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Every Christian is a theologian. The question is whether if they are a good one or not. Our theology inevitably impacts every area of our lives (either consciously or unconsciously) – even our creativity – so it is important for creatives and Christians in general to think deeply about their theological beliefs.
Top 6 Podcasts to Help You Grow in Your Faith
It seems like everyone today has a podcast. Only a few years ago, podcasts were a fairly novel concept. They were the newest iteration of the talk-show radio host. However, according to Podcast Insights, (as of April 2021) there now are over 2...
God Knows My Heart | Yes, but is that Good News?
We’ve probably all heard someone say the phrase. Maybe they’ve done something wrong unintentionally and others have judged them harshly, and so the retort comes, “God knows my heart.” Or, maybe it’s in regard to a wayward child or a generally...
Reformed Preacher Portraits | John MacArthur
The Reformed Preacher Portraits are a series of portraits of Reformed Christian preachers, teachers and authors who have significantly influenced and shaped my faith. The desire behind this series is both to honour these men and also to share some...
Zechariah’s Oracles of the Messiah
Many find the book of Zechariah to be a difficult one to read and understand. It is filled with visions and oracles. However, one of the most amazing things about Zechariah are the foreshadows of Christ it contains! This study was done mainly by...
Blessed …according to Jesus
It's become a little bit of an internet gag... the quirky selfie with the hashtag "blessed" because of whatever good fortune someone has enjoyed. While this can often just be silly fun, it does point out that we all long for the "blessed life". But...
ExeGreeksis | “Your Blessed Life Now” – Matthew 4:23-5:12
Some prosperity preachers try to sell a perversion of the Gospel that promises material blessings, health and favour for those who would ‘declare’ it over their life. However, this other ‘gospel’ is (as Paul said in Gal. 1:8) no gospel at all, nor...
BIBLICAL LAMENT | Life’s Song in the Minor Key
On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, my grandfather went to be with his Lord. He helped to raise me and played a huge role in my life. I didn’t realize the hole he’d leave in my heart even though he lived in my...
The Millennium in Revelation 20 | An Amillennial Perspective
**Disclaimer: Since the writing of this article (around 2017), I have shifted Eschatological views from Amillennial to Postmillennial. Thus, this article may not represent my current understanding but is left up for the purposes of archiving. I may...
Humble By Design | Creativity and the Distraction of Novelty
The design and art world can sometimes tend to foster a sort of egotism among artists. After all, we need to promote ourselves, brand our artwork, get our names out there and tie it to stunning and quality work! Such is the nature of working as a...
ExeGreeksis | Fishers of Men – Matthew 4:18-22
This is the second of an ongoing series of Greek exegesis exercises I'll be doing called "ΕχεGrεεκsις"—you can read the first one here. The point of these ΕχεGrεεκsις articles is to pull back the curtain a little on what goes on behind the scenes...
Is the Bible missing any books today? | THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE SERIES (Part 6)
This has been quite the enjoyable series of articles to develop, and I trust that you have benefitted from it thus far. We’ve seen what the concept of Canon is, taken a look at how the Old and New Testament collections of books were formed. We’ve...
A Theological Basis for Excellence in Christian Arts & Design
You can also listen to this article here: I think many a church attendee over the course of the last two decades has had to endure the sight of a WordArt announcement slide or Clip Art (circa 1994) featured on a church bulletin cover. Or perhaps...
How do we Recognize the Books that are Scripture? | THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE SERIES (Part 5)
So far in this series we’ve taken a look at the concept of canon in both the Old and New Testaments. We also looked at why Protestants reject the books of the Apocrypha and some of the claims of the Roman Catholic Church concerning Tradition. In...
Video Games and Discipleship
A while ago, I had a parent come up to me exasperated: “He’s just addicted to video games and won’t put them down! I don’t understand why he is wasting all that time playing games—on his phone, on the TV and computer—I can’t seem to get him to...
Why were the New Testament Books added to the Bible? | THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE SERIES (Part 4)
In our first article in this series, we took a look at what the canon of Scripture is, then in our second article we saw how the books of the Old Testament came together. Next, we considered why the books of the Apocrypha are not found in our...