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Four views on hell: Terminal punishment
Series introduction: I recently had opportunity to read the second edition of Zondervan’s Four Views on Hell. This series of posts will form my personal evaluation of each of the arguments presented in the book. Back in 2011, when I read the first edition of Four...
A pattern for Christian discipleship
For the last three months or so, while our pastor-teacher has been on sabbatical, the other elders of our church have been taking on Sunday mornings us through a journey of the book of Philippians. Unlike many other of Paul’s letters, Philippians does not deal...
Four views on hell: A universalist view
Series introduction: I recently had opportunity to read the second edition of Zondervan’s Four Views on Hell. This series of posts will form my personal evaluation of each of the arguments presented in the book. It is probably fair to say that the doctrine of...
Four views on hell: Hell and purgatory
Series introduction: I recently had opportunity to read the second edition of Zondervan’s Four Views on Hell. This series of posts will form my personal evaluation of each of the arguments presented in the book. Ever since the Reformation, evangelicals (Protestants)...
The blessing of presence
I recently stumbled across The Phil Vischer Podcast, which I have subsequently recommended to several people in the church whom I know listen to podcasts. This weekly podcast is hosted by Phil Vischer—the creator of VeggieTales—and is co-hosted by Skye Jethani and...
Justifying the wicked
Imagine for a moment freely handing your credit card over to a friend and giving him free reign to spend as much as he wants. Your friend might consider you a kind person, and perhaps you would feel good for a moment about extending kindness to a friend. But you would...