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 …
As you may have seen on the About Me page, I agree with the Chicago Statement on Inerrancy.1
Basically, the idea of inerrancy as defined in the Chicago Statement is that the Bible is entirely without error in the original manuscripts (and thus, our translated copies are inerrant insofar …
I've heard it said that sometimes pastors preach to themselves by writing a sermon that is more about what they need to hear, than what their congregation needs to hear.
This blog post might be similar to that, in that it may be more of a reminder for me than …
Have you ever heard that saying "Don't be so heavenly-minded that you're of no earthly good"?
I hate this phrase, for two main reasons:
So in …
It seems like there is a never-ending stream of superhero movies being released lately. Clearly, there is some demand for this genre of story.
In many of these stories, an average person is suddenly given some sort of super-powers, and they then go on to use these powers to fight …
Are you thinking of going to seminary, divinity school, or bible college? Are you wondering what you need to do in order to do the best you can in your studies?
Having gone through seminary myself, and having been a TA for several terms for Master's level seminary courses, I …
This past Sunday was Easter Sunday, where Christians celebrate Jesus' resurrection, when He came back to life after being killed by crucifixion.
But unfortunately, it seems that our understanding of Jesus' resurrection is frequently disconnected from other Christian doctrines, and especially, from what Christians believe about heaven.
A common description …
In the Easter story, Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane before he is about to be betrayed by Judas and arrested, brought to trial, and shortly thereafter, crucified.
All three synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) record that when Jesus was in Gethsemane, he prayed,
Father, if you are willing …
There are some mysterious verses about suffering in the Bible, and how that suffering is possibly useful or even beneficial to Christians.
For example, in Romans 8:16-18 Paul writes:
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs …