot of my time trying to...

July 05, 2018

Liberating the Word of God from the Bible

When it comes to the Bible, many Christians are sincerely confused. They've been told that...

June 2018

June 20, 2018

Why We Love Law More Than The Gospel

Today was the perfect storm of Christians praising the Law of Moses, I guess. First,...

June 05, 2018

The Word “Homosexual” Doesn’t Appear In The Bible [Pre-1946]

As I prepare for an online debate on the topic "Is It A Sin To...

June 01, 2018

The Aikido Spirit of God

If you're not familiar with Aikido, it's a style of martial arts that uses an...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Christ Is Our Authority [Not The Bible]

“When [LGBTQ-affirming Christians] tell me that I am wrong for saying that [homosexuality] is a...

May 30, 2018

Is the Bible Inspired?

What do we mean when we say that something is "inspired"? For example, if...

May 25, 2018

Abortion Is Biblical [But Not Christlike]

As I have tried to point out several times, there is a huge difference between...

May 24, 2018

All The Writings Are God-Breathed

Stop me if you've heard this one before: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for...

May 23, 2018

How the Holy Spirit Leads Us

Over the weekend I spoke at a conference in Seattle, Washington area that focused on...

May 22, 2018

Why Knowing Jesus Outside the Bible Is What the Bible Is All About

Over the weekend I spend 3 days debating "Jesus, the Bible and the Holy Spirit"...

May 16, 2018

America’s Abomination That Caused Desolations

When the President of the United States, under the leadership of his Dispensationalist Christian Vice...

May 16, 2018

What’s Happening In Israel Isn’t About Jesus

When American Televangelists like John Hagee and Robert Jeffress stand in Jerusalem and proclaim...