Question from Kenya: Is Jesus God?
Many of our readers are aware that a little over two years ago, we began teaching at a church in Kenya. The opportunity surprised us. It started with a message from a pastor with a simple request on our MCOI Facebook page: “Can you teach my people the Bible?” Like...
In the Age of “Narrative as Truth,” Context is Essential
In the daily course of answering questions by email, phone, and in person, related to matters of faith, we invariably have to begin with the reminder that: A text, without a context, is a pretext...
Progressives and the Cost of Anti-Semitism
Some have been shocked at what seems like a sudden explosion of anti-Semitism on university campuses. It is shocking, but perhaps we should not be all that astonished. Why should we be so surprised? William F. Buckley Jr. raised the alert in his 1951 book, God and Man...
The Pastor and the Apologist
The position of Pastor (shepherd) is a calling, and for those who do it well, it is both “a blessing and cursing.” Ideally, they love the people they serve, but they are also, at times, exasperated by the people they love and serve. That is often the way in human...
They’re Just Jews
This is the one kind of bigotry which seems to be very acceptable among the politically correct today
Support Your Local Pastor
Over the years, we have written numerous articles calling attention to false teaching and dangerous trends in the church corporate. Among them is "Missionary Pastor in a Pagan Culture," where we discussed the difference between the mission of the church and the...