The Cradle Of Christian Truth: Apostles’ Creed (Part 19)—Life Everlasting. Amen

When I was in college, I worked in a warehouse that refurbished science kits for elementary and middle schools. As part of my job, I had to replace used-up supplies for various experiments, like the used-up tape, staples, or flour. One summer, . . . Continue reading →

The Cradle Of Christian Truth: Apostles’ Creed (Part 18)—The Resurrection of the Body

In one elementary school science lesson, we were given bug eggs that we were supposed to help get through the various life-cycle stages. However successful I was at that endeavor with those particular bugs, the principle is something I think we all . . . Continue reading →

Review: When Christians Disagree: Lessons from the Fractured Relationship of John Owen and Richard Baxter By Tim Cooper

Can we learn anything from the disputes between two seventeenth-century theologians in England, John Owen and Richard Baxter? In this book, Tim Cooper makes the case that we can. And if we can, there are few better-qualified guides than Dr. Cooper. Extensively . . . Continue reading →

The Cradle Of Christian Truth: Apostles’ Creed (Part 16)—The Communion of the Saints

The phrase often goes around that “blood is thicker than water.” One of the ways people use this phrase is to mean that family relationships are more important than relationships made by baptism. In other words, when a family member does something . . . Continue reading →

The Cradle Of Christian Truth: Apostles’ Creed (Part 14)—I Believe in the Holy Spirit

I lived in New Zealand for a few months during college for a mission trip. We went to help a church start outreach efforts on the nearby university campus. One day, we attended an event where various organizations set up tables to . . . Continue reading →

The Cradle Of Christian Truth: Apostles’ Creed (Part 13)—From there he will come to judge the living and the dead

Casablanca is one of the most famous movies in cinematic history, leaving us with more than its fair share of artifacts ingrained in cultural memory even eighty years later. Humphrey Bogart alone left us with a stack of lines most of us . . . Continue reading →

The Cradle Of Christian Truth: Apostles’ Creed (Part 12)—He Ascended into Heaven and is Seated at the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty

It is a common bug of humanity that we do not like saying goodbye. We even have stock phrases like, “I’m bad at goodbyes,” or, “Let’s say ‘see you later’ rather than ‘goodbye.’” Even “Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” as true . . . Continue reading →

The Cradle Of Christian Truth: Apostles’ Creed (Part 11)—The third day he rose again from the dead

The Trojan Horse is the classic example of a bait and switch. Legend says that, for ten years, the Greeks waged war on the city of Troy. This war went so long because Troy was so well fortified. One morning, the Trojans . . . Continue reading →