Life In Line
*Posted by Kirk Spencer While standing in those absurdly long lines at the amusement parks, I can’t help but think (and there is a lot of time to think) that this inactive activity is a lot like...
View ArticleBeyond X-Mas
*Posted by Brandon Smith. Brandon is the Editor of Project TGM, a freelance writer, and works in Enrollment Services at Criswell College. Connect with him on Twitter. Several years ago, I worked in...
View ArticleManger Mercy Seat
*Posted by Kirk Spencer If Einstein is right, all of Nature bows before the light. Time and space and matter all change in deference to this one mystery that exists in hypostatic union as both waves...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With the World Today?
*Posted by Joe Wooddell Me. There are lots of things wrong with the world today (fiscal cliffs, school shootings, dictators, etc.), but the only one I can really change is me, and there’s always...
View ArticleLimits
*Posted by Kirk Spencer I saw something this week that I have never seen before. I saw a quarterback flushed out of the pocket, limping slowly and painfully to gain as many yards as possible before he...
View ArticleThe 50/50 Divorce Rate and the Christian Example
*Posted by Brandon Smith. Brandon is the Editor of Project TGM, a freelance writer, and works in Enrollment Services at Criswell College. Connect with him on Twitter. It has long been stated that 50%...
View ArticleObama on Gun Control
*Posted by Joe Wooddell In answering a question about gun legislation at his press conference January 14, 2013, Barack Obama stated, “If there’s a step we can take that will save even one child from...
View ArticleLiving in Legoland
*Posted by Kirk Spencer I had this thought while eating an imaginary cookie: Thinkers from Plato to Piaget have philosophized about this tendency in children to pretend, and live, part-way at least, in...
View ArticleThe Story of a Redeemed Lesbian Leftist
*Posted by Brandon Smith Of course, every Christian should be keenly aware of their own propensity to reject God and choose sin. Our daily walks with the Lord are never easy and are often marked with...
View ArticleA Missiology for the Academy
*Posted by Brandon Smith The academic world has the reputation in some circles of being disconnected from the church or not “practical” enough. And in some ways this critique is fair. But do academics...
View ArticleRoger Ebert, Non-Believers, and The Hope of Christ
* Posted by Brandon Smith Roger Ebert has been a powerhouse journalist for over 40 years. My generation may perhaps know him best as the co-host of the Emmy-nominated movie review show Siskel and Ebert...
View ArticlePassionate Politics
*Posted by Winston Hottman Matt Anderson applies some great advice from Martin Luther, addressing the importance of our motives in the way we engage politically as evangelicals: ...it is interesting...
View ArticleServing the Persecuted Church
*Posted by Winston Hottman In recent months, attention has been drawn to the plight of persecuted Christians in North Korea. According to one estimate, 70,000 of the 200,000 prisoners in North Korea...
View ArticleJust Goliaths
*Posted by Kirk Spencer While brushing my teeth and half-listening to the radio, I heard a woman pronouncing hard-to-pronounce scientific names. I could tell she had done this many times. They were...
View ArticleMystic Eunuch
*Posted by Kirk Spencer Sometimes I feel like the Bible was written just for me. I know it’s crazy, but when its words speak to the very thing I’m facing at that particular moment, I can’t help it....
View ArticleThe Art of Questioning: An Interview with Matthew Lee Anderson
*Posted by Brandon Smith I am thrilled to welcome my friend Matthew Lee Anderson to the blog today to talk about faith, doubt, and his new book on how to question well, The End of Our Exploring....
View ArticleMaking the Psalms Personal
*Posted by Winston Hottman “David Playing the Harp” (1611) by Gerrit van Honthorst At HBU’s School of Christian Thought blog, Dr. Peter Davids offers some advice on making the Psalms a part of our...
View ArticleWhy We Love the Local Church: Paradise in a Parking Garage
*At Criswell College, we love the local church. In this first FCC Summer Blog Series, we would like to highlight a few of our professors as they explain why this is the case. **Today’s post is by...
View ArticleWhy We Love the Local Church: Eulogy Written for a Country Churchyard
*At Criswell College, we love the local church. In this first FCC Summer Blog Series, we would like to highlight a few of our professors as they explain why this is the case. **Today’s post is by Kirk...
View ArticleWhy College?: Higher Education & the Pursuit of More
*Posted by Joe Wooddell As a new school year begins a question worth asking is, “Why college?” Every year, many students sense that God is guiding them toward higher education. However, what’s the...
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