What Is the True Meaning of Christmas?

J. Joseph PorterDecember 25, 2009

On behalf of The Harvard Ichthus, Merry Christmas! May you be blessed with joy and remember the true meaning of Christmas. "The true meaning of Christmas." You...

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The Difference Between the Iliad and the Incarnation

Nick NowalkDecember 24, 2009

“…the relation of the to the truth of his story still remains a far more passionate and definite one than is Homer’s relation.  The Biblical narrator was oblig...

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Advent – Part IV of IV: Come, Dayspring

Anne BoemlerDecember 23, 2009

O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! R...

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Thoughts on Omnipotence

J. Joseph PorterDecember 18, 2009

What do we mean when we say that God is omnipotent? Can an omnipotent being exist? Some time ago, an atheist friend (who subsequently became a Christian) prese...

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Advent – Part III of IV: Come, Key of David

Anne BoemlerDecember 16, 2009

This is the third part of an ongoing series about what we’re waiting for during Advent. O come, thou Branch of Jesse’s tree, Free them from Satan’s tyranny...

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A Biblical Theology of Sex (1): Rooted In and Reflects God’s Triune Identity

Nick NowalkDecember 15, 2009

*I've recently been teaching through a biblical perspective on sexuality and relationships in our Harvard college ministry, and wanted to share my (incomplete) ...

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How to Read the Bible

J. Joseph PorterDecember 11, 2009

Recently, I've been reading through an excellent collection of country sermons by Fred B. Craddock called The Cherry Log Sermons. The first sermon in the colle...

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Advent – Part II of IV: Come, Lord of Might

Anne BoemlerDecember 9, 2009

Christ is coming back. This much has been promised to us. The season of Advent is a time to remember this promise and to prepare—not because we ought not to pre...

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Apocalyptic Romance

Nick NowalkDecember 8, 2009

In both the Jewish and Christian worldviews, idolatry is the overarching “meta-sin” (to use Simon Gathercole’s expression) underneath all other secondary acts a...

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Rand’s Vision of Heaven

Jordan GandhiDecember 7, 2009

Before becoming a Christian, I was a big fan of Ayn Rand. Her novels touched my soul in a way that no other novel has. After much reflection, I found her morali...

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