In this series, I attempt to assess Second-Temple-era Jewish messianic expectation. Start at Part I or see all parts in the series.
Perhaps the most famil...
When we’re trying to decide how to live our lives, our starting point really does matter. During one of my sections this week, we had a conversation about t...
For my first post, see here.
The really surprising thing about divine election in the Bible is that it is consistently spoken of as if it were practical....
Christianity differs from non-religious philosophies not only in what it says about God, but also in what it says about mankind. According to (most) Christian...
Few biblical doctrines have as contentious and biting a history within the church as predestination. Even among communities of believers who are passionate...
The Screwtape Letters, by CS Lewis, were a series of letters purportedly written from a senior devil to his nephew, a tempter working on a human “patient”. Here...
People have all sorts of objections to Christianity and to the Bible, ranging from the very reasonable to the not-so-reasonable. Some are philosophical, some ...
For the last post in this series, see here.
Turning now to Philippians for wisdom in my continued exploration of the theological relationship between Isr...
There was a holiday this weekend. Oh, it wasn’t one of the ultimately significant holidays of the year—not like Christmas or Easter—but it has importance in its...