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I’m curious if we sometimes press this concept too hard: ‘God actively creates every human being.’ So many of the intellectual struggles with God’s sovereignty and human free will (or lack of free will) seem to be based on the concept that God is choosing to create every human being, one by one, knowing many will ultimately be condemned.

It might surprise many of you, but I have co-written a professional journal article for Financial Planning Review! What do I know about financial...

Which is it? Are we supposed to carry one another’s burdens, as Galatians 6:2 says: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ”?...

In April, Tyndale House Publishing will release a new NLT study Bible designed for women. When I first heard about the project, I was skeptical:...

Así que, los que recibieron su palabra fueron bautizados; y se añadieron aquel día como tres mil personas. Y perseveraban en la doctrina de los...

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. And they devoted themselves to the...

Frequently in the Bible, and especially in the letters of the Apostle Paul, we come across the expression “in the Spirit” — or similar such...

The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves...

Entonces los apóstoles se juntaron con Jesús, y le contaron todo lo que habían hecho, y lo que habían enseñado. Él les dijo: « Venid vosotros...

My initial foray into the prospect of doing doctoral research was fueled by a personal quest to better understand the idea of our being “in Christ....

After thirty years of ministry, I feel more burdened for the lives of young men than I have ever felt before. Has a more challenging time existed for a young man to figure out who he is supposed to be?

In the last four years, my husband and I have experienced the gradual emptying of our nest as we have sent two of our three children off to...

Earlier this week, David Needham, my former teacher at Multnomah Bible College, passed into the presence of the Lord at the age of 94. During the...

"Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah . . .this Ezra...

Pasadas estas cosas, en el reinado de Artajerjes rey de Persia, Esdras hijo de Seraías, hijo de Azarías, hijo de Hilcías, . . . este Esdras...

Can archaeology shed light on the first prophecy about Jesus in the Bible? A portion of God’s curse of the serpent in Genesis 3:15 is known as the...

Twelve young adults sit on couches, chairs and floor pillows around a living room with their Bibles open. Let’s listen in on their conversation. “...

I cannot imagine how devastated Peter must have felt when he found himself, out of fear for his own safety, denying that he ever knew Jesus (John 18). It happened right after Jesus was arrested and taken to the high priests for questioning.

Cuando hubieron comido, Jesús dijo a Simón Pedro: « Simón, hijo de Jonás, ¿me amas más que estos? » Le respondió: « Sí, Señor; tú sabes que te...

What do you mean, Ken … what does grace do? Grace doesn’t do anything. Grace is unmerited favor from God. It is something given. Grammatically,...

One of the courses I teach regularly at Talbot School of Theology is Biblical Backgrounds. It’s a class designed for Bible, Theology, and Ministry...

I recently led some students through a case study of Luke 16:1-13, the “notoriously difficult” Parable of the Unrighteous Manager. In Jesus’...

Last night I read through a recent issue of Voice of the Martyrs magazine (about 15 pages). It is my practice — a personal discipline if you will —...

When Jesus hung on the cross, did he forgive those who crucified him? Technically, no. Jesus prayed that the Father would forgive his persecutors....

Given that “doubt” is considered the opposite of “faith,” it is not uncommon for Christians to presume that “doubt” is therefore always sinful. But...