Dear Mr. Michael R. Burch, I have spent some time reading your arguments and thinking about what appears to be a rather unusual relationship you have with Christianity, Christ, and the question of God. I am not entirely sure where your line in the sand is. Is your disagreement really with Christ, or is it…
Why Elisabeth Elliot Changed Her Beliefs about Finding God’s Will June 28, 2023 by: Lucy S. R. Austen Seeking God’s Will Of the many books Elisabeth Elliot wrote, her best-known is surely her first, Through Gates of Splendor. The 1957 multibiography is first and foremost a narrative of how five families came together to plan…
The Psalms Are Both by and about the King June 24, 2023 by: Bruce K. Waltke, Fred G. Zaspel A Royal Hymnbook Fundamentally, the Psalms are both by and about the king. The Psalter can be thought of as a royal hymnbook, and its individual psalms have the house of David as its subject matter…
What Is Our Friendship with God Supposed to Look Like? June 23, 2023 by: Mike McKinley God Communicates to Us The good news is our role isn’t nearly as complicated as we might be tempted to think. We think that communion with God, or friendship with God, is some sort of secret, mystical, spiritual experience.…
Jesus said to him, “I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:6 AMP What does it mean to have a “real” life? Is it money, success, or family? I would argue it’s none of these. If you…