Earlier today, Christianity Today published an article suggesting that Jesus was not crucified on a cross but was instead bound with ropes in a manner that diverges from the traditional understanding of His death. Their piece begins: This hypothesis, presented on the eve of Resurrection Sunday, is not only historically implausible but
Before you read my opinion here, please understand why I don’t write this kind of polemical piece very often. My writing is usually placed behind the Protestia Insider paywall and my substack, Insight to Incite, because instead of commenting on every single religious controversy (which is largely what Protestia does,
Below is a sneak peek of this INSIDER content. As Easter approaches, many evangelical Christians prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the cornerstone of our faith. Yet, in recent decades, a growing number of churches and believers have adopted practices borrowed from Jewish tradition, most notably the Passover
A shocking plot to assassinate President Donald Trump was uncovered this week, sending ripples of alarm through the nation. Federal authorities arrested 17-year-old Nikita Casap after discovering the bodies of his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and stepfather, Donald Mayer, 51, during a welfare check. Casap, who had been absent from
I’ve been called a lot of things over the years, but I’ve found none quite as endearing as the one bestowed upon me by a high-ranking official in Southern Baptist Convention some time about 2013. He called me a “wrecking ball” in the SBC. I had a blog, but he
Forgiveness is a cornerstone of Christian theology, woven deeply into the fabric of biblical teaching. Yet, the interplay between forgiveness and repentance raises complex questions for believers seeking to live out their faith. Does the Bible suggest that forgiveness should be extended unconditionally, or does it imply that repentance—a genuine
Occam’s Razor is a principle often summarized as “the simplest explanation is usually the correct one.” It’s named after William of Ockham, a 14th-century English philosopher and theologian, though the idea predates him. Essentially, it suggests that when you’re faced with multiple explanations for something, the one with the fewest
It’s been said that “today’s punchlines are tomorrow’s jokes.” The saying is trustworthy. Pastors and church leaders who attempt to capitalize on cultural trends in order to be relevant to ‘seekers’ fail to realize that relevancy is not found in novelties. As life’s twists and turns change from day to
Below is a sneak peek of this INSIDER content. But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the
Below is a sneak peek of this INSIDER content. Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines” (1 Samuel
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