As a Christian Apologist, I have noticed that our credibility among non-believers lacks when Christians argue over how to interpret the Bible. This is understandable. It is one of the areas in the Body of Christ that is hotly contested, debated, and has caused much division.
The first fifteen-hundred years, the Church was under one […]
November is National Adoption Awareness Month
Although I primarily blog on apologetic-related themes, once in a while, I veer off simply because I feel an inspirational story must be told. Mary’s story is one of those stories a writer simply cannot pass up!
I first met Mary Doelman through Biola University’s online Masters program in Apologetics. I […]
Simple, quiet times set apart for God are truly Holy moments. You don’t need to be sitting in the Crystal Cathedral, or watching an illuminated sunset full of colors (although those can be Holy moments) to find God in the present moment. Every day you can find ‘the Holy’ in routine, in your home, […]
In the wake of 9/11, life in the United States, and throughout the world, permanently changed. Not only was American security threatened and freedoms lost (one simply can’t board an airplane without being scanned, analyzed, and profiled into some governmental data system), but a religion most Americans knew little of hit the front pages: […]
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” (Is. 53:5; KJV)
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard Christians declare this: “By his stripes, you are HEALED!” as if this is some ‘magic […]