How We Got Our Bible: Modern Translations
By Ryan Leasure
This article will consider the differences among the modern translations.
Translation Theory
Have you ever wondered why Bible translations differ from one another? For example, ...
How Mainstream Media Gaslights Christians (and Everyone Else Who Disagrees with Them)
By Natasha Crain
I had a revelation last week that, in retrospect, was many years overdue. So overdue that it borders on embarrassing to admit this was a revelation in 2022. Here it ...
Are We All Born Children of God?
by Melissa Dougherty
Many believe that all humans are born children of God. Is this true? I want to examine the Bible's words about this beautiful theological truth.
Spoiler alert- It’s true. ...
Why The Bible Depicts God As Jealous
By Al Serrato
In my last post, I tried to make the case that God neither “needs” nor “demands” our praise. I acknowledged that he does, however, expect it, because praise naturally flows to a ...
Movie Review – What is a Woman?
By Josh Klein
What is a Woman?
Seems like an easy enough question to answer, but these days, apparently, it’s a stumper! Conservative commentator, author, and part-time Virginian, Matt ...
Does Isaiah 9:6 Affirm the Deity of Israel’s Messiah?
By Jonathan McLatchie
This past weekend, I had the privilege of participating in a moderated panel debate with my friends Dr. Shabir Ally, Yusuf Ismail, and Samuel Green. The topic was focused ...
Fertility Matters
By Bob Perry
Nicholas Eberstadt, the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute, is a demographic expert. He has identified some sobering trends that are cause ...
What You Might’ve Missed About the Mount of Transfiguration
by Erik Manning
Does John’s Gospel give us a much higher view of Jesus than what we find in Matthew, Mark and Luke? Bart Ehrman certainly thinks so. He says:
If Jesus went around Galilee ...
How We Got Our Bible: History of the English Bible
By Ryan Leasure
In this post, we will consider the history of the English Bible. The Bible, after all, wasn’t written in English but in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. In fact, English didn’t even ...
Salvation in Christianity Vs. Salvation in Buddhism
By Melissa Dougherty
“Buddhism has much more to offer than Christianity does!”
“How do you figure? What you’re suggesting is impossible. It’s unattainable. Isn’t that the point?”
I was listening ...
Truth, Perception, and Reality
By Brian G. Chilton
Is truth found in personal perceptions or is it grounded in an independent transcendent reality? Multiple businesses and even churches have used the phrase “perception is ...
Why God Does Not Need Praise
By Al Serrato
Christians claim that God is a perfect Being. By perfect, of course, we mean that God has every possible attribute in an infinite and complete way. In other words, God possesses ...
How To ‘Stay Alert’ Until Christ Returns
By Jason Jimenez
According to the Olivet Discourse (Matt. 24-25; Mk.13; Lk. 21), Jesus prophesied that the world would grow darker before returning for his Bride, the church.
We see the ...
Undesigned Coincidences in the Scriptures: An Argument for Their Veracity (Part 1) — Old Testament Examples
By Jonathan McLatchie
The principle of undesignedness was first identified by the famed Christian philosopher William Paley (1743-1805), in his book Horae Paulinae. Therein, he highlighted ...
Reality Rules: The Transgender War on Women
By Bob Perry
Back in the good ‘ole days of 2015, the fight over allowing transgender women to use the women’s bathroom in Charlotte, North Carolina, took center stage in the national political ...
The Pendulum Problem: A Warning of Extreme Beliefs
By Melissa Dougherty
I have a dog and a cat.
Max is my dog whose personality is likened to a lovable, furry, hyperactive toddler. As an anxious dog, nobody is safe from his “watchful” eye. When ...
Is the Law of First Mention a Proper Biblical Hermeneutic?
By Brian Chilton
Recently, Curtis Evelo (Bellator Christi Podcast co-host) told me about a conversation he had with an individual about biblical interpretation. Apparently, the individual held ...
Daniel Prophesied the Timing Of The Messiah
By Erik Manning
How did Jesus see himself? As we learn about Jesus’ Jewish context in the first century, we find that he made some staggering claims. First of all, Jesus spoke constantly about ...
No, Martin Luther Was Not a Deconstructionist
By Alisa Childers
This article is in response to this piece from The Gospel Coalition. As a past TGC contributor, as an act of good faith, I did express my concerns directly to TGC before ...
A Way To Simplify The Big Picture
By Bob Perry
Being able to make the case for the truth of Christianity means you have to understand it yourself. There are plenty of resources out there that can help you do that. I always try ...
