An Interview with James K.A. Smith
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Worship According to Scripture
Many Christians today assume that worship is something we do one hour per week, but in Scripture, worship is actually a life-long activity. For example, […]
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The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
This week marks the 500th anniversary of Luther’s nailing of the Ninety-Five Theses. But who was Luther and what were the problems in the church […]
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Christianity & Evangelicalism
Though evangelicals and liberals are often at each other’s throats in the culture wars, this division is best understood as a kind of sibling rivalry. […]
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Christianity & Liberalism
On this program, the hosts continue their discussion begun last week on the influence of the Radical Reformation. How did the theology of the Anabaptist […]
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The Radical Reformation
According to a recent Pew study, 53% of American Protestants couldn’t identify Martin Luther as the one who started the Reformation, and fewer than 30% […]
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Glory to God Alone
As we have seen over the past few weeks, Scripture alone reveals that our redemption was accomplished by the work of Christ alone, and is […]
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Justification by Faith Alone
Once upon a time, Protestants of every variety were identified as those who were committed to the doctrine of “justification through faith alone.” In our […]
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Grace Alone
In the medieval church, sin was viewed as a kind of sickness that could be remedied if we reached out to take the medicine. But […]
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Christ Alone
Many Christians in our day, whether liberal or evangelical, declare that there is hope of eternal life apart from explicit faith in Jesus Christ. In […]
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Scripture Alone
As we approach the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, today’s Protestants actually have little to be proud of as we survey the movement as […]
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Has the Bible Been Miscopied or Mistranslated?
Many people today make the claim that the Bible has been revised, edited, and miscopied over the centuries, and that the translations we have with […]
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Do I Have to Go to Church to Be a Christian?
Many Christians in our time seem to think that church attendance is optional, particularly in an age like ours with so many online options. But […]
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Is Trying to Be Good, Good Enough?
Imagine a person standing in a courtroom and pleading before the judge, “I’m sorry, Your Honor, I tried not to steal that car!” If this […]
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Do All Paths Lead to God?
Religious pluralism seems to be the only perspective that is tolerated in today’s culture, while those who are “trapped” within the confines of a single […]
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Addressing Popular Misconceptions of Faith
On this program, the hosts interact with a number of man-on-the-street interviews concerning the nature and meaning of faith. As they have discussed throughout this […]
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Does Faith Conflict with Science?
Are faith and science at odds with each other? The way the story is often told, science is empirical, rational, and objective, whereas faith is […]
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Is Faith Opposed to Evidence?
Sometimes when discussing evidence for the Christian faith, a person may respond by asking, “What room does this leave for faith?” This question actually reveals […]
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Is Faith A Blind Leap?
Why do you believe the Bible? What does it mean to “believe” in the first place? Should we think of faith as a kind of […]
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The Vanishing American Adult
According to Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, we’re currently experiencing a coming of age crisis without parallel in American history. On numerous fronts, our culture appears […]
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Guidelines for Interpreting Scripture (2)
How should we respond when someone asks, “Do you interpret the Bible literally?” This can be a little confusing at first, since the Bible isn’t […]
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Guidelines for Interpreting Scripture (1)
How are we to interpret the Bible, especially in light of the fact that there are so many different traditions, denominations, and schools of thought? […]
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The Search for a New Adam (2)
As we saw in last week’s program, the Bible traces the story of God’s promise to rescue the world from the consequences of the Fall. […]
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The Search for a New Adam (1)
In many ways the Bible is the unpacking of God’s initial promise recorded in Genesis 3:15, that though death entered the world through man’s fall, […]
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Lifelong Learners
When Jesus gave the Great Commission, he didn’t tell his disciples to go into all the world in order to induce authentic worship experiences with […]
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Creeds & Confessions
For the last two thousand years the church has crystalized various summary statements about the Bible’s most important teachings into clear, short, and easy-to-memorize statements […]
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Heresy & Orthodoxy
Whether we like it or not, we can’t get away from dogma. Everyone has a creed or a basic way of summarizing what it is […]
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No Creed But Christ?
What are Christians known for in our day? If you ask people on the street this question, you’re likely to get answers that relate to […]
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The Story of Reality
Religion is often presented today as a kind of therapy. Find the treatment you like best—the one that meets your needs and warms your heart. […]
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Implications of the Resurrection
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is presented in the New Testament as the factual basis of the Christian faith. If Christ is not risen, our […]
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Implications of the Cross
In the last program we took a look at Christ’s cross-centered mission, and in this program we want to ask what it all means. Why […]
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Christ’s Cross-Centered Mission
Many people today seem to think that Christ came to give us the keys to the good life. While conservatives are likely to think of […]
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Sin & Grace in the Christian Life
How should we think about sin and repentance in a life of Christian discipleship? Do Christians continue to struggle with sin or is it possible […]
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Sin & Grace
In his conversation with Nicodemus, Jesus said that a person can’t even see the kingdom of God unless he is first born again. In other […]
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What Are the Effects of Original Sin?
Are children born with original guilt and corruption, or does Scripture teach that there is an age of accountability? What did Augustine, Pelagius, or Arminius […]
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What is Original Sin?
Why is there so much evil and corruption in the world? Why do children need to be taught to behave, whereas disobedience and naughtiness come […]
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Discipleship & Discipline
While many churches in our day emphasize convenience and comfortability, one of the key ingredients to a life of lasting discipleship is actually discipline. In […]
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From Doxology to Discipleship
How does a life of discipleship flow out of doxology and worship? First we need to remind ourselves once again that worship is the natural […]
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A Life of Doxology & Praise
As contemporary Christians have become increasingly detached from both the drama of Scripture and its doctrinal significance, our praise has shifted from a focus on […]
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From Doctrine to Doxology
How should we respond to the announcement of God’s redemptive mission to seek and save the lost, or to the doctrinal implications of Christ’s atoning […]
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How Our Beliefs Shape Us
According to the doctrines of nihilism, nothing at all is sacred. In fact, nothing really matters except that which gives momentary pleasure or excitement. Christianity, […]
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From Drama to Doctrine
Many Christians today have uncritically accepted the idea that “doctrine is irrelevant,” without even realizing that this very idea is itself a doctrine. In fact, […]
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Bible did not fall down from heaven as a sourcebook for spirituality, personal life-lessons, or even as a collection of doctrines. Rather, it should […]
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Finding Yourself in God’s Story
What are the stories we tell ourselves, and how do these stories shape what we believe and how we live? On this program the hosts […]
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Appearances of Christ Before His Incarnation
Christmas is the time in which we celebrate the incarnation of Jesus Christ, the Word who “became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14). But […]
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The Theology of Christmas Carols
Have you ever taken the time to really listen to and think about the lyrics of the various Christmas carols that you hear on the […]
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The Theology of Christmas Movies
What’s the true spirit of Christmas? That’s the question at the heart of countless Christmas movies that clutter the airwaves and cable listings at this […]
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Christ The Holy Temple
In the second chapter of John’s gospel, people come to Jesus asking for a sign, and Jesus responds by saying, “Destroy this temple, and in […]
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The Image of the Invisible God
Was Jesus merely a nice Jewish teacher who over time began to be worshiped as a kind of god by later generations, or was he […]
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The Word Became Flesh
Many commentators have argued that the Gospel of John makes use of categories from Greek philosophy, particularly in its portrayal of Jesus as the divine […]
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Immanuel, God With Us
In the Gospel of Matthew we find the following lines from Isaiah’s prophecy applied to Jesus, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, […]
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Why The God Man?
Why did Jesus refer to himself as the Son of Man? Did he ever specifically make the claim that he was God? Why did the […]