Christa L. McKirland on Authority
This podcast is a fine introduction to Christa McKirland‘s upcoming release addressing the nature of authority, the structures of and roles within the church, and some very keen insights on 1 Timothy 2:11-15. Listen carefully and learn from one of the sharpest minds I know.read more ➜
Why Believe God Exists?
This content is from a series of two lectures I gave in 2005 sponsored by the Society of Christian Philosophers. The lectures were given in Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary and presented in collaboration with a masterful translator for Hungarians. I’ll never forget her skill and sincerity asread more ➜
Beyond the Salvation Wars
It’s widely known that since Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation (1517) a great controversy divided the Catholic Church, and the result was the beginning of the Protestant movement. The crux of that controversy was, and still is, the gospel story and how one entersread more ➜
The Affections of Christ Jesus
When I saw this was going to be published, the title piqued my interest. After all, I thought, learning about the emotional life of Jesus was of great interest to me. Since Warfield’s classic The Emotional Life of our Lord, not much has been published in thisread more ➜
What’s in a Name?
This website is named “ἐν Χριστῷ” (Greek for “in Christ”) and the domain name is inchristus(.com), the Latin equivalent of the Greek. But why? What’s behind the name? In Paul’s letter to the Colossians he writes: “It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone andread more ➜
Households of Faith
I wish I had Households of Faith: Practicing Family in the Kingdom of God when I lived less than 2 miles from Focus on the Family campus headquarters. It’s no surprise that they prioritize the nuclear family over just about everything else. I attended church with manyread more ➜
The Challenge of Acts (N. T. Wright)
Despite its small stature and few pages (‘small’ and ‘few’ compared to most of Wright’s works!), The Challenge of Acts: Rediscovering What the Church Was and Is turned out to be a challenging read. Although the Preface indicates a “bird’s-eye view” is on offer, there’s a senseread more ➜
Zacchaeus & The Rich Young Ruler
This past Sunday, January 26, our rector, Rev. Dr. John Yates III, of Holy Trinity Anglican Church preached a sermon that was a clear and insightful presentation of the glorious good news of the Christian faith from Luke 18 and 19. I encourage everyone toread more ➜
Death and ‘Hell’
I’m a fan of the Grove Biblical series published in the UK and have several volumes, all of which have been helpful and insightful. Even with postage across the pond, they’re an excellent value in summing important topics and great doctrines of the Christian faith (PDF versionsread more ➜
An Advent Meditation
The season of advent is traditionally understood as our seeking and longing, our waiting and expecting. And yet Scripture indicates there is Another who also seeks and longs, waits and expects. God seeks us. Near the beginning of our human story, Genesis recounts, “when the cool evening breezes wereread more ➜
Errors Regarding Women and the Church
Those who follow my site will not be surprised to find that I hold to an egalitarian reading of those passages in Scripture pertaining to the roles of men and women in the home, the church, and the world (see my posts here). Apparently Mikeread more ➜
