Perfectly Preserved? Modern Qur’an Research and Muslim-Christian Apologetics
By Adam Francisco
06/08/26
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Perfectly Preserved? Modern Qur’an Research and Muslim-Christian Apologetics

Christianity does not ultimately rest on the assertion that God delivered a perfectly dictated text whose divine origin can be demonstrated by claims of flawless transmission.
A Prayer for My Teens
Karen Stenberg
Karen Stenberg
06/05/26

A Prayer for My Teens

I pray my children see God’s faithfulness not in the riches of this world, but in the riches of grace through Christ Jesus.
There's No Such Thing as a
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
06/03/26

There's No Such Thing as a "Bible-Believing Christian

Calling oneself a “Bible-believing Christian” fails to account for the fact that every belief system, knowingly or unknowingly, arises out of a particular history.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/25/25

A Review of The Well That Washes What it Shows by Jonathan Linebaugh

“The well that washes what it shows” captures the essence of Linebaugh’s project, which aims to give the paradigmatic law-gospel hermeneutic a colloquial and visual language.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
11/21/25

Christian Nationalism: What It Is and Isn't

Caesar gets your taxes. Christ gets your heart.
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
11/17/25

The Word That Will Not Shut Down

Every age has its emergencies, and the church must never ignore them. Yet, our response cannot be one of panic or propaganda.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/13/25

Shattered Expectations and Steadfast Grace

It is by his perfect surrender that our true Exodus was accomplished.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
11/11/25

Seamless Fig Leaves

When we fail, our first impulse is the same as that of our spiritual ancestors: to sprint headlong into the bushes.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/07/25

You are not weak. You are at war.

Resurrection does not start in sunlight. It begins in the dark.
Matthew L. Rubinstein
Matthew L. Rubinstein
11/04/25

Grace in the Gap

The acrostic psalms do not hold because of their perfect structure. Nor do our lives.
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
10/30/25

Why Halloween Might Be the Most Christian Holiday of All

Grace isn’t fair. It’s reckless and lavish and handed out freely to those who don’t deserve a thing.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
10/27/25

The Blessings of Creation

He has freed you from a selfish fixation on gifts. He has freed you to look to the Giver.
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.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
10/13/25

An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: The Clarity of Scripture

This is the second 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.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
10/06/25

Big Questions About Faith, Love, and, Salvation

Faith takes God at his word and holds his promise to be true for me because I know God would not lie to me.
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