The Story of Reality has stirred controversy due to a single sentence interpreting Jesus’ purpose as rescuing us from the Father’s wrath. Critics challenge the penal substitution view of atonement, arguing against the portrayal of a wrathful deity and the polarizing of the Godhead. The book emphasizes the biblical basis of substitutionary atonement, rooted in the Old Testament and affirmed in the New Testament, particularly in Isaiah 53 and throughout the apostolic teaching.
Category Archives: grace
An Open Letter to Harvard
TO: Harvard Overseers and Harvard Corporation FROM: Harvard Christian Alumni and Christian friends of Harvard April 23, 2024 As Christians, we the undersigned hold that all human beings bear the image of God and are of inestimable value. Therefore, we grieve for the 1,200 people who were murdered in the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorContinue reading “An Open Letter to Harvard”
When All You Want Is Contentment
I wonder if you have ever considered that the solution to discontentment almost always seems to be more. If I only had more money I would be content. If I only had more followers, more possessions, more beauty, then at last I would consider myself successful. If only my house was bigger, my influence wider,Continue reading “When All You Want Is Contentment”
God Wants Something Better for You
I am deeply persuaded that many of us struggle with questions of God’s goodness, faithfulness, and love, not because he has been unfaithful to any promise in any way, but because we simply are not on his agenda page. Our agenda, our definition of what a good God should give us, is a life thatContinue reading “God Wants Something Better for You”
A Day in Church History
Alphege, an Englishman born in 954, entered a monastery in Gloucestershire as a young man and quickly fell in love with Jesus Christ. Some years later he became a church leader in Bath, and when he was 30 he was chosen by St. Dustin to become bishop of the city of Winchester. At first AlphegeContinue reading “A Day in Church History”
Is God Pleased with You?
To answer this question properly, we need to lay a firm foundation which begins by putting grace before works. 1. Outside of Christ, we cannot please God by our own morality, effort, or merit. Unregenerate souls are unwilling and unable to please God and oppose His commands (Rom. 8:5–8). Sinful self-interest, rooted in the flesh,Continue reading “Is God Pleased with You?”
If You Are There When They Die
The article discusses the emotional and spiritual challenges faced by families of hospice patients and the biblical perspective on hospice care. It clarifies misunderstandings about hospice and distinguishes it from euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. It also outlines common changes in the dying process and offers comfort and hope to families through biblical truths.
Give Them God Not Platitudes
I beg of you, don’t go after the next generation with mere moralism, either on the right (“don’t have sex, do go to church, share your faith, stay off drugs”) or on the left (“recycle, dig a well, feed the homeless, buy a wristband”). The gospel is a message not about what we need toContinue reading “Give Them God Not Platitudes”
A Problem for Everyone
Over the many years I’ve listened to people share their struggles and questions about faith, the problem of pain is the objection most frequently raised. That makes a lot of sense. It’s a disturbing and ever-present problem. Sooner or later, regardless of how much we may try to avoid thinking about it, everyone will die.Continue reading “A Problem for Everyone”
Tents in Texas
This year, the nation’s attention has been focused intensely on the southern border and the millions of people who have crossed it illegally in the past three years. In December 2023 alone, U.S. Border Patrol agents reported encountering a quarter of a million migrants at the southern border. It’s a crisis that some have describedContinue reading “Tents in Texas”
Intentional Faith 