The Marvelous Grace of God: What Scripture & Church History Reveal

By Brad Kelly

Grace is generally understood as a gift: the favor or kindness one person gives to another. Grace is, therefore, generally understood to be something that is not earned or deserved. Your paycheck is not grace. Your boss is not expecting a thank-you note for it. But think about gifts: I give gifts to my wife, […]

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On the Immortality of the Soul: Comparing Jonathan Edwards & Plato

By Matthew Everhard

Since the fall in the garden of Eden, death has held dominion over all living things, not least of all human beings. The incontrovertible fact that all human beings must die has provoked the deepest thinkers of all time to work through the issue of the fate of the living soul within us. This question is of immediate and vital importance: Does any aspect of our humanity carry on and continue living after the cessation of this mortal life? Do mind, consciousness, memory, or will survive the grave? The destiny of the inner being after the termination of the life of the physical body must necessarily be among the most important questions that human beings can address.

Is Christmas Really a Christian Holiday?

By Emily Hunter McGowin

Is Christmas a Christian holiday? Yes. Yes, it is. I'm being definitive up front because so many today are committed to the public and often gleeful discrediting of Christmas. Some such naysayers are devoutly Christian and seeking earnestly to resist pagan–Christian syncretism. Others are decidedly not Christian and relish the prospect of exposing secret paganism at the heart of a Christian celebration. Though exceptionally odd bedfellows, these eager debunkers share the same conviction: Christmas is a pagan holiday that's been baptized into Christianity. I think they're (sincerely) wrong.