Jonathan Darville: Set the Little Ones Free

3 Tips to Talk With Students About Politics

How to talks to students about the political world. We need to lead with love. Younger generations, in particular, are highly concerned about not being perceived as unloving (more so than not being perceived as rational). So, we need to tell students up front that our primary goal in political engagement is not winning at whatever cost. Our primary goal is loving God and our neighbor, even at a significant cost to ourselves.

Jono Darville

The What, Why, and How of Public Theology

What is public theology? Why do we need it? and How do do it? A biblical understanding of the work of Jesus Christ spurs us to seek to do God's will to be done on earth.

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The Census: Did Luke Make a Mistake?

We have every reason to trust the veracity of Luke’s account.

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How Jesus’ Teaching on Sex Changed Rome (and the World)

Sex in the Ancient Roman World Before the influence of Christianity, the Roman world was a dark, dangerous […]

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Let’s Talk About Sex: Can America’s Hyper-Sexualized Culture Grow a Godly Conscience?

This isn't the first time the Christian sex ethic has seemed strange.

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Jesus is Our Big Brother: A Spiritual Antidote for Fear and Anxiety

God sent an Angel to rescue Daniel from death by lion, but He sent Jesus to rescue us from death itself.

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The Corinthian Twins: The Big Idea Behind Naming King Lune’s Sons in The Horse and His Boy

Lewis teaches us that great Christian art doesn’t have to be explicitly Christian. After all, God didn’t write Bible verses on the sun, moon, and stars.

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Lord of the Wardrobe

Dress is the creative adornment of pre-existing divine art.

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Yes, God is with You (and Other Truths for Anxious and Depressed People)

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God and Lesser Authorities Part 2: Why Are We to Submit?

God’s reputation should be enhanced, not diminished, by His representatives.

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Things I’ve Learned From Debating My Dad About Apologetic Method

However, good arguments, like a warm meal, can establish a more hospitable environment in which to share the gospel.

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Nonresistant Nonbelief? Reexamining A Trending Atheist Argument

There is more than sufficient evidence for God’s existence and Jesus’ resurrection, evidence that leaves the unbeliever without excuse.

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God and Lesser Authorities: Who Should We Submit to, and When?

In this, the first installment, we will look at the who and when of institutional submission.

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The Trinity in Genesis 1 (and Why it Matters)

Who or what does the “us” refer to in Genesis 1? Here are some options — and why the question matters.

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Specks, Planks, and Sexual Sin

Data shows that a significant percentage of professing evangelicals are practicing fornicators and practicing pornography users. What are we to make of this data?

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Love is Love?

God is the greatest being. So, contrary to what the world would have us believe, the greatest love is not self-love but God’s love.

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If God Can Do Anything, Why Not Alleviate Suffering?

if God is this powerful, why didn’t he just make a world without sin and suffering?

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Making Sense of the World and Our Place in It

We make sense of the world and our place in it by reference to an overarching narrative. But in what narrative are we living?

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Did Jesus Believe the Laws of Logic?

What are we to make of Jesus’ relationship to truth and the laws of logic? With the widespread denial of objective truth, the church needs to have clarity on this important question.

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Truth and Love: Why the Church (and our Nation) Need Both

If you love people, care about the truth. If you care about the truth, love people.

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Tackling the “Strongest Argument for Abortion”

By Jonathan Darville When you discuss your pro-life beliefs with abortion advocates, you may come across what is […]

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How God Uses Your Suffering

Why does God allow suffering? Many of us are asking such questions right now in light of coronavirus […]

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“A Thrill of Hope”: How the Promise of Christmas Can Keep Us From Despair

One of my all time favorite movies is You’ve Got Mail with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Not […]

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The Joy that Makes Every Other Joy Complete

By Jonathan Darville In his cherished Christmas hymn, Isaac Watts penned these now famous words: “Joy to the […]

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God, Golf, and Glory

James Reston, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, once sarcastically remarked that golf was, “A plague invented by […]

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Loneliness and the Love of God

By Jonathan Darville We are a lonely generation. It has been well documented in recent years that loneliness […]

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Made to Travel: Traveling in Biblical Perspective

We’ve probably all experienced some of the joys of travel: beholding the beauty of God’s creation, fellowship with […]

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Healing and Pointing Forward: The Purpose of Food in the Chronicles of Narnia (Part 2)

By Jonathan Darville In a recent post we looked at how Narnians, and those fortunate enough to make […]

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Nourishment, Delight, and Fellowship: The Purpose of Food in The Chronicles of Narnia

By Jonathan Darville Food and drink are essential to life: both for its sustainment and its enjoyment. Over […]

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A Horse, His Boy, and Providence: A Reflection on a Forgotten Doctrine from The Chronicles of Narnia

Providence Providence is that unseen work of God by which He upholds, governs and orchestrates all things.[1] Recently, […]

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Is a Fetus Really a Person?

Editor’s Note: Jonathan Darville recently published an article titled, “Set the Little Ones Free.” He argues the unborn […]

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Does God Forgive Those Who’ve Had Abortions?

Editor’s Note: Jonathan Darville recently published an article titled, “Set the Little Ones Free.” He argues the unborn […]

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Will Abortion Laws Ever Change?

Editor’s Note: Last week, Jonathan Darville published an article titled, “Set the Little Ones Free.” He argues the […]

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Set the Little Ones Free

We have a duty to speak up for and intercede on the behalf of these little ones, who constitute the most vulnerable members of society.

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Suffering Is a Fundamental Rhythm of the Good Life

How does suffering fit into our understanding of the good life? Jonathan Darville addressed this question at Wisdom Forum: […]

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Jonathan Darville: Suffering and the Good Life

Jonathan Darville speaks on how suffering is an inescapable feature of the world we inhabit. Any definition of […]

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Humming Faith: The Beauty of Children in Worship

Stephen Howard reflects on having children in worship and how children absorb the faith in marvelous ways.

Stephen Howard

Book Club: Gathered for Good (with Jonathan Griffiths) – EP 199

Jonathan Griffiths joins our book club episode to discuss his book on church gatherings.

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Book Review – The Thing that Would Make Everything Okay Forever

Dr. Sam Williams reviews Ashley Lande's book on the journey from psychedelics to Jesus.

Sam Williams

What is the Way of Christ in Medicine?

Dr. Quinn collaborates with Drs. Brewer Eberly and Benjamin Frush to propose a healthy model for how to engage with the field of medicine in a fruitful, Christ-like manner.

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How the Church Cares for the Soul: The Importance of Acknowledging our Mental Health

Do you struggle to talk about mental health? John Appleby reflects on his previous struggles with depression, the sufficiency of Scripture, and healthy ways to share our struggles with one another.

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