John Stonestreet and G. Shane Morris

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May 8, 2019
Archaeological discovery points to Bible's King Josiah
The Times of Israel recently described two tiny objects unearthed at a dig in the City of David: an agate stone and a lump of burnt clay that both had Hebrew inscriptions which were the names of two individuals—“Ikkar son of Matanyahu”—and “Nathan-Melech, Servant of the King.”
May 7, 2019
Joaquin Phoenix and ‘The Gospel of Mary’: Gnostic fiction at a theater near you
Joaquin Phoenix is not the Son of Man, but he plays him on the big screen. His is a very different Jesus than the one we meet in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
May 1, 2019
The boy in the bubble and artificial hearts: Drawing lines in medical ethics
So how do we know which of advances in biotechnology is moral, and which is not? Where can we begin to draw a moral line?
Apr 28, 2019
Why do so many dismiss the importance of sacred space?
Why are so many, especially evangelical Christian, so quick to dismiss the importance and value of tangible beauty and creative expression, including sacred space?
Apr 27, 2019
If the resurrection never happened, is Christianity a lie?
The earliest witness of the church, the thing that altered their Jewish faith, the thing that they lived and died for, was that Jesus not only rose from the dead, but that if He did not, as Paul wrote in I Corinthians 15, “our faith is futile; you are still in your sins… (and) we are of all people most to be pitied.”
Apr 26, 2019
Buttigieg’s pro-gay Christianity: The false god of feelings
If there were an Americanized translation of the Apostle’s Creed for today, it would be something like this: “I believe in God the Father, Almighty, who always supports my feelings.”
Apr 18, 2019
Tomorrow is Good Friday: Stop, reflect, pray
Tomorrow is Good Friday. Hundreds of millions of Christians around the world will observe the day Jesus was nailed to the cross to save us from our sins.
Apr 16, 2019
Scientism isn’t scientific: Theoretical physicist wins the Templeton Prize
Gleiser, unlike many science popularizers in our day, boldly admits that science has its limits and urges his fellow scientists to respect those limits.
Apr 14, 2019
Christopher Yuan on holy sexuality: Your desires don't define you
Our culture has fully trained people, when they talk of sexual desires, to not say “I feel,” but rather to reach for being verbs like “I am.” “If I experience same-sex attraction,” they’ll say, “therefore I am gay.”
Apr 9, 2019
Why redefining marriage kills the joy
Apparently, some couples are skipping honeymoons altogether and instead opting for “unimoons”—solo trips to different destinations—after their weddings.