The Pentateuch
Don’t Rebuild What Christ Fulfilled: The Case Against “Bible Diets”
With the growing popularity of the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement alongside a growing distrust of standard Western fare and medical advice, many Christians are rethinking their approach to food. For a Western church long known for pre-service donuts and cookies, the shift toward […]
“Natural Law,” by David VanDrunen: A Review
Let’s face it, when most readers see a series entitled “Essentials in Christian Ethics,” they will be prone to walk away. It sounds too abstract and obscure. When they see that this particular volume is on the topic of “Natural Law,” they will likely be compelled to run. Please stop and turn around, dear readers! […]
“Christian Liberty” by Franciscus Junius
TRANSLATED BY RYAN M. HURD The following is a translation of Franciscus Junius’s De libertate christiana, “Christian Liberty.” Franciscus Junius (1545–1602) was professor of theology at Heidelberg from 1584 to 1592, when he moved to Leiden and was professor of theology there until his death in 1602. Public disputations were common academic practice during this […]
Redeeming Justice
It’s been eight years since I wrote Christless Christianity, and things don’t seem to have much improved out there. Evangelicals on the right fawn over Donald Trump as the “defender of the faith” (apparently meaning the Christian faith). After a couple generations of being gripped by the fear of man more than the fear of […]
“Of First Importance”
And by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. (1 Cor. 15:2) Christians throw the word gospel around a lot. Based on my experiences, however, as a high school teacher, campus minister, parish pastor, and college professor, and in my work […]
