When you're in a stressful conversation of any kind - but especially about religious ideas - asking questions is a key strategy. Rather than working to have all of the answers (which isn't bad), it may be as helpful to learn to ask good questions.
What are angels? How does the Bible describe the different kinds of angels, and what they do on God's behalf? What do other religions say about angels? A good overview.
There may be no more significant social issue today than that of sexuality and gender. On this issue as much as any other, Christians are judged as being either compassionate or uncaring and hurtful. Some abandon biblical positions out of fear, some out of ignorance.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a theologian, a Lutheran minister, and an anti-Nazi dissident. His writings on the role of Christians in secular societies are very influential, and his book The Cost of Discipleship is considered required reading.
Men need men. We need each other for support, for examples, for companionship, for courage, for wisdom. The Bible talks a lot about close friendships... and these friendships are essential. We should pray for friends like these.
If you're like me, and have loved ones who struggle with failure and addiction and doubt, this song is for you. God isn't looking for opportunities to punish us for our weakness. Instead, He stays and works on our behalf, longing to see us fulfill the potential He created us for.
In today's America, there's a lot of talk about the kinds of things that threaten the well-being of the church. At the forefront, for many, is the idea that tyranny is our most significant worry. This article suggests another foe.
Whether life has any real meaning is a nearly-universal question. At its core, atheism must deny that life has any objective meaning. With no God, there can be no objective meaning, so there can be no objective morality.
In my experience, most Christians would agree that they're not really sure how to interpret the Bible. This is a crucial issue for the Kingdom of God. If followers of Jesus can't understand the Bible, who can? Biblical literacy begins with simply reading the text, and biblical understanding comes from reading it properly.
This helpful article lays out seven rules that all Christians should be aware of, and should practice when engaging with believers and non-believers alike. These rules aren't weak, they're very strong. Christianity is a muscular faith, able to do great work because it's based in reality. Our goal should be to unflinchingly point to reality in order to encourage others to seek truth.
What does it really mean to fear God? Is this fear good? Tim Challies writes about different kinds of fear, especially in light of recently losing his son Nick.
This is a common question these days. Hell, at times, seems like an injustice. Wallace asks whether it is just for Adolph Hitler to suffer the same fate as his victims.
