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Back to the Garden
Our task is neither to shield nature from humanity nor to tame all wilderness.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 01/08/2004
The Heresy Itch
Unlike gnosis, the gospel is not for the few, the proud, the knowledgeable.
By Sarah Hinlicky Wilson
posted 01/07/2004
Joseph's Sword
His faithfulness speaks louder than the few words devoted to him.
By Kathy Berklund–Pagé
posted 01/06/2004
Good Question: Reflected Glory
What does Genesis mean by man being made in the image of God?
by J. I. Packer
posted 12/11/2003
The Blessed Evangelical Mary
Why we shouldn't ignore her any longer.
By Timothy George
posted 12/05/2003
Inside CT: Birth Stories
Even God incarnate in Jesus Christ, born of Mary, has a birth story of sorts.
By Timothy C. Morgan
posted 12/05/2003
Christ's Kingdom and Paradise
What is the difference between the heavenly 'paradise' that Christ promised the thief on the cross and the kingdom of God?
By Christopher A. Hall
posted 11/05/2003
ETS Leadership Issues Recommendations on Kicking Out Open Theists
Evangelical Theological Society's Executive Committee unanimously recommends Clark Pinnock stay; majority says John Sanders should go.
By Ted Olsen
posted 10/30/2003
The Tradition Temptation
Why we should still give Scripture pride of place.
By Roger E. Olson
posted 10/29/2003
Are the Cubs Really Cursed?
J.I. Packer discusses curses, the Cubs, and the billy goat.
Interviewed by Rob Moll
posted 10/16/2003
Authentic Fellowship
How do we learn the deep 'one another' community of Scripture without being in close proximity?
By Howard A. Snyder
posted 10/07/2003
A Distorted Predestination
Two pastors make a case for universalism, and end up trivializing human freedom.
If Grace Is True, reviewed by John Wilson
posted 09/09/2003
Experiencing God's Presents
The church is not a bus where one person does the driving. It's like an anthill, where everyone works.
By J.I. Packer
posted 08/12/2003
Tangling with Wolves
Why we still need heresy trials.
By Chris Armstrong
posted 07/28/2003
Faith-Based Bathing
What role does baptism play in faith and salvation?
By Timothy George
posted 07/02/2003
Beyond Virtue and Vice
Some morals are absolute, but they are not ultimate.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 06/25/2003
Harleys in Heaven
What Christians have thought of the afterlife, and what difference it makes now.
By John G. Stackhouse
posted 06/06/2003
Special Section:
The Best of Christianity Today: What Will Heaven Be Like?
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What Will Heaven Be Like?
Thirty-five frequently asked questions about eternity.
By Peter Kreeft (from Tough Questions Christians Ask, 1989)
posted 06/06/2003
The Eternal Weight of Glory
If only we could have the positives of earthly life without the negatives.
By Harry Blamires (May 27, 1991)
posted 06/06/2003
Afraid of Heaven
We do not yearn to be near God because we do not find sin utterly repugnant or goodness rapturously attractive.
By Kenneth Kantzer (May 27, 1991)
posted 06/06/2003
Heaven: Not Just an Eternal Day Off
As if anticipating the question, "Will life on the new earth be boring?" the Bible points to much activity there.
By Anthony Hoekema (Sept. 20, 1985)
posted 06/06/2003
Heaven Can't Wait
I have seen the electrifying results of what can happen when the reality comes alive.
By Philip Yancey (Sept. 7, 1984)
posted 06/06/2003
Illusion or Reality?
Heaven is a place. There is a city we are going to see and walk in.
posted 06/06/2003
By Edith Schaeffer (Mar. 12, 1976)
The Hope of Heaven
Have Christians forfeited their rightful anticipation of eternity?
By L. Nelson Bell (May 24, 1968)
posted 06/06/2003
The Glories of Heaven
While heaven will be glorious, the greater glory will consist in our transformation.
By Stanley C. Baldwin (May 22, 1964)
posted 06/06/2003
The Believer's Final Bliss
The regeneration of man requires that old things must pass away and all things become new.
By John Murray (July 7, 1958)
posted 06/06/2003
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Called to Account
Tulsa Pentecostal pastor defends his universalism before bishops.
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service, in Washington
posted 04/30/2003
A Middle Way in the Middle East
A third theological path through the Israeli-Palestinian thicket.
By Mark Harlan
posted 04/11/2003
The Iraq War Has Little Effect on the Rapture Index
The founder of an online end times "speedometer" says that other current events are more connected to biblical prophecy.
