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The Church Did Not Begin at Pentecost

Posted by Scott on May 20, 2013 at 9:52am 8 Comments 1 Like

Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes (2)

Posted by Scott on May 13, 2013 at 4:52am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Should Christians Support Guns?

Posted by Rey Reynoso