Jonathan Darville: Suffering and the Good Life

The Census: Did Luke Make a Mistake?

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

Jonathan Darville

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 […]

Jonathan Darville

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.

Jonathan Darville

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.

Jonathan Darville

art

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.

Jonathan Darville

art

Lord of the Wardrobe

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

Jonathan Darville

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

Jonathan Darville

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

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

Jonathan Darville

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.

Jonathan Darville

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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Readers Choice Nominees 2023

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.

Jonathan Darville

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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formation

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?

Jonathan Darville

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.

Jonathan Darville

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?

Jonathan Darville

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?

Jonathan Darville

theology

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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current events

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.

Jonathan Darville

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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suffering

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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christmas

“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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christmas

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 […]

Jonathan Darville

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 […]

Jonathan Darville

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 […]

Jonathan Darville

C.S. Lewis

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 […]

Jonathan Darville

C.S. Lewis

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 […]

Jonathan Darville

C.S. Lewis

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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Jonathan Darville: Set the Little Ones Free

What does it mean to be human? Are we accidents, illusions, or masterpieces? And what does this question […]

Jonathan Darville

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 […]

Jonathan Darville

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 […]

Jonathan Darville

Will Abortion Laws Ever Change?

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

Jonathan Darville

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.

Jonathan Darville