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July 2018

July 09, 2018

Theology by the Polls: Ten Billion Flies Can’t Be Wrong!

Polls are a lousy source of truth. Consider the inscription I saw on a bathroom...

June 2018

June 28, 2018

A Gospel of Glorious Half-Truth

A few years ago, I discovered the website of a large Midwestern church. I was...

June 18, 2018

Ham Sandwiches and Gay Sex: How Timeless Is the Bible’s Teaching?

How much of the Bible is timeless, and how much is time-bound? Why is a...

June 11, 2018

Gambling Is Not a Biblical Issue

The Bible never classifies gambling as a sin, and has virtually nothing to say about...

June 04, 2018

False Versus Unfulfilled Prophecy

One of the key tests of a false prophet is false prophecy, predictions that do...

May 2018

May 03, 2018

What Does Jesus Say About Homosexual Behavior?

How many times have we heard that claim that “Jesus never spoke one word on...

March 2018

March 05, 2018

Does God Do Bad? Depends on What You Mean

Does God do “bad?” It depends on what you mean by “bad.” The Bible teaches...

March 01, 2018

Church Compensation 2000 Years Later: How Biblical Are We?

Church compensation has come a long way from the days of the early church, or...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

Lawlessness: What Happens When Law Itself Becomes Lawless?

Lawlessness is not where people commit crimes, but when law itself is dismantled by those...

February 19, 2018

Holiness: Being Different From a Dysfunctional World, Part Two

In my first post on holiness, I introduced the novel idea that holiness means simply...

February 15, 2018

Holiness: Being Different From a Dysfunctional World

Here at the start of Lent is a good time to reexamine the meaning of...

February 12, 2018

Desire, Lust, and Coveting: It’s All the Same Word!

Desire can be good, bad, or neither. In the New Testament, lust, coveting, everyday neutral...

February 08, 2018

Correcting Mother Teresa’s Jesus

Mother Teresa’s message that Jesus comes to us in the face of the poor and...

February 05, 2018

Eunuchs in Biblical Times

Eunuchs have become another attempted Biblical argument in favor of rewriting the Bible’s sexual ethic....

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Does God Care How We Dress?

Does God care about how we dress or what we wear? Does God expect us...

January 25, 2018

Same-Sex Marriage in Biblical Times

There is already ample evidence that the New Testament writers did know of loving, mutual...

January 22, 2018

Age of Consent in Biblical Times

The Bible gives no age of consent for sex. It simply teaches that sex must...

January 15, 2018

Favoritism: God Hates It

The Bible says that God is not a “lifter of faces.” God doesn’t check your...

January 08, 2018

Reincarnation and the Bible: Are We Playing for Keeps?

Can reincarnation be compatible with the Christian Gospel? Hebrews 9:27 says no: “It is appointed...

January 04, 2018

Hobson’s Choice: How Do Christians Choose Political Leaders?

So whom should Christians support in our leadership choices? It’s a Hobson’s choice: a choice...

December 2017

December 02, 2017

The Stoning of Naboth and Today’s Rush to Judgment

We see a hideous rush to judgment in the stoning of Naboth in 1 Kings...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

Oppression: Stomping on the Powerless

Oppression is when powerless people get stomped on by those who have legal, political, or...

November 23, 2017

God’s Bill of Rights for the Poor

Proverbs 29:7 says, “A righteous person knows the rights of the poor.” Don’t you wish...

November 20, 2017

The Immigrant in Hebrew Law

To what extent can we apply the Bible’s teachings on loving the immigrant to today’s...

November 16, 2017

God’s Economic System

Capitalism: is it God’s favorite economic system? Is it inherently evil? Or is it neither?...

November 13, 2017

Economic Equality: How Much Does God Care?

Does God really care how big your bank account is, compared to the so-called One...

November 09, 2017

Patriotism: Is It Biblical?

Obey the laws of the land? Yes, the Bible commands that. Patriotism? Where is that...

November 06, 2017

Jesus Recommends Gun Ownership?

Jesus gives us some shocking advice on weapons: “Let the one who has no sword...

November 06, 2017

Unemployment: It’s Not So Simple

“Around the eleventh hour he found others standing around, and he says to them, ‘Why...

November 02, 2017

Health Care and Biblical Malpractice

The health care debate has twisted the Bible to the point of malpractice.

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