PODCAST: Bridging the Gap w/ special guest David Lapp
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I was pleased to have David Lapp as my guest to discuss the growing divide between groups of people along political and religious lines. David, […]
Category: Ecclesiology
PODCAST: Finding Jesus in the Jewish Feasts
Posted onDiscussion of the biblical feasts, (Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Pentecost, Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, and Tabernacles) their spiritual lessons, and how they point forward to […]
The New Testament’s Relationship to the Old Testament (with discussion of typology, the relationship between law and grace, and theonomy)
Posted onOne of the perennial difficulties in Christian theology is the relationship of the Old Testament to the New. Perhaps the strongest proponent for discontinuity between […]
An Interview with Jehovah’s Witnesses (MP3)
Posted onLast year, I had the opportunity of interviewing an older Jehovah’s Witness couple regarding some of the central JW teachings. They were both quite knowledgeable […]
World Vision, Same Sex Marriages, and Christian Hypocrisy
Posted onRecently, the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision changed their policy of not hiring individuals in same sex marriages (http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/march-web-only/world-vision-why-hiring-gay-christians-same-sex-marriage.html). The change in policy does not […]
The Lord’s Supper, Passover, and Redemption
Posted onThe topic of the Lord’s supper has been a controversial one. Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and even some protestants have understood celebrations of the Lord’s […]
Is Scripture Alone Enough?
Posted onScripture Alone The Protestant Reformation had, as its ultimate authority, scripture alone. Their claim was not that no other authority can provide true or useful […]
The Inconsistency of Arguments for Eternal Conscious Punishment
Posted onI recently listened to a debate between rethinkinghell.com contributor Chris Date and apologist Phil Fernandes (philfernandes.org). Date was arguing that the ultimate fate of the […]
Contrasting Roman Catholic and Protestant Views of Justification
Posted onWhile there is important agreement on the issue of justification (how one is saved) between Catholics and Protestants– such as the shared value that it […]
Christmas in a Prison Cell
Posted onDesiring God posted this great quotation from Bonhoeffer’s letters from prison: Viewed from a Christian perspective, Christmas in a prison cell can, of course, hardly […]