3 Attributes Critical for Effective Persuasion

Aristotle, the famed ancient Greek philosopher, wrote On Rhetoric in the 4th century BC. Aristotle writes on how one can build a strong case that…

Afterlife

The Intermediate State: Sleeping, Dying, or Living?

What happens after a person dies? Christians understand that the dead shall be resurrected when Christ returns. However, what happens to a person who has…

Cold case christianity

The Intermediate State: Sleeping, Dying, or Living?

What happens after a person dies? Christians understand that the dead shall be resurrected when Christ returns. However, what happens to a person who has…

Theopneustos

Theopneustos: How Scriptural Understanding Influences Application

Why is it that individuals who begin on the right path in ministry fall from their theological foundation? From my studies in ecclesiastical history, I…

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The Theological Liberalism that Divided Spurgeon from the Baptist Union in the 1800s

When individuals consider great modern preachers, evangelists such as Billy Graham and pastors such as Chuck Swindoll, David Jeremiah, Greg Laurie, and the late Jerry…

Whirlwind

The Correlation of God's Response and the Theodicy Problem of Job

The book of Job is, for most, the quintessential source for dealing with the problem of righteous suffering.[1] Why do the righteous suffer? This is…

Amos and Amaziah

Can a Person be a God-Pleaser and a People-Pleaser? Lessons from the Prophet Amos

I must make a confession. I am naturally a people pleaser. I do not like controversy. I do not like when people are in conflict.…