Life Application Study Bible (NLT) Giveaway

Byhenry February 5, 2011

I have had this on my Participatory Bible Study blog for a few days and so far there is only one entry. Contest ends Monday. Check it out!

Christian Ministry | Christianity | Gender Roles

Could You Take Your Pastor?

Byhenry September 7, 2007

I recall an argument in my freshman year in college, in which a fellow-student who was much larger than I was decided to end the debate by saying, “I think I’ll just beat you up!” He could have too. I wouldn’t have stood a chance. So obviously he was right. Well, I’ve found a second…

Christianity | Creation and Evolution | Education Policy | Religious Education | Science Education

Wisdom, Discernment, and Creation

Byhenry November 4, 2006

My Breaking Christian News E-Mail tipped me off to this article on http://www.worldnetdaily.com”>WorldNetDaily titled End creation-evolution debate in your home. This sort of thing amazes me and makes me very, very concerned. The article advertises a new printing of the book Bishop James Ussher, The Annals of the World. Now I certainly do not mind…

Christianity | Diversity | Doctrines

Decisive Verse, Decisive Choice

Byhenry January 27, 2007

I was having a conversation with a friend who is a United Methodist pastor a few years back. He was a well educated man with a doctoral degree and Arminian to the core. We got onto the subject of predestination vs free will, and he quoted the following to me (though not in my own…

Bible Study | Christianity | Religion

Eschatology and Advent

Byhenry December 10, 2015

Tonight will be my last study hangout for the year as I look at eschatology and advent. You can see more at the Google+ event page. In January I will restart this series by looking at Isaiah. Here’s the YouTube:

Christianity | Discipleship

Keep Good Friday and Easter Together

Byhenry April 12, 2020

Easter services are much better attended than Good Friday services. I suspect this is inherent in human nature. We prefer the solution to the hardship getting there. We prefer the happy ending to the suffering that led up to it. It’s not surprising that we do. Who doesn’t prefer those good times? Who doesn’t want…

Christianity | Epistemology | Ethics

Moral Absolutes

Byhenry June 19, 2007

Most of the time I read the evangelical outpost to keep me up to date on intelligent conservative thinking. I can disagree with Joe Carter, and often do, but I never call him stupid. Today, however, he hit on an important topic–absolute truth. Now I’m all in favor of humility about our personal knowledge about…