We have all heard it before, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first? Most often I think people say, give me the bad news first, to get it over with and hopefully end on a high note with the good news. The Gospel, the basic message preached by Jesus is …
Month: July 2022
Paul, Athens, and Navigating Culture
Ancient Athens Have you ever felt like you live in a culture that you don't recognize any longer? The values you are faced with every day are nothing like what you grew up with. The practices that people carry out in their lives each day are at times shocking to you. How do you respond …
Wanting Christianity Without Christ
When we live in our own cultural setting, with little real exposure to other cultures, it is easy to miss how we got to where we are. When we live in our own microcosm of time and ignore the centuries it took to get to this moment, it is inevitable that we will have blinders …
The Sanity of Belief: Why Faith Makes Sense
By Simon Edwards Lately, I have been spending a vast amount of time on the subject of apologetics. If you don't know what apologetics is, don't feel bad. It's one of those almost insider words that theology nerds throw around. However, it is a terribly important subject. It comes from the Greek word, Apologia, which …
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