The Washington Post: Judgment Days She was 67, a Sunday school teacher who said this was the only way to understand how Christians like her supported Trump. “Obama was acting at the behest of the Islāmic nation,” she began one afternoon when she was getting her nails done with her friend Linda. She was referring Continue reading

Timothy Archer: Love the Immigrant Listening to some people talk about immigrants, you’d think that the majority are conniving scoundrels seeking to take advantage of legal loopholes. Such people do exist. I remember talking with some young men in Argentina who would come to the U.S. every year as tourists, then go work illegally in Continue reading

Relevant: The Vatican Is Speaking Out About the Dangers of the Prosperity Gospel The article, “The Prosperity Gospel: Dangerous and Different” directly calls out the idea as fake theology intertwined with the American dream and Donald Trump, and specifically references American megachurch pastors and televangelists, Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson and Joel Osteen. The article mentions that Continue reading

Wes McAdams: This is NOT a Love Story: What I Noticed When I Read Ruth It would be easy to see the book of Ruth as a love story: A beautiful young woman, who has tragically lost her husband, meets a rich, handsome, and godly man who marries her and they live happily ever after. But Continue reading

Timothy Archer: Perfect People Need Not Apply But here’s the secret I want to share with you: people like to see a little vulnerability. If you come across as the skilled professional with all the answers, you set yourself apart from the person you’re talking to. If I’m talking about astrophysics with a NASA engineer, I’ll Continue reading

Challies: It’s Submission, Not Subjection We may also rebel against submission because we fail to carefully distinguish it from another term: subjection. Submission is not the same as subjection. What’s the difference between the two? Subjection describes actions taken by the one with authority where submission describes actions taken by the one under authority. When it Continue reading

The Bible Project: Visual Storytelling Meets The Bible The Bible Project is a collection of visually engaging explorations or accounts, stories, and themes from the Bible. Not only is there a good wealth of well organized information here, but (as a bonus) the design quality and production values of the videos are better than I’m Continue reading

Brian Zahnd: Betrayed By a Kiss What was Judas trying to do and why did he betray Jesus with a kiss? Was Judas trying to force Jesus’ hand — trying to push him out of his Sermon on the Mount ethics of enemy-love? Was Judas was trying to force Jesus to resort to violence and Continue reading

Timothy Archer: 7 Thoughts That Help Me Extend Grace I need to remember… That I’m wrong. About something. That I’ve changed my views over the years. That I’ve exchanged some wrong views for right ones. That I’ve exchanged some right views for wrong ones. That nobody chooses to be wrong. That every fellow believer deserves Continue reading

Desiring God: Internet Trolls in Church Clothes How now shall we comment? Consider some examples of the kind of questions we can ask ourselves before posting. Am I speaking from a soul satisfied in God or from my discontent? Have I prayed for this person to whom I’m about to respond? Have I labored to Continue reading