Monthly Archives: June 2025

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Written on June 14, 2025 at 4:41 pm, by

διδάσκειν, παιδεύειν, καὶ μεταμορφοῦσθαι TEACHING, TRAINING, AND BEING TRANSFORMED Receive the education, training, and equipping you’ve been praying for! Stand alongside a global community of passionate, purpose-driven disciples and leaders…. Read More

Terminal Lucidity and the Soul

Written on June 13, 2025 at 11:29 pm, by

By Michael Egnor and Denyse O’Leary Jun 13 When a loved one journeys toward death and bodily resources fail, the lights may seem to be going out, one by one…. Read More

Let’s Talk about Church Discipline, by Nadine Templer

Written on June 11, 2025 at 5:57 pm, by

Nadine Templer Jun 9, 2025   In my first few decades in the church, I knew that if someone really stepped out of bounds spiritually and did something to hurt… Read More

You Need Context When Reading the Bible, by Crossway

Written on June 11, 2025 at 5:19 pm, by

June 08, 2025 by: Jon Nielson   Context Is Necessary for Interpretation Have you ever said something that was taken out of context? If so, you know how frustrating that can… Read More

Key NT Passages: Matthew 7:12

Written on June 11, 2025 at 7:28 am, by

The “Golden Rule” is known to most people. But it is much more easily repeated than followed! Here’s a 10-minute talk on this key New Testament passage. (Actually, it’s a… Read More

Dangerous Calling / Golden Rule / the Failure of Marxism

Written on June 11, 2025 at 12:40 am, by

THE WEEKLY BULLETIN OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby For the audiovisual version of the bulletin (YouTube, about 3 minutes, read by Chase Mackintosh), click here.  . 11 June 2025 Good morning from İzmir and… Read More

Let’s Talk about Church Buildings, by Nadine Templer

Written on June 7, 2025 at 6:10 am, by

Are They Worth the Investment? Nadine Templer Jun 2 I have traveled all over the world (literally), and I have visited many churches in all kinds of cultures. As I… Read More

A Closer Look at Omnipotence and Omniscience, by Christopher Reese

Written on June 6, 2025 at 11:38 pm, by

By Christopher Reese Jun 6 Scripture indicates that the ultimate purpose of our lives as human beings is to know and love God and enjoy an eternal relationship with him… Read More

Part Two discussion with Peter Williams: Did Josephus know people who were present at Jesus’s trial?

Written on June 6, 2025 at 5:06 pm, by

This is part two of Peter Williams’s interview with Dr Tom C. Schmidt about his new book, ‘Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One they Call Christ’. In this… Read More

Did Josephus really write about Jesus?, Part One discussion with Peter Williams

Written on June 6, 2025 at 4:54 pm, by

Peter Williams interviews Dr Tom C. Schmidt about his new book, ‘Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One they Call Christ’. In this episode they tackle the question of… Read More

Unpolished / It Doesn’t Look Like Church to Me / If Jesus Had Never Been Born…

Written on June 4, 2025 at 12:01 am, by

THE BULLETIN OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby For the audiovisual version of the bulletin (YouTube, about 3 minutes, read by Chase Mackintosh), click here.  .           L: The afternoon… Read More

Andy Stanley’s Church Doubles Down on Transgender Ideology

Written on June 3, 2025 at 12:57 am, by

Clear Thinking Christianity Sexuality and Gender Author Alan Shlemon Published on 05/06/2025    After attending Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference in October 2023, I realized his church (North Point) promoted pro-gay and pro-trans… Read More

Francis Collins & Kristine Torjesen | Science is Good

Written on June 2, 2025 at 2:09 pm, by

Francis Collins and Kristine Torjesen discuss the power of science to do good in the world and how biblical virtues inspire compassionate scientific pursuit for human flourishing. View All Podcast… Read More

“God’s Mercy; God’s Heart for the Poor and Needy” by Brett Kreider

Written on June 2, 2025 at 2:00 pm, by

A Book Review Nadine Templer May 31, 2025 My friend Brett Kreider sent me his new book and thought it might resonate with me. It did way more than that…. Read More

Megachurch Mentality and the Abuse of Biblical Authority (Part Two)

Written on June 1, 2025 at 6:05 pm, by

A Word of Instruction? Andrew Boakye, PhD. May 28, 2025   It is that sort of adventure with the Bible that we are looking for, the adventure of staring at… Read More

Truth and Falsity About God, Part 2

Written on June 1, 2025 at 5:19 pm, by

By Douglas Groothuis May 31, 2025 [Note: You can read Part 1 of this series here.] The first three books I published were apologetic critiques of the New Age movement and… Read More

Truth and Falsity About God, Part 1

Written on June 1, 2025 at 5:10 pm, by

The Worldview Bulletin Newsletter By Douglas Groothuis May 21, 2025 Q. 4. What is God? A. God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness,… Read More

A Person of Integrity

Written on June 1, 2025 at 2:12 pm, by

Renovaré Weekly · May 30, 2025 “Practical wisdom for abiding in and becoming more like Jesus.” LETTER BY GRACE POUCH   Your life includes all of you. Work you. Home you…. Read More

Revisiting the Term “Missionary”

Written on June 1, 2025 at 4:27 am, by

An Article I Wrote a Few Years Ago for Common Grounds (slightly edited as my theology has somewhat evolved since then) Nadine Templer May 07, 2025 Many of us who… Read More