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The Christian Life

The Christian Life. This life is often called “eternal life,” though “life” seems to mean much the same. The adjective “eternal” means literally “p...

Is God There? Reflections on Exodus

At times in my life, I see evidence of God’s presence beyond any doubt. Passages of Scripture light up with meaning, and prayer flows easily. Worsh...

The Crisis of Biblical Authority

Western civilization is in a severe “authority crisis” which is not confined solely to the realm of religious faith, nor is it specially or uniquel...

What is Discipleship?

C. S. Lewis says that when we make a commitment to Christ we receive the “good infection.” The good infection is the infection of the Holy Spirit t...

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What is Christian Worship?

Worship is more fully understood as an interrelation between divine action and human response: worship is the human response to the self-revelation...

Oil Painting, Jesus Stilling the Tempest

Three Approaches to Interpret Christian Faith

What is the Christian faith? How to interpret Christian faith? Faith is knowing God intellectually, loving Christ in a personal relationship, and f...

The One Thing Needed: The Word of God

There is no greater disaster than when God’s wrath results in a famine when his word is not heard (for example, see Amos 8:11). Similarly, there is...

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What is Christian Faith?

When the Bible says “faith is the substance of things hoped for” (Heb. 11:1, emphasis added), it is speaking of something that has weight or signif...