Posts by Greg Stiekes
Natural Disasters and the New Testament Theology
Editor’s Note: This post was written during Hurricane Irma in 2017. Its message will encourage us today and especially those affected by Hurricane Helene. — Classic discussions about the paradox of evil in the world, given the Bible’s claim that an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent Creator governs all things, generally proceed on the grounds that evil…
Read MoreThe Ideology of Christian Nationalism and the Theology of the New Testament
Someone has observed that one sign of a nation’s moral degradation is the fact that conservatives find it increasingly difficult to parody its culture. Seth Dillon, CEO of the popular Babylon Bee, claims that nearly 100 of their news parodies designed to identify real issues through ridicule have actually come true (Fox News). In 2019,…
Read MoreBorn Under the Law
During the calendar year of most non-liturgical churches the Lord’s birth in Bethlehem is celebrated longer than any other aspect of his person or ministry, longer even than his death for our sins and his resurrection. And yet, there are only a small number of biblical passages that speak of the actual birth of Christ.…
Read MoreHow to Desecrate a Religion
Last month one of our campus societies sponsored a Color Run for the student body and faculty. For those who don’t know, a Color Run is an untimed 5K event in which the goal is to finish the race plastered in a rainbow of brilliantly colored powders. The original Color Run organization, which began in…
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