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Ross ByrdBibleFormation

Be Perfect

Eden wasn't perfect, if we understand what the Bible means by 'perfect.' But one day those of us found in Christ will be.

Zach HollifieldBible

An Apologia for 'Doubting' Thomas

A close reading of the few texts we have about 'doubting' Thomas suggests that perhaps we've misunderstood his actions in John 20.

Andrew ArndtBibleBook Reviews

To See the Face of God is to See Mercy

Marilynne Robinson's account of mercy and providence offered in 'Reading Genesis' is a rich feast that will lift your eyes toward the merciful face of God.

Jared HaydenBibleFamilySexuality

No Longer Pitiable

We shouldn't say marriage is 'normative' and celibacy an aberration. What is normative is the faithful offering of oneself to God, regardless of vocation.

Wyatt GrahamInstitutionsBibleCurrent Politics

Institution Building Requires Virtue

Any institution worth building must be founded on virtue.

Cory BarnesBibleFormation

At His Right Hand Are Pleasures Forevermore

Lady Folly promises much, but she can't deliver because all true pleasures come from God.

Gillis HarpChurchBibleSacraments

The Overcorrection of the Evangelical Sacramentalists

The sacraments ought to be a core element of our public worship as Christians. But if they supplant the Word of God as central, we have erred.

Joshua HeavinTheologyBibleBook Reviews

Review: Pauline Theology as a Way of Life by Joshua Jipp

Joshua Jipp's work on Paul is a worthy study, particularly in the ways it places Paul in conversation with both ancient and modern philosophy.

Vika PecherskyBiblePhilosophy

The Self and Subjectivity of Paul

Philippians provides an interesting window into how Paul imagines the self—and makes for a good conversation partner with modern ideas around the self.

Mitch EastBible

Bones that Smell Like Roses

If we profess that God can raise the dead, is it really too much to suggest that he might also preserve some of the faithful dead from bodily decay?

Cameron ShafferBibleTheologyChurch

Renewing Public Protestantism: Seminaries

The church is in decline because it has pastors who may know techniques, but do not know God’s revelation. And now neither does the church.

David MooreBible

The Trinity in the Book of Revelation

David Moore interviewed Brandon Smith about his recent book on the doctrine of the Trinity in the book of Revelation.