Pelagius: Know the Heretics
Historical Background In the early 5th century a debate arose between Pelagius, a British monk, and Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo in North Africa. They disagreed over the relationship […]
What Is Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking is modern day slavery and is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. It is the recruitment, transportation, harboring, or taking of persons by means of threat, […]
You’re Not Spiritual
Alienation from God Recently, there has been talk about spirituality and Christianity, which has made me wonder what fellow Christians mean when they use the words “spiritual” and “spirituality.” When discussing […]
God Uses the Weak
God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong (1 Cor. 1:27). When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong Paul wrote 1 Corinthians 1:27 because the […]
What Would Luther Do?
In Martin Luther’s essay, “The Freedom of a Christian,” we read the following: “I believe that it has now become clear that it is not enough or in any sense […]
Shepherding Troubled Souls
Troubled Souls Part of a pastor’s job is “pastoral care”—shepherding troubled souls that are dealing with the effects of sin and suffering. Life has amazing joys, but also a lot […]
The Problem of Love
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself I have been studying these verses recently and thinking about the command to love one another and how that can actually happen. Romans 13:9—The commandments, […]
God Condescends
A Miracle In John 6, Jesus performs a miracle of multiplying loaves of bread and fish to feed over 5,000 people. This passage has been used to make the point […]
Charles Spurgeon: Scripture Is a Lion to be Unleashed
“Defend the Bible? Would you defend a lion? Loose him; and let him go!” When he spoke of Scripture, Charles Haddon Spurgeon consistently returned to two closely related themes. First, […]
Jonathan Edwards: Scripture Points to the Glory of God in Jesus Christ
“It seems to me that God would have our whole dependence be upon the Scriptures, because the greater our dependence is on the Word of God, the more direct and […]