Monthly Archives: October 2023

Video Highlights: Can You Explain This Essential Doctrine?

Written on October 31, 2023 at 10:47 pm, by

Why the Trinity Is Biblical October 2023 Video Highlights:The Bible Is Clear about the Trinity Is the Holy Spirit God? In this 12–minute excerpt from Stand to Reason University, Robby Lashua… Read More

8 Principles To Consider Before Leaving A Church You (Used To) Love | Pivot | A Blog by Karl Vaters

Written on October 31, 2023 at 10:30 pm, by

Leaving a church is hard. Don’t make it harder by doing it badly. Karl Vaters Image: Mantas Hesthaven | Unsplash It’s hard to leave a church you used to love –… Read More

How Did Jesus’s Stories Get Passed On?

Written on October 26, 2023 at 8:15 pm, by

Oct 22, 2023 by: Peter J. Williams A Secondary Question It seems that a common mind is behind the stories of Luke 15–16, and multiple lines of evidence suggest that the same… Read More

Q&A 1648—What is Commonwealth Theology?

Written on October 25, 2023 at 12:32 am, by

Q: What is “Commonwealth Theology”? Is it true that we who are non-Jews have Jewish blood in our veins, and are the “House of Ephraim”?  .PDF version TEXT VERSION (following]… Read More

A Better Story / Commonwealth Theology (or the debate that didn’t happen) / Fair Havens

Written on October 25, 2023 at 12:07 am, by

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 23 Oct 2023 Good evening from Bratislava! After a great weekend in Czechia (also called the Czech Republic), I’m now taking a personal… Read More

Shroud of Turin / Jesus & Refugees / Israel update

Written on October 18, 2023 at 5:17 am, by

IBTM Newsletter 18 Oct 2023 Good evening from Northern England! Below you see two pictures of Morecambe Bay, in walking distance from our apartment. Our end of the bay is… Read More

WORSHIP

Written on October 17, 2023 at 1:33 pm, by

Worship (A): Seven Sanctuaries Worship (B): Seven Grand Passages on Worship Worship (C): Seven Aspects of O.C. Worship & Seven False Gods Worship (D): Position, Disposition & Seven Occasions of… Read More

Free One-Week Devotional Series

Written on October 16, 2023 at 3:34 pm, by

A GIFT FROM ME TO YOU WITH THANKS J. Tyrone Marcus September 7, 2023 Welcome to “Athlos” a weekly blog which examines pillars of personal excellence and regularly brings together… Read More

What Would Jesus Do with Refugees? (Malcolm Cox)

Written on October 15, 2023 at 3:50 pm, by

The plight of refugees in our world is desperate. It always has been, but the numbers are staggering today. Focusing on this matter is not a political issue (although we… Read More

AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time

Written on October 15, 2023 at 2:32 pm, by

Machine-learning technique reveals Greek words in CT scans of rolled-up papyrus. Jo Marchant Charred scrolls from Herculaneum can’t be opened easily, but X-ray scanning can reveal their contents. / Credit:… Read More

Unity in the Sub-Apostolic Church (Steve Staten)

Written on October 15, 2023 at 9:27 am, by

Unity in the Sub-Apostolic Church WAS THERE UNITY IN THE SUB-APOSTOLIC CHURCH? AN INVESTIGATION OF THE TUNNEL PERIOD (~A.D. 62-150) Stephen Francis Staten Wheaton College, 1997 In this masters thesis… Read More

An Interview with Dr. Peter J. Williams

Written on October 13, 2023 at 5:42 pm, by

What is surprisingly genius about Jesus? Listen as Dr. Peter J. Williams, Principal of Tyndale House, Cambridge, discusses his latest book, The Surprising Genius of Jesus. In this episode, Dr. Williams delves into Jesus’… Read More

Critical Theory vs. the Christian Worldview

Written on October 13, 2023 at 5:34 pm, by

Critical Theory vs. the Christian Worldview By Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer OCT 13 READ IN APP One of the most interesting assessments of [critical theory] is an essay by… Read More

An Assessment of Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference

Written on October 13, 2023 at 2:52 am, by

An Assessment of Andy Stanley’sUnconditional Conference Something bad is happening in the church. It’s been building for years now, but I think Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference will be seen, in… Read More

Cannabis in Canada: Mixed health results after legalization

Written on October 13, 2023 at 2:29 am, by

Sushmitha Ramakrishnan October 10, 2023 Canada legalized cannabis use five years ago, hoping to improve safety and reduce crime. The law change has been a mixed bag of increased health… Read More

Why So Many Unreached People? / Egalitarian? / Harry Potter a Christian Story?

Written on October 11, 2023 at 2:00 am, by

11 October 2023 The IBTM Newsletter Good afternoon from London! I’m down here on a fellowship visit, seeing old friends from our ministry in the ‘80s and early ‘90s. (They… Read More

A delicate matter / Two thirds familiar with Scripture? / 2025 Tour

Written on October 4, 2023 at 9:55 am, by

IBTM Newsletter 4 October 2023 Good evening from sunny, windy Northern England! Yesterday I returned from a teaching weekend in Oslo—the 8th visit to Norway since we moved back to… Read More