Belief in God is “living in the truth of Jesus Christ” (Barth 25). It is not a mere point-by-point assertion of belief one must be...

In early Virginia, baptism’s connection to freedom was used as an appeal for freeing slaves (Goetz 99). Planters recognized “baptism...

The Pentateuch on the whole, and Genesis, in particular, opens the stories of individual believers to the scope of God’s universal...

One of my greatest challenges at Emmanuel was when I preached. Each time I did, I found myself doubting. I stood at the microphone as a...

In The Baptism of Early Virginia, Rebecca Anne Goetz outlines conceptions of race in colonial Virginia, particularly the concept of...

Islam and Christianity have a long and storied history over the past 1400 years, marked by instances of fierce violence,...

Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? The deities of Islam and Christianity share many characteristics. They are both the...

I don’t know about you, but when I hear stories like this, filled with fragrances and ointments, I am not entranced by the heavenly...

When children bring home their science homework, we see phrases in their textbooks such as, “millions of years ago” and billions of years...

The story of Scripture gives a profound, four-part theological motivation for caring for creation as Christians. 1. God created humans...

In Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design, Deborah B. Haarsma and Loren D. Haarsma make a...

Ricky Gervais assumes a secular, naturalistic view of the world. He assumes the only valid way of explaining the world is through...

In The Language of God, Francis Collins tells the story of how he moved from atheism to Christian faith. It all began during his final...

In Science and Theology, John Polkinghorne presents a vision of science and theology that allows them to interact with one another...

The Christian Church has a long history of mission in diverse cultures, beginning with the Apostles spreading the Gospel from their...

And the Word of the Lord came to Jonah, son of Amittai, saying, “Go immediately to Nineveh, the great city, and call out against them...

The leper experienced the good news when Jesus touched him. For so long, he had been cast out by society, but with that one touch, he...

Jesus sets Himself on the level of the people He is ministering to in such a way that the scribes and Pharisees are offended. Surely, He...

Jesus proclaimed the Kingdom of God that did not come by force, but by His own death and which His disciples enter through suffering. ...

Ricky Gervais says, “I think there would be more atheists and fewer Christians if we weren’t allowed to teach religion, including atheism...