Theology

Can We Believe the Gospels? A Former Chief Magistrate Examines the Witnesses to the Resurrection

by Clarrie Briese, creation.com Clarrie Briese, B.A., Diploma of Criminology (Cantab), A.O., is a former Chief Magistrate (judge)1 of N.S.W., Australia (now retired). He is renowned in Australia for his work in rooting out corruption—no matter where it was found—and in Christian circles for defeating a high-profile humanist attempt to destroy creation ministry with lies (see interview, Blowing […]

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Hannah and God’s Transcendent Presence

Rev. Benjamin Glaser, Newsletter, 1/24 Good Morning, As I noted last week we are going to spend some time considering what the Bible has to say about the Lord’s transcendence and His immanence. Those words need not overwhelm us. They merely represent the truth. We are not God, and our God is ever present with His people. There

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Progressive Global Church-Planting Network Hemorrhaging Members

Steve Jordahl, Jody Brown, American Family News, 1/11/24 A few prominent churches are leaving the Acts 29 Network amid charges of compromises on biblical sexuality and a lack of transparency. A well-known Christian radio personality expects the exodus to continue. Acts 29 is a church-planting ministry once led by Matt Chandler – pastor of The Village

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The God of Abraham is the God of Christ: Seeing the Uniqueness of the Christian Faith to Answer the Big Questions

Rev. Benjamin Glaser, News Letter, 1/9/24 Howdy! As we got going in the new year we had a brief discussion last week on union with Christ and the benefits which flow from redemption. It’s an important topic because it emphasizes very directly one of the central differences between Christianity and non-Christian religions. Whenever we talk

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When Does God Identify “You” As “You”?

J Warner Wallace, ColdCaseChristianity, 2019 Life begins at the moment of conception. We know this to be true due to the unique genetic nature of every fetal human. I didn’t always accept this truth, however. In fact, for most of my life, I was pro-choice. I came to this realization about the nature of human life

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Three Marks of Progressive-Lite Evangelicals

In the name of “niceness,” they are dulling the sharp edge of the call for repentance that our world desperately needs to hear. Drake Isabell, The Aquila Report, 12/23 For all their talk of evenhandedness, winsomeness, and giving others the benefit of the doubt, these ideals are tossed out the window the minute the discussion

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Two Momentous Events Took Place This Week That Will Forever Change the Course of Western Christendom

Virtue Online Special Report, 12/23 Dear Brothers and Sisters,www.virtueonline.orgDecember 22, 2023 TWO MOMENTOUS events took place this week that will forever change the course of western Christendom. The Church of England formally allowed prayers for the blessing of same-sex unions thus paving the way for even greater sexual license in the coming years. Across the Tiber,

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Know Your God and His Ways: Loving the Truth in Order to Fight Against Darkness

Rev. Benjamin Glaser, 12/23 Good Morning, In the prophecy of Hosea of the many reasons why God gives for the judgment then coming upon Israel he notes that central to it is a lack of knowledge. It’s not that the people are dumb, or ignorant, or even that they lack understanding. I’m sure folks were

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Pastor Rob Golding: The Secret Benefit of Depression

The Fight of Faith, 4/23 The following is by Pastor Rob Golding of First Artesia Christian Reformed Church I have noticed a world of difference between visiting the depressed and visiting the physically sick. The physically sick will chat with you and will enjoy a prayer at the end of your conversation about their illness and

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Death and the Intermediate State

Dennis Johnson, Tabletalk Magazine, 12/22 Death and the intermediate state—the interim between death and the resurrection—are included under the heading of last things, but they are not the last things that will happen. The very last things are the glorious return of our risen, reigning Lord Jesus; the resurrection of the just and the unjust;

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Who Were the ‘Sons of God’ in Genesis 6?

Gary Bates, creation.com Probably the most often-used and controversial passage of Scripture by pro-ETH (extra-terrestrial hypothesis) UFOlogists is the account of “the sons of God” and their resultant offspring, the Nephilim. The description in Genesis 6:1–7 reads: When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of

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The 9th Commandment: Christians Love Their Enemies With Truth

Rev. Benjamin Glaser, 2023 Good Morning! Today in God’s law we are looking at one that is somewhat most dearest to our interests. Of all the things in life we desire for ourselves it is that others might think well of us. To have a bad reputation is to ruin whatever first impression we may

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