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Start Here to Understand Jesus: What I Noticed When I Read Isaiah
Start Here to Understand Jesus: What I Noticed When I Read Isaiah by Wes | Apr 11, 2018 | Books of the Bible As I read the sixty-six chapters of Isaiah yesterday, it occurred to me that to understand Jesus this is where a person … Continue reading
Where Does the Bible Talk About the Trinity?
Where Does the Bible Talk About the Trinity? by Wes | Apr 18, 2018 | Theology The doctrine of the Trinity is the idea that there is only one God and God has always existed as three distinct persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. … Continue reading
Some Implications of Being Pro ALL Life (Wes McAdams ~ Radically Christian)
I believe human beings are the pinnacle of God’s creation; God’s image-bearers in the world. There is absolutely nothing on the planet more valuable than a single human life. Therefore, I consider myself pro ALL life. I believe all humans … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About Being Justified by Faith
Wes — September 14, 2016 The concept of “justification by faith” is one of the most important doctrines in Scripture. Unfortunately, some misunderstand it, some scoffingly dismiss it, and some ignore it completely. But let me tell you something (and I don’t think I’m … Continue reading
The Power of Prayer
Understanding why God works miracles, and how he brings them about also leads us to perhaps the most shocking aspect of biblical miracles: that miracles don’t occur far more often than they do. As Everett Ferguson points out, “It is … Continue reading
How Miracles Work
When we speak of miracles, it is important to realize that not every miracle is miraculous in the same way or to the same degree as every other miracle. Instead, we see a variety of activities throughout the Bible described … Continue reading
Signs & Wonders
Many of today’s materialists would be open to this holistic view of providence in that they could employ the same language without speaking of miracles, which they view as impossible. Yet such a view grossly misunderstands the biblical Creator. As Lewis points … Continue reading
Nature & Super-nature
The biblical balance between faith and reason is further explained by the close relationship between the Creator and his creation, between nature and super-nature. Psalm 19 provides a prime case in point. Verse one reads, “The heavens declare the glory … Continue reading
Faith & Reason
To many people today, like atheist Richard Dawkins, faith “means blind trust, in the absence of evidence, even in the teeth of evidence” (from The Selfish Gene, as quoted in McGrath’s Conclusion). But as we have seen the last few … Continue reading
Bearing the Sword
In the last several months, war has been back in the news. Just as it seemed that the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan were winding down, ISIS began its most rapid and extensive territorial expansion to-date. And unfortunately, the number … Continue reading
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