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May 2016

May 16, 2016

UK Speaking Tour

In a couple weeks, my family and I will head to the United Kingdom for...

March 2016

March 14, 2016

The Last Word on Hell

Well, okay, so maybe it's not the last word on hell, but this post represents...

March 11, 2016

Chris Date’s Second Rebuttal to Jerry Shepherd

This is Chris Date's second rebuttal to Jerry Shepherd's presentation of eternal conscious torment. Here are...

March 10, 2016

Jerry Shepherd’s Second Rebuttal to Chris Date

Jerry Shepherd offers his second rebuttal to Chris Date's argument for the annihilation view of hell. Jerry...

March 04, 2016

Conscious in Death: A Response to Jerry Shepherd

Chris Date continues our dialogue on the duration of hell by responding to Jerry Shepherd's...

March 02, 2016

The Case for Conditionalism

Many thanks to Jerry Shepherd for his previous essay, which defended Eternal Conscious Torment. We continue...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

In Defense of the Eternal Conscious Torment View of Hell

As I stated in my previous post, I'm going to host a dialogue on the...

February 23, 2016

A Dialogue on the Duration of Hell

As many of you know, I’ve been wrestling with the concept of hell for quite...

June 2015

June 17, 2015

The Surprise of Judgment

The following post is written by my friend Joshua Ryan Butler and it's the second...

June 15, 2015

The Mercy of Hell

The following post is written by my friend Joshua Ryan Butler and it's the first...

February 2015

February 09, 2015

My Terminal Blog on the Terminal Punishment of Hell

In the previous three posts (FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD), I’ve argued that the terminal punishment...

February 04, 2015

Biblical Arguments for Eternal Conscious Torment

In my previous post, I summarized some of the strongest biblical arguments in favor of...

February 03, 2015

Biblical Support for Annihilation

In my previous post, I said that while I am not an “Annihilationist,” I do...

February 02, 2015

Is Annihilation an Evangelical Option?

When I was nearing the end of Seminary back in 2002, I’ll never forget hearing...