An interview with Todd Strandberg
posted 03/27/2003
'The End Is Not Yet'
The president of Dallas Theological Seminary says there will be an increase in wars and rumors of wars before the end times, but date setting should not be a priority for evangelicals.
An interview with Mark Bailey
posted 03/27/2003
The Struggle to Love
If the Holy Spirit is in us, why can't we love one another?
By David P. Gushee
posted 03/10/2003
'Boston Movement' Founder Quits
Facing growth problems, controversial group changes leadership structure.
By Timothy R. Callahan
posted 02/26/2003
Mormon Scholar Under Fire
Anthropologist says Latter-day Saints' teaching wrong about Native Americans.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 02/19/2003
What Conversion Is and Is Not
Hint: It's not just about getting people "saved."
By John G. Stackhouse Jr.
posted 02/07/2003
Local Church Fights for Evangelical ID Card
Witness Lee group sues for $136 million over Harvest House cults article.
By Mark A. Kellner in Anaheim, California
posted 01/14/2003
Closing the Door on Open Theists?
ETS to examine whether Clark Pinnock and John Sanders can remain members.
By Doug Koop in Toronto
posted 12/23/2002
Gwen Shamblin's New Jerusalem
Remnant Fellowship grows, but critics see 'graceless legalism.'
By John W. Kennedy
posted 11/26/2002
Evangelical Theological Society Moves Against Open Theists
Membership of Pinnock and Sanders challenged by due process
By Doug Koop
posted 11/22/2002
Music at the Theological Roundtable
What it teaches us about God and the universe.
By John G. Stackhouse
posted 11/01/2002
Probable First Cause
The arguments of some academic philosophers are contributing to the plausibility of belief in the supernatural.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 07/09/2002
Bottom-Up Apologist
John Polkinghorne—particle physicist, Gifford lecturer, Templeton Prize-winner, and parish priest.
By Karl W. Giberson
posted 05/24/2002
In the World, but …
Richard Niebuhr's Christ and Culture is 50 years old—and still has something wise to say to evangelicals.
By John G. Stackhouse Jr.
posted 04/30/2002
Hell's Final Enigma
Won't heaven's joy be spoiled by our awareness of unsaved loved ones in hell?
By J.I. Packer
posted 04/24/2002
'Jesus Only' Isn't Enough
Where exactly do "Oneness" Pentecostals stand in relation to orthodoxy? Are they in or out?
By J. Stephen Lang
posted 04/01/2002
Only God Is Free
Many discussions about openness theology assume that human freedom and divine freedom are pretty much the same thing. They're not.
By Geoffrey Bromiley
posted 02/12/2002
Is the God of Muhammad the Father of Jesus?
The answer to this question reveals the heart of our faith.
By Timothy George
posted 02/01/2002
Does God Hear Muslim's Prayers?
We must remember that God does not deal with theologies; he deals with persons.
By James Lewis
posted 02/01/2002
The True, the Good, and the Beautiful Christian
Beauty is making a comeback in science and theology. Will it find its place in the lives of believers?
By John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
posted 01/18/2002
Wisdom in a Time of War
What Oswald Chambers and C.S. Lewis teach us about living through the long battle with terrorism.
By J.I. Packer
posted 01/04/2002
Scholars Vote: God Knows Future
But supporters of open theism say they'll stay in the Evangelical Theological Society despite resolution.
By David Neff in Colorado Springs
posted 01/02/2002
Has God Played Fair?
Why did an omniscient God create humankind knowing that people, in every generation, would reject him?
Timothy George
posted 11/20/2001
Foreknowledge Debate Clouded by "Political Agenda"
Evangelical Theologians differ over excluding Open Theists.
David Neff
posted 11/19/2001
Who Are We to Judge?
Did Jesus forbid us from judging others?
Lewis B. Smedes
posted 10/08/2001
To Embrace the Enemy
Is reconciliation possible in the wake of such evil?
An interview with Miroslav Volf
posted 9/21/01
After the Grave in the Air
True reconciliation comes not by ignoring justice nor by putting justice first, but by unconditional embrace.
By Miroslav Volf
posted 9/21/01
Opinion Roundup: Was September 11 the Beginning of the End?
Observers say geography and gravity of attacks have led to little prophecy speculation.
By Todd Hertz
posted 9/19/01
Exorcism 101
What can we learn from the way Jesus cast out demons?
By Clinton E. Arnold
posted 8/24/01
A Unity Not of Our Making
We should question some denominations' refrains of unity in diversity.
By James R. Edwards
posted 8/10/01
Christianity Finds Strength in Africa Due to Adaptability
Theologian raises question whether Africa needs American ministries as much as American ministries need Africa.
