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Who are ‘the least of these’?

Who are ‘the least of these’?

Scholars say they might not be who you assume.

Jonathan Edwards and the resurgence of Puritanism

Jonathan Edwards and the resurgence of Puritanism

Can the message of hell and damnation awaken the modern masses?

CultureJonathanFebruary 17, 2015Calvinism, church history, Douglas Sweeney, evangelicalism, George Marsden, Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards, Logos Bible Software, Ministry, New calvinism, Preaching, Puritan, sermons, theology, Yale Divinity School

Billy Graham’s grandson warns of New Year’s resolutions

Billy Graham’s grandson warns of New Year’s resolutions

Are they spiritually damaging?

CultureJonathanJanuary 2, 2015Billy Graham, Calvinism, Controversy, grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Merritt, legalism, New Years, resolutions, self-help, The Gospel Coalition, theology, Tullian Tchividjian

World Magazine and Evangelicals’ Double Standard

World Magazine and Evangelicals’ Double Standard

They attack a pro-evolution group for being pro-evolution.

CultureJonathanNovember 19, 2014Answers in Genesis, BioLogos, Calvinism, Controversy, Creationism, debate, ERLC, evolution, Gender, Homosexuality, Jonathan Merritt, Russell Moore, Science, Southern Baptist Convention, theology, Warren Cole Smith, World Magazine

Randy Alcorn Joins a Fierce Christian debate

Randy Alcorn Joins a Fierce Christian debate

He's decided to engage the Calvinist vs. Arminian debates, but why?

CultureJonathanNovember 11, 2014arminianism, Calvinism, Charles Spurgeon, Controversy, decisions, free will, heaven, John Calvin, John Piper, John Wesley, Jonathan Merritt, natural disasters, Randy Alcorn, sovereignty, theology

Tim Keller's Practical Prayer Advice

Tim Keller's Practical Prayer Advice

The bestselling author calls prayer "the key to everything we need to do and be in life."

The Bible Term Most Misused by Christians Today

The Bible Term Most Misused by Christians Today

This scholar is out to set the record straight on a critical term in the Christian vernacular.

CultureJonathanOctober 15, 2014Baker Books, Calvinism, church, gospel, Jonathan Merritt, Kingdom, Scot McKnight, theology

The Troubling Trends in America’s ‘Calvinist Revival’

The Troubling Trends in America’s ‘Calvinist Revival’

What is holding this faction back from becoming a sustainable movement?

Can Calvinism Make Sense of The Cross?

Can Calvinism Make Sense of The Cross?

Former Calvinist Austin Fischer is challenging a prominent theological movement in America.

CultureJonathanApril 7, 2014Austin Fischer, Bible, Calvinism, Controversy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Merritt, reformed theology, theology

Setting the Record Straight on Jesus, ‘Friend of Sinners’

Setting the Record Straight on Jesus, ‘Friend of Sinners’

What does the New Testament mean when it refers to Jesus as a “friend of sinners?"

Are Evangelicals Experiencing a Crisis of Authority?

Are Evangelicals Experiencing a Crisis of Authority?

Historian says evangelical Christians don't have a single source of authority guiding them.

CultureJonathanMarch 9, 2014anabaptist, Apostles of Reason, Bible, Calvinism, Christian right, church, evangelicalism, Evangelicals, History, Mainline Protestantism, Molly Worthen, politics, reformed theology, theology, Wesleyan

N.T. Wright Extends Debate with John Piper by Releasing Paul Tome

N.T. Wright Extends Debate with John Piper by Releasing Paul Tome

Top Christian theologians pens the most comprehensive book on Paul ever.

CultureJonathanNovember 8, 2013books, Calvinism, Christianity Today, Fortress Press, Gender, History, interviews, John Piper, Paul and the Faithfulness of God, reformed theology, sexism, theology

Is Mark Driscoll This Generation's Pat Robertson?

Is Mark Driscoll This Generation's Pat Robertson?

Is the controversial pastor heading down the path of the blundering Pat Robertson?