Monthly Archives: October 2022

“Is God a Vindictive Bully?” by Paul Copan

Written on October 28, 2022 at 11:55 pm, by

Is God a Vindictive Bully? Reconciling Portrayals of God in the Old and New Testaments Critics outside the church often accuse the Old Testament God of genocide, racism, ethnic cleansing,… Read More

Lessons on Loving Our Neighbor from To Kill a Mockingbird’s Boo Radley

Written on October 28, 2022 at 11:49 pm, by

Lessons on Loving Our Neighbor from To Kill a Mockingbird’s Boo Radley By Megan Joy Rials OCT 27, 2022 *This article appears courtesy of The Society for Women of Letters. On… Read More

Reflections on Prayer-Greg Koukl

Written on October 25, 2022 at 5:57 pm, by

Some things come easily for me, but prayer is not one of them. Maybe you struggle with prayer, too. If so, these thoughts on prayer might be helpful to you…. Read More

Interview with a San Diego (CGU) Pastor

Written on October 23, 2022 at 8:31 am, by

Interview with Evan Foote (edited by John Teal)October 2022 This month’s newsletter article is an interview with one of the founding pastors of the San Diego Common Grounds Unity chapter…. Read More

Unity is not a ‘nice to have’ — it is ‘mission critical’ – The Christian Chronicle

Written on October 20, 2022 at 10:01 pm, by

Political and cultural divides are creeping into churches. Social media has given Christians a louder voice to express views on cultural issues and even church membership. In “Not in It to… Read More

The over-sexualisation of children must be stopped

Written on October 20, 2022 at 6:02 am, by

OPINION The over-sexualisation of children must be stopped By Julie Maxwell 18 October 2022 2 min read Current teaching on marriage, sex and identity is not protecting our children from harm,… Read More

What Are Bodies For?

Written on October 15, 2022 at 6:45 pm, by

What Are Bodies For? By Branson Parler Oct 14 ▷  LISTEN SAVE What are bodies for? The overarching story of our secular age is one of liberty. The main command of… Read More

War, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views

Written on October 12, 2022 at 12:23 am, by

War, Peace, and Violence Four Christian Views In a world of war, terrorism, and other geopolitical threats to global stability, how should committed Christians honor Jesus Christ and his Word?… Read More

Truth Changes Everything, by Jeff Myers, Ph.D.

Written on October 12, 2022 at 12:21 am, by

Truth Changes Everything How People of Faith Can Transform the World In Times of Crisis By Jeff Myers, Ph.D., President of Summit Ministries As a university student, I was taught… Read More

Israel tours: Suggested reading, listening, & viewing

Written on October 11, 2022 at 7:07 am, by

Reading You will find lots of ideas at Tripadvisor. If you’re looking for a comprehensive guidebook, I like the DK Eyewitness Travel volume. If you want something more historical, Steve and Leigh Kinnard lived… Read More

Free ‘Scripture in Context’ series

Written on October 8, 2022 at 2:00 pm, by

All the chapters of the Scripture in Context series from Lexham Press will be freely available on this site, though only a few at a time. There’s more every month,… Read More

Disciples Center for Education

Written on October 6, 2022 at 3:36 pm, by

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Wildfire

Written on October 4, 2022 at 3:14 pm, by

Through the years I’ve read a good few books on progressive theology—on both sides of the issues. (And there are many!) An interesting book worth reading is Wildfire: How Progressive Theology is… Read More

8 Ways We Normalize the Abnormal | Crossway Articles

Written on October 4, 2022 at 8:31 am, by

The Norm Should Be Love God has made it clear that the norm for his children should be love. It is the thing that the listening and watching world should… Read More