Monthly Archives: November 2024

The Early Christian Writings

Written on November 30, 2024 at 6:12 am, by

LIGHT FROM THE CHURCH FATHERS (95-325 AD), PART 1 The period of the early church, particularly the first three centuries (up to the Council of Nicaea, 325 AD), can be… Read More

Connecting with Christ through Carols (Advent 2024)

Written on November 30, 2024 at 4:33 am, by

We have a plan we hope will help you to have more joy and a biblical perspective during a season which, for all too many, is anything but joyful and… Read More

The Neglected Virtue of Gratitude, by Christopher Reese

Written on November 27, 2024 at 11:20 pm, by

Nov 28, 2024 During Thanksgiving, our thoughts turn to giving thanks for all the good things the Lord has done and provided, especially during the past year. At the same… Read More

Virtues and the Vision of God, by Gilbert Meilaender

Written on November 27, 2024 at 11:13 pm, by

Nov 26, 2024   In the deepest and most important sense we can think of virtues as those traits of character that fit us for life with God, that make… Read More

Headstrong Seminarian / San Diego Highlights / 4 Days till Advent

Written on November 27, 2024 at 10:41 am, by

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 27 November 2024 . Hello from Atlanta! I’m just back from a truly fruitful week in San Diego. The primary purpose of… Read More

Dumb Decisions of a Fired-Up Young Christian / Global Warming: Do Scientists Disagree?

Written on November 20, 2024 at 12:47 pm, by

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 20 November 2024 Greetings from San Diego! I’m here for the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. While here in California… Read More

Learning to love: The surprising joy of memorising Job, Ellie Wiener

Written on November 19, 2024 at 3:56 am, by

I began as a somewhat reluctant student of the book of Job. Though I bore sole responsibility for submitting a PhD proposal in Job, once I faced the prospect of… Read More

The Goat, by Paul Huyghebaert

Written on November 18, 2024 at 1:27 am, by

(Abridged from the original article found at Renew.org) As an avid sports fan, I’m not one to object when pulled into a friendly debate discussing the merits of this or… Read More

Dying to meet you? Death in ancient Israel’s texts, Philip Johnston

Written on November 14, 2024 at 3:27 am, by

Philip Johnston explores what God’s people believed about life after death during the time of the Old Testament ‘. . . death, the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns . …. Read More

Retreat! / Toxic Leadership at Corinth / Simon of Cyrene Crucified in Jesus’ Place? / Advent Devotionals

Written on November 13, 2024 at 8:55 am, by

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 13 November 2024 . Good afternoon from Lancashire (home)! We’ve just returned from an amazing weekend retreat in the Lake District. 30+ participants… Read More

10 Things You Should Know about Your Conscience, Crowley & Naselli

Written on November 11, 2024 at 5:37 am, by

This article is part of the 10 Things You Should Know series. by: J. D. Crowley, Andrew David Naselli November 2, 2024 A Shoulder Angel? Most people probably think of the conscience as… Read More

Artefact in focus: Merneptah Stele, by Josh Meynell

Written on November 8, 2024 at 3:50 am, by

  Josh Meynell takes a look at an Egyptian inscription from 1200 BC, which contains one of the earliest mentions of Israel in extra-biblical documents. 14th June 2024 The Old… Read More

Q&A 1678—Global Warming: Do Scientists Agree?

Written on November 6, 2024 at 8:08 am, by

I don’t believe in the theory of Global Warming for one minute! I’ve been doing some online investigation, and found a good website. Scientists are arguing among themselves! If they… Read More

Moments I Wish I Could Take Back / Echo Chamber Churches / Election Season & Your Soul

Written on November 5, 2024 at 7:01 pm, by

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 6 November 2024 Good morning! In the words of a much-quoted saying, “To be old and wise you must first be young… Read More

Moments I Wish I Could Take Back

Written on November 5, 2024 at 10:42 am, by

As we think back on some of the mistakes we’ve made in our lives, wouldn’t it be great to be able to go back (in time) and get a “redo”?… Read More

Hans Madueme | A Better Way to Disagree

Written on November 2, 2024 at 3:34 pm, by

Description Hans Madueme is a Young-Earth Creationist. In this conversation, the goal was not to come to an agreement about the age of the earth but instead to understand one… Read More

Christianity’s Contributions to World Culture, by Paul Herrick

Written on November 2, 2024 at 9:37 am, by

Oct 30 READ IN APP It is seldom noted today, but both [experimental science and modern mathematics] were born in Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries within institutions of… Read More

The New Testament Canon: Which Books and Why? by Greg Koukl

Written on November 2, 2024 at 9:26 am, by

Author Greg Koukl Published on11/01/2024    Twin dangers threaten Christians who seek to navigate the choppy waters of the origins of that list of 27 books that make up the… Read More

Who were the Hittites?, Robert Marineau

Written on November 2, 2024 at 3:27 am, by

Robert Marineau untangles the knotty problems of identifying the Hittites mentioned in the Old Testament. I am a Hittitologist. Whenever people ask me if I study the Hittites of the Bible,… Read More