Now that I've successfully defended my PhD, some people might consider me an 'expert' on at least some topics.
However, as I've progressed through my theological studies, I've become much less willing to trust someone just because they call themselves an expert, or even because they're recognized by others as …
One thing I've wondered about over the years is why most people who will be alive during the future seven-year Tribulation will worship the Antichrist.
We have many warnings in the Bible about false Christs, false prophets, and false teachers. We also have very specific details in the books of …
Given all that we're seeing in the world today, I suspect that at least some Christians are wondering if we're in the Tribulation: the period of seven years characterized by many divinely-sent disasters upon the Earth before Jesus returns to set up his Millennial kingdom.
My answer is no, we're …
Because of current events happening in the world lately, I thought a reminder regarding buying and selling is in order.
Revelation 13 describes two future world leaders, the "Beast" (a.k.a. the Antichrist) and the "False Prophet" religious leader who will endorse and support the Beast.
At some point …
If you're around Christians often, you'll likely hear them talk about their daily devotional time, scripture reading time, and/or prayer time. It's usually one of the first things pastors recommend for Christians to incorporate into your schedule if you want to be spiritually healthy.
However, it's very easy to …
Advent is the season of the church calendar leading up to Christmas. During this time, we remember when the Son of God became a human man named Jesus, about 2000 years ago, by being born from the virgin Mary, in order to eternally save all those who would put their …
With the rise of Greta Thunberg as a public figure it seems that many more people are paying attention to news about climate change. However, Christians should not look only to the news media or to scientists to inform our thinking on this issue. Instead, we should consider how climate …
In a previous post I talked about the 'problem' of believing that God is fully good and loving while accepting that sometimes God punishes people with death because of their sins, and how I make sense of that.
Another frequent accusation against God's goodness is that if God was really …
There was a news article I read recently that has made me quite concerned for the future of Christianity and free speech in Canada.
In this article, two people were complaining that some teachings of Christianity regarding sin make people feel bad about themselves. They say that being told they …
One of the frequent objections that atheists or opponents of Christianity frequently raise is about all those times in the Old Testament when God kills people, or tells the Israelites to kill certain people.
These critics claim that a God of love would never act like this, that it is …