Richard Pratt From the Book: Biblical authors were keenly interested in history for a very good reason. They not only believed that all of creation is the palatial temple of the divine Emperor. They also believed that history is a sacred drama within his cosmic temple. History played a vital role in the Hebrew Bible because the history of the universe is temple drama writ large.
Improvisation Is Key to Cultural Engagement
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‘Cultural Sanctification’ reminds readers that misrepresentation,
persecution, and even martyrdom will not derail the church’s mission.
Christians must se...
Good News Preached and Applied
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Recently I heard a podcast reminiscing about Ligonier Ministries teacher
R.C. Sproul. The man who knew R.C. mentioned he thought it remarkable that
Sproul ...
Does the Book of Revelation Apply to Us Today?
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How should we read the book of Revelation? Does the message of this book
only apply to some faraway time in the future? In this brief clip, W.
Robert God...
A Matter of Life and Death (Amy Mantravadi)
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The issue of abortion is one of the most divisive in modern political
discourse. The option for a woman to end a pregnancy has been proclaimed by
some to b...
The Kingless Kingdom of the Social Gospel
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A Kingdom Without the King
“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without
judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cr...
The Garth Brooks Dilemma.
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I won’t ever win a humility contest. I don’t know if they have those,
giving someone an award for being humble, probably defeats the purpose of
humility....
Skin Bags
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Skin bags. That’s what I kept thinking when I looked around at all the
people crammed into the subway car. My wife and I traveled some this
summer. At home...