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Jim Wallis on racism, reparations, and #BlackLivesMatter

Jim Wallis on racism, reparations, and #BlackLivesMatter

Wallis says the biblical prophets would scream at today's racial injustices.

PoliticsJonathanFebruary 18, 2016America, Bible, Detroit, discrimination, Intervarsity, Jesus, Jim Wallis, justice, laws, Michelle Higgins, police, politics, poverty, Race, Racism, sin, slavery, Sojourner

Tim Keller finds Jesus in the Psalms

Tim Keller finds Jesus in the Psalms

"There are two ways to read the Bible," Keller says.

TheologyJonathanNovember 21, 2015Bible, Devotional, Evangelical, evangelicalism, God, gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, justice, Kathy Keller, King David, Music, New Testament, Old Testament, Psalms, sin, theology, Tim Keller, Timothy Keller, violence

How Christians have gotten temptation wrong

How Christians have gotten temptation wrong

How can Christians reclaim a biblical view of life's forbidden fruits?

TheologyJonathanAugust 31, 2015Bible, Christianity, church, failure, Jesus, John Owen, John Wesley, lies, pop culture, sin, temptation, theology, Tim Chaddick, truth

‘Judge not': Jesus said it, but what did he mean?

‘Judge not': Jesus said it, but what did he mean?

Is judging others an absolute no-no for Christians or not?

CultureJonathanJuly 23, 2015Christianity, gay marriage, gay rights, gospel, Hugh Halter, Jesus, Jonathan Merritt, Judgment, politics, sin, Supreme Court

Afraid of doubt? John Piper’s son says he fears for your faith

Afraid of doubt? John Piper’s son says he fears for your faith

Barnabas Piper wants to create "discomfort for Christians who've never questioned."

CultureJonathanJune 24, 2015apologetics, Barnabas Piper, certainty, doubt, evil, faith, idolatry, John Piper, Jonathan Merritt, natural disasters, problem of evil, questions, sin, theodicy

Leonard Sweet on How to Make Faith Fun

Leonard Sweet on How to Make Faith Fun

Prominent Christian writer says pleasing God is not hard work.

CultureJonathanMarch 29, 2014children, church, fun, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Merritt, Leonard Sweet, Pharisees, play, sin, sinners, The Well-Played Life, theology, work

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?"