In Matthew 24:40-41 we read, “Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.” A similar…
After an interesting exchange on Twitter this afternoon, I have decided to address the subtle use of argumentum ad hominem in this edition of the Upward Trek. If this proves helpful, perhaps I will address other observations I have made…
Joel Richardson’s recent volume, Mount Sinai in Arabia, does an excellent job of distilling the arguments for Mount Sinai being Jebel al-Lawz in Midia east of the Gulf of Aqaba and presenting these arguments in short, easy to read, chapters.…
The Bible emphatically states concerning false teachers, “You will know them by their fruits” (Matt. 7:16). There is far more instruction in this dictum than meets the eye for many Christians. This is not merely a different way of saying…
The Rogue has been nominated for an Audie Award. Can you say, “Wow!” The audio edition of The Rogue, narrated by Therese Plummer and published by Podium Publishing, is a finalist for an Audie Award in the Faith-Based…
What is lacking when Christians casually drift through life, dabbling in the things of God and diligently pursuing “their own things” (Phil. 2:21), when their spiritual growth creeps forward at a snail’s pace and their fruit-bearing appears to be stagnant?…
Peer review is generally regarded favorably by the academic world. They look upon it as a utilitarian proxy for their own investigation. But my experience over the past thirty-five years with peer review leaves me with a rather contrarian estimation…
I often hear “Christians” from the millennial generation make railing accusations against the church. One young apologist I read on Twitter recently claimed that the primary reason people reject God is the church—Christians. This claim is so wrong that it…
During the past couple decades evangelical circles have been troubled with a growing negativity about prophecy. The subject is often disdained as worthless speculation or ridiculed as an unnecessary encumbrance to the essential message of the Bible. Are these charges…