True Prophecies by False Prophets?
There is a general belief among Christians that true prophecies cannot be made by false prophets. After all, the thinking goes, false prophets can only give false prophecies. We even have a biblical test to determine if one is a false prophet that is given in...
Richard Rohr and the Enneagram Secret
It has arrived! The response to the current Enneagram craze which is sweeping through many churches, Bible colleges, universities and seminaries is now available. It is currently available on our website at this link, Richard Rohr and the Enneagram Secret. Check out...
Interrupting Ehrman: Are There Biblical Contradictions?
(Originally printed in the Fall 2010 Issue of the MCOI Journal) Watching a court jury trial and watching a debate have a number of similarities. In both cases, you have one set of evidence, but you have two opposing sides that attempt to explain the evidence in such a...
Who do you say that I am?
In Matthew 16:15 Jesus the Christ asks his disciples an all-important question with eternal consequences, “But who do you say that I am?” It was the follow-up question in an exchange we read in Matthew 16:13-18: Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea...
God’s Secrets in the Pyramids?
The Great pyramids of Giza are, as just about everyone knows, large stone structures believed to have been built perhaps 4,000 – 4,500 years ago as tombs for the Pharaoh. They have a great deal to do with their pagan worldview, beliefs about the afterlife and the...
That’s What I Get for Praying
In the classic Christmas movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, George Bailey, not a religious man, becomes desperate enough with his life circumstance to pray for God’s help. Immediately following the prayer, an angry man comes over and punches him hard in the jaw. As he...
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