As Christians who ought to understand the role and importance of worship, most of us have limited our view and experience of worship to the singing of songs on Sunday morning. The New Testament Greek word most frequently translated as “worship” (proskuneo) means “to fall or bow down before”, but …
Read More »Don’t Get Excited About the Latest Version of Jesus Based on Some “Lost” Gospel (Podcast)
J. Warner examines three recent efforts to recreate Jesus and talks about the historic effort to co-opt Jesus for a variety of reasons. J. Warner focuses on the use of alleged “lost” gospels and provides a number of reasons to reject these efforts. He also talks specifically about the claims …
Read More »Observations from the Bible Belt (Podcast)
J. Warner is at the reThink Conference this weekend, so we’re posting this rebroadcast from 2008. Jim makes a few observations about the state of Christianity in the Bible Belt based on his own personal experience with family in that area. We’ll be back in one week! Subscribe to the …
Read More »Easter Reveals the Incompatible Nature of Our Religious Worldviews
Yesterday, following church services, my family gathered in northeast Texas for Easter dinner. It was one of the few times my wife and kids have been in Texas for Easter, so it was a rare experience for the California Wallace’s. My family (along with my Texan sisters and brothers) attended …
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