By Alex Duval Smith in Pretoria
posted 7/18/01
Mind Over Skepticism
Philosopher Alvin Plantinga has defeated two of the greatest challenges to the Christian faith.
By John G. Stackhouse Jr.
posted 6/20/01
Does God Know Your Next Move?
Christopher A. Hall and John Sanders continue their debate of openness theology.
posted 6/1/01
Which Miracles Are Real?
How can we tell which "miracles, signs and wonders" are of God?
By J. Rodman Williams
posted 5/31/01
CT Classic: The Grand Farewell
We tend to focus on the way Jesus came into the world. It will pay us not to overlook the way he left.
By Donald K. McKim
posted 5/21/01
CT Classic: The Day We Were Left Behind
Hungry as we are for the presence of God, the one thing we do not need is a day to remind us of God's absense.
By Barbara Brown Taylor
posted 5/21/01 (originally posted 5/18/98)
Does God Know Your Next Move?
Does God change his mind? Will God ever change his plans in response to our prayers? If God knows it all, are we truly free? What does God know—and when does he know it? Christopher A. Hall and John Sanders debate openness theology.
posted 5/11/01
CT Classic: Has God Been Held Hostage by Philosophy?
A forum on free-will theism, a new paradigm for understanding God.
By Roger Olson, Douglas F. Kelly, Timothy George, and Alister E. McGrath
posted 5/11/01
Truth at Risk
Six leading openness theologians say that many assumptions made about their views are simply wrong.
By John Sanders, Clark Pinnock, Greg Boyd, William Hasker, Richard Rice, and David Basinger
posted 4/23/01
Can God Reach the Mentally Disabled?
Are mentally challenged adults whose intellectual age is probably that of a 1-year-old sheltered under God's salvation?
By Lewis B. Smedes
posted 3/21/01
God at Risk
A former process theologian says a 30-percent God is not worth worshiping.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 3/16/01
Did Open Debate Help the Openness Debate?
It's been centuries since Luther nailed his theses to a church door, but the Internet is reintroducing theological disputation to the public square.
By Elesha Coffman
posted 2/16/01
The 'Shyness' of God
Self-centeredness is cured by looking deeply within the life of the Trinity.
By John Ortberg
posted 2/16/01
CT Classic: What Hollywood Doesn't Know About Romantic Love
Celebrating Valentine's Day in the spirit of the Song of Solomon.
By Rodney Clapp
posted 2/14/01
The Rapture: What Would Jesus Do?
An end-times pilgrim counts the cost of discipleship.
By Glenn Paauw
posted 2/6/01
Minorities Accuse Council of Off-Road Theology
Critics force the Latin American Council of Churches to withdraw its Theology on the Road mission document.
By Paul Jeffrey in Barranquilla, Colombia
posted 1/18/01
CT Classic: Whose Child Is This?
The early church's opponents claimed Jesus was illegitimate. Its heretical fringe said he wasn't human. The doctrine of the Virgin Birth set them both straight.
By Richard Longenecker
posted 12/22/00
No Sympathy for the Devil
How should Christians react to all this talk about exorcism?
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 11/15/00
Love Your Heavenly Enemy
How are we going to live eternally with those we can't stand now?
By Miroslav Volf
posted 10/23/00
Big Picture Faith
From the first nanosecond to the final cry of victory, and every divine moment between- all is charged with meaning.
By Timothy George
posted 10/19/00
Free to Be Creatures Again
How predestination descended like a dove on two unsuspecting seminarians, and why they are so grateful.
By Jennifer L. Bayne and Sarah E. Hinlicky
posted 10/17/00
Undying Worm, Unquenchable Fire
What is hell—eternal torment or annihilation? A look at the Evangelical Alliance's The Nature of Hell.
By Robert A. Peterson
posted 10/13/00
Is Satan Omnipresent?
If not, how does he tempt many people at one time?
By J.I. Packer
posted 9/19/00
The Weigh Is Narrow
As former employees claim they were pressured to join Shamblin's church, the Weigh Down Workshop leader attempts to clarify her stance on the Trinity.
By Jody Veenker
posted 9/15/00
Gwen in the Balance
Thomas Nelson cancels book contract with Weigh Down author over her controversial comments rejecting the Trinity.
By John W. Kennedy with additional reporting by Todd Starnes in Nashville, Tennessee
posted 9/8/00
CT Classic: To Hell on a Cream Puff
Gluttony makes you soft and lovable. It's the cute sin.
By Frederica Mathewes-Green
posted 8/29/00
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