Ehrman’s ClaimsWe have engaged with Bart Ehrman in past articles. He has been one of the most prolific critics of Christianity over the last 20 years, and we have...

In reality, it all comes down to how we answer this question: “Who do you say I am?” Yes, after asking His disciples who others thought He was, Jesus looked at them and...

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves." Philippians 2:3If I had to guess I’d say the one thing that...

Depression is often misunderstood because it does not always appear dramatic. For many people, it looks like numbness, exhaustion, or disconnection rather than visible...

I've been thinking about Bill Shrum lately. Spring was one of his favorite times of years. It was when his flowers would bloom and "say hello" to...

OK ya’ll I am so all over the place right now, I can’t stand myself! The life of a small town newspaper editor! I have not had a weekend off in five weeks (not always...

Redemptive History Last week, we examined the reliability of the biblical text and concluded that there were three good reasons to believe the New Testament canon was a...

Anxiety has quietly become one of the most widely shared experiences of modern life. It doesn’t always arrive with a clear cause or a dramatic moment. More often, it shows...

Ever since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, it’s been there.  What is it? “A clear-and-present danger.” Yes, God told them what would happen if...

"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." — Benjamin Franklin1 Corinthians 1:27 Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame...

If we’re being honest here, I wasn’t sure that I was going to survive long enough to write this column. I’ve been in some dangerous situations before, but this one might’ve...

Was there a weekend? I mean it’s Monday morning and I am typing my column, seriously trying to remember if I had a weekend…Of course I did. I spent the weekend at Burns...

There is a particular kind of fear people carry when health and responsibility meet at the same time.It does not always show on the surface.Most people continue to...

It’s the question the disciples asked and one we should also ask: “Who, then, can be saved?” Yes, that was the natural response of Jesus’ disciples after He said “It’s...

"A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11I’ve been thinking a lot about words recently.   The words we say and how we say them.   I...