Justin Martyr was a pagan philosopher who converted to Christianity. Once a prominent thinker who taught in many of the great urban centers of the Roman Empire, he was eventually executed because of his faith. In his “First Apology,” Justin defends Christian truth and practice in a letter to the Emperor Antoninus Pius. In this …
Albert M. Wolters is the current professor of religion and theology and classical studies at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario. While teaching philosophy at the Institute of Christian Studies in Toronto in 1985, he compiled a collection of his lectures and published them under the title Creation Regained. In this book, Wolters proclaims that …
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In order to better accommodate the school-year calendar, we’ve extended The Biblical Story Lesson Plan from 24 lessons to 36 lessons. While the number of lessons has changed, the content remains the same. In addition, we’re excited to bring you the first in the Books of the Bible series: the Gospel of Mark, a mini-study by David Jackman, …
A new study on church attendance drew a conclusion that may surprise some: in America, college graduates are more likely to attend church than those with only a high school education. While 46 percent of college-educated whites attend worship services at least monthly, only 37 percent of moderately educated whites—those with a high school diploma …
This morning I read an AP story by Seth Borenstein, under the headline, “Scientists believe millions of species undiscovered.” The scholars estimate that we’ve found only 1.9 million of the 8.8 million out there. As one of the report’s authors put it, “We are really fairly ignorant of the complexity and colorfulness of this amazing …
While serving as a pastor in the Chicago area, Donald Whitney completed the doctor of ministry degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and penned Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, which was widely distributed by both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Promise Keepers. Since then, he has authored five other books, with forewords from …