Category Archives: apologetics

A Time for Silence

When I grumble that some people aspire to be “more pious than God” my beef isn’t that these folks are adamant in their pursuit of godliness. My beef is that their standards are more narrow than the liberty God has … Continue reading

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We Are Family

The serpent, who is more cunning than any of the beasts of the field, is a counterfeiter. It is his wily custom to not merely construct an alternate realm to the realm of Christ, but to craft every piece of … Continue reading

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Four Evangelical Myths or Half Truths

It can happen even in careful systematic theology. How much more so in popular parlance? We take what the Bible actually teaches, rephrase it so we can understand it, and end up believing our own phrasing, rather than the actual … Continue reading

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Fatalism; Play the Man

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Why are Christians so given to tribalism?

There is no need to give a defense of the conviction that Christians are given to tribalism. Thankfully, there is no “there is no tribalism” tribe in the church. One wag once said something to the effect that the sinfulness … Continue reading

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Lucky Galaxies

It’s Friday the 13th and I suspect there is not a one of you that woke up scared because of that fact. Some of you, no doubt, had other things to worry about, other fears to face. But that “unlucky” … Continue reading

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Always and Forever

It is likely the most overlooked, underappreciated, unknown attribute of the living God. Of course we are in grave danger indeed if we seek to pit against one another or to rank in relative importance the attributes of God. The … Continue reading

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Intuitionism; Judging We Are Judged

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Christians Aren’t Perfect, Just Forgiving

“By this,” Jesus said, “all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). Here Jesus gives us an apologetic we seem to have lost sight of. One of the blessings that … Continue reading

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Psalm 22; Atin-Lay, Duplex Veritas

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