The Early Christian Writings
Written on November 30, 2024 at 6:12 am, by Douglas Jacoby
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 Douglas Jacoby
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 Sandy Anjilivelil
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 Sandy Anjilivelil
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 Douglas Jacoby
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 Douglas Jacoby
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 Sandy Anjilivelil
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 Sandy Anjilivelil
(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 Sandy Anjilivelil
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 Douglas Jacoby
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 Sandy Anjilivelil
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 Sandy Anjilivelil
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 Douglas Jacoby
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 Douglas Jacoby
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 Douglas Jacoby
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 Sandy Anjilivelil
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 Sandy Anjilivelil
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 Sandy Anjilivelil
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 Sandy Anjilivelil
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