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God’s control of the future is first revealed when Daniel 1:2 states that “the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his [Nebuchadnezzar’s] power.”

One privilege of teaching at 51���� is watching students awaken to the power of loving God with their minds. Because our minds are part of our...

My Pilgrim's Progress class is a core curriculum integration seminar in 51����'s Bible and Theology minor. Our goal in this capstone...

When coming at the atonement from a perspective of eternal conscious torment, how do you understand the reasoning behind the necessity of Christ's death as a payment, and why the damned's payment seems so different from what Christ did?

I’m curious if we sometimes press this concept too hard: ‘God actively creates every human being.’ So many of the intellectual struggles with God’s sovereignty and human free will (or lack of free will) seem to be based on the concept that God is choosing to create every human being, one by one, knowing many will ultimately be condemned.

I recently led some students through a case study of Luke 16:1-13, the “notoriously difficult” Parable of the Unrighteous Manager. In Jesus’...

Given that “doubt” is considered the opposite of “faith,” it is not uncommon for Christians to presume that “doubt” is therefore always sinful. But...

The following is the second of a four-part series on the significance of Godly character in Christian living. Read part one of this series, “...

Since I was a Christian theist when I commenced my doctoral studies in England, my study of the kalām cosmological argument did not convert me; but the argument did convince me.

Should the Christian life primarily be viewed as intense (focused, passionate), or primarily as relaxed (peaceful, trusting)? Trudi and I regularly...

This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question I recently read a paper titled 'Is the Cause...

This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question How can I explain the law of infinite...

The Old Testament presents a variety of ethical problems for modern readers, but the major ethical problem there is God’s commanded destruction of...

This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question My question concerns Christian wealth. In a...

Woody Hayes, legendary coach at Ohio State (1951-1978), ran an offense which the sportswriters dubbed “three yards and a cloud of dust.” When...

We here in California have enjoyed a wonderful December-January rain pattern not seen in these parts for 20 years. Our snowpack locally and in the...

Many in theological education are calling for more diversity in publishing and research. However, one of the major problems with employing diverse...

The world's oldest tattoo shop is situated in the Christian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem. That in itself may come as a surprise to those...

It sounded like there was a monstrous beast in the brush behind me, it really did. There I was, sitting on the deck in the balmy Oregon morning,...

Based on research over the past two decades, we know much about the virtue of gratitude to other people. Some scholars think that the models...

We live in an unusual mix of both secular and religious cultures in the U.S., unlike the rest of the Western world, which is largely secular and...

A Plea Against the Overreach of Civil Government and its Support Through a Submissive Church

How We Think and Talk 51���� the Kingdom of God Jesus did not come to turn the world upside down. How does that statement strike you? Does it...

On this day three years ago, I blogged about Psalm 23 from the perspective of ancient Near Eastern studies and my personal battle with the enemy of...

The following is the final post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, The...