An Introduction to The Bondage of the Will: The Preached and Unpreached God
By Steven Paulson
10/16/25
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An Introduction to The Bondage of the Will: The Preached and Unpreached God

This is the fifth installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: Election and the Word
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
10/15/25

An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: Election and the Word

This is the fourth installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: In Bondage to Sin
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
10/14/25

An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: In Bondage to Sin

This is the third installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.

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Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
01/16/24

A Review of “Called into Questions” by Matthew Lee Anderson

Anderson encourages us to meditate upon the ways that Christ truly is the end of our exploring.
Steve Byrnes
Steve Byrnes
01/08/24

Is God Moved by our Petitions?

Do our petitions move God?
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
12/18/23

What is Apologetics?

Kyle G. Jones gives a broad primer on what apologetics is, what it hopes to accomplish, and its limitations.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
11/28/23

The Gospel in the House of Tom Bombadil

Tolkien's hero Tom Bombadil functions to showcase the Gospel
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
10/11/23

When Myth Became Fact

Theology and history go hand in hand in the real person of Jesus Christ, making the truth of the Gospels profoundly human and powerfully meaningful.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
10/09/23

Unsung Inklings: Christopher Tolkien

Christopher grew up in his father's literary world, a joyful reminder and glimpse of something far greater that we as Christians grow up in our Heavenly Father's living word.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
09/29/23

A Review of “A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War” by Joseph Loconte

In A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and a Great War, Loconte meticulously analyzes both Lewis and Tolkien with one eye on their immediate historical context and the other on their works, letters, and diary entries.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
09/07/23

Unsung Inklings: Owen Barfield

Thanks to Barfield’s opposition, several important things happened to C.S. Lewis.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
09/05/23

Beren and Luthien

Written in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's death.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/24/23

Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 3: New Possibilities of Epistemology and Ontology

Only the resurrection of Jesus guarantees and facilitates divine presence and love to us as divine life for us.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
06/29/23

The Apologetics of Imagination

If we believe that ours is truly the greatest story ever told, then we must share that story in creative ways and allow it to change the desires of its hearers.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
05/23/23

Confessions of a Tim Keller Name-Dropper

Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
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