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February 2026

February 03, 2026

What the Hell: Annihilationism vs. Eternal Conscious Torment

Recently, actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron shocked many conservative Christians when he announced his change...

February 20, 2025

Political “Gods”: The Right-Wing God

In my previous post, The 'Gods' of Left and Right, I started my analysis of...

May 2024

May 30, 2024

What is a Saint in Christianity?

In the last post I tried to answer the question of "What is Legalism?" within...

May 23, 2024

What is Legalism in Christianity?

The charge of "Legalism," or of being legalistic, can often come quick and hard in...

April 2024

April 03, 2024

The Canaanite Conquest and The Corporate Nature of Sin

In this series, I have been defending a literalist view of the Israelites' conquest of...

March 2024

March 29, 2024

The Conquest of Canaan: How Sin Pollutes the Land

In my last article, I addressed a recent controversy that broke about Israel's conquest of...

March 26, 2024

William Lane Craig and The Canaanite Genocide

Recently, an online debate flared up regarding the biblical conquest of the Canaanites, or what...

March 14, 2024

Four Warnings For Christians Engaged In Spiritual Battle

In my last post on Deuteronomy Chapter 7, I discussed the three reasons the Bible...

March 11, 2024

God Knows Ye Shall Be As Gods!

“This communion which the saints have with Christ doth not make them in any wise...

March 06, 2024

Why Did God Order the Destruction of Canaan?

One of the most contentious and vexing questions of biblical history is God's ordering Israel...

February 2024

February 09, 2024

How Many “Gods” Are There Really?

It has long been a theological and metaphysical bone of contention as to whether there...

February 02, 2024

Was Noah Raped by His Son?

In a previous post, I explored an interpretive option as to why Moses was prevented...

December 2023

December 15, 2023

The True Meaning of Christmas: The Death of Paganism

G.K. Chesterton once summarized the religious history of the world in a single sentence: Paganism...

November 2023

November 27, 2023

The Second Great Christian Heresy

In the previous post, I discussed the first, great Christian heresy, the heresy of Judaizing. This...

November 21, 2023

Two Heresies That Never Go Away

It is, or at least should be, a grave responsibility for every pastor, teacher and...

November 17, 2023

Make Room for God

A popular worship song, entitled Make Room encourages believers to surrender, to sacrifice their own...

November 07, 2023

What is Christian Martyrdom?

Martyrdom is a notoriously misunderstood idea, at least in the Christian sense of the concept....

October 2023

October 13, 2023

Andy Stanley’s Evangelical Error: No Such Thing As “Unconditional” Love

It may seem unfair to use a particular pastor as an example of a much...

October 09, 2023

Is Andy Stanley a False Teacher?

In late September, Pastor Andy Stanley hosted the Unconditional Conference at his church, Northpoint Community...

September 2023

September 30, 2023

Do We Serve a Wrathful God? Why Yes, We Do!

As Christians we have often heard the term “the wrath of God” and, in fact,...

September 15, 2023

The Real Reason Why Moses Couldn’t Enter the Promised Land

Recently, while reading a highly regarded commentary on the Book of Numbers, I realized a...

August 2023

August 11, 2023

5, No 6, Characteristics of Biblical Manhood

There are some bedrock facts about Jesus Christ that all people, regardless of theological or...

May 2023

May 15, 2023

Embracing Paradox: Reading the Bible with Reason and Humility

Guest Post by Nathan Amerson Is the Bible ambiguous? As Evangelicals who stake our truth claims...

April 2023

April 30, 2023

3 Reasons NOT To Celebrate Beltane

Read Time: 10 minutes Beltane is a pagan, Gaelic feast day that originated among the...

April 28, 2023

Dennis Prager and Matt Fradd on Pornography & Lust

Read Time: 15 minutes Recently, two of my favorite cultural commentators, Dennis Prager (a *conservative...

March 2023

March 06, 2023

Polygamy in America?: A Warning From Jacob and His Children

Read Time: 15 minutes As moral thought and action continue to corrode in America, the...

March 01, 2023

Toiling in Obscurity: Working For The Gospel When No One Is Looking

In the most celebrated teaching in all human history, the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus...

February 2023

February 24, 2023

The Most Subtle of All Sins

Read time: 8 minutes Is there a sin more subtle than the rest? A disposition...

February 10, 2023

A Tip For Your Next Small Group Study: Clement of Alexandria’s “Paedagogus”

Read time: 10 minutes Small group studies in American Evangelicalism usually revolve around one or...

February 08, 2023

A Fearful Symmetry: Why We Love That Which Kills Us

Reading time: 15-20 minutes Ezekiel 16 and 23 offer a terrifying account of what seems...