Watchman Nee

The Pneumatology of Watchman Nee (Part 1--Introduction and Biography)

The following excerpt is from an academic paper by Brian Chilton titled "The Impact of Watchman Nee's Pneumatology." Watchman Nee was a profound individual. Western…

Questioning Resurrection

The Resurrection Denying Pastor: If the Resurrection Doesn't Constitute Christianity, then What Does?

Jim Rigby is not a name that will resonate with many. However, Rigby represents far deeper than just the person behind the name. Rigby represents…

Enemy attestation

Examining Jesus by the Historical Method (Part 2--Enemy Attestation)

In our last installment of “Examining Jesus by the Historical Method,” we discussed the first aspect of the historical method. We examined how Jesus of…

Top 10 schools

Top 10 Challenges Facing the Church in 2016 (Part 2)

Due to the overwhelming response from the first installment, I decided to post the second installment earlier than anticipated. The previous article dealt with the…

Appreciation

The Art of Appreciation

Have you ever went out of your way for someone only to have your efforts rejected? Perhaps you helped someone financially. Then, the person squandered…

Top 10 schools

Top 10 Challenges Facing the Church in 2016 (Part 1)

Since starting Bellator Christi three-years-ago, I have made it a practice to end each year with a glimpse of the challenges facing the church in…

Jesus8

Examining Jesus by the Historical Method (Part 1-Multiple Sources)

In a previous post “What Can We Historically Know about Jesus,” I discussed various ways historians identify an event or person as historically credible. I…