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Belief And Doubt In John’s Gospel

In the Gospel of John, we read the English verb “to believe” fifty-four times in the English Standard Version. By contrast, the original Greek verb πιστεύω (pisteuō), which underlies and is commonly translated as forms of “believe,” occurs ninety-eight times in John’s . . . Continue reading →

Silicon Valley’s Religion

…My concern here is the underlying religion of the high priests of the Silicon Valley and beyond. After all, if pioneering engineers and tech billionaires are inspired by explicitly religious ideas, why shouldn’t Christians evaluate them? There are plenty of non-ideological folks . . . Continue reading →

Zanchi On The Order Of Love

Many things were propounded by the scholastics regarding the order of love, but most of them lack the foundation of the Holy Scriptures. It is certain that some order should be preserved in loving and fulfilling the duties of love, partly because . . . Continue reading →

On Jefferson’s Bible

The “Jefferson Bible” is arguably the most controversial religious text in American history. Perhaps the other most obvious contender is Joseph Smith’s Book of Mormon. But while the Book of Mormon has become one of the most printed and widely distributed books . . . Continue reading →