Christianity & the Academy: When Faith Goes to College, What Comes Home?
Presented to UNT Christian Grads, April 13, 2012 The Barna Group indicates that only 20% of young adults maintain a level of spiritual activity consistent with that of their high-school years.[1] If this study may be used to predict, only one in five who were...Can I Be Spiritual If I Still Have My Own Teeth? A Review of Francis Chan’s Crazy Love
I don’t often review books, but occasionally a title will capture the imagination of the evangelical world, and will find itself elevated to Sunday-morning-text status. I am not sure why, but it still surprises me that churches which typically speak of the sufficiency...Personal Eschatology: The Believer’s Life Charted
Here is a fun chart for studying what’s in store for believers… (click the link). Personal EschatologyThe Resurrection of Jesus, Historical Method and the Genre of the Gospels: Considering Michael Licona’s Historiographical Approach
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of three major components of the Gospel, described by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4: “…that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the...Miley Cyrus Was Right
I must first confess, I didn’t imagine before now that I would ever have occasion to write an article about Miley Cyrus, but as it turns out, she has brought attention to a monumental issue (human origins and their implications) and has served as a catalyst for much...A Biblical Perspective on Spanking, Part 4 of 5: Proverbs 29:15
The previous installment discussed three questions and their answers in Proverbs 22:15. (1) What is a rod (shebet)? (2) What is the purpose for using the rod? (3) Does this verse indicate when one should stop using the rod. Proverbs 29:15 provides important additional...A Biblical Perspective on Spanking, Part 3 of 5
Having previously considered some important hermeneutic principles, we return to our discussion of Proverbs 22:15: Folly or foolishness (Heb., iuelet, feminine singular noun) is being bound (Heb., qasurah, verb passive participle) in the heart (Heb., beleb,...Considering Metaphysical Presuppositions in Environmental Thought
Presented to the Dallas Philosophers Forum, January 24, 2012, Dallas, Texas Noted environmental philosopher J. Baird Callicott has recognized that “to affect change in both individual behavior and social, political, and economic institutions we have to do more...A Biblical Perspective on Spanking, Part 2 of 5 (Prov 22:15)
Previously we examined Proverbs 13:24, a passage from which we understood three powerful principles: (1) proper discipline is associated with the use of the rod, (2) proper discipline is associated with love, and proper discipline is not described here in terms of...HOW CAN I KNOW GOD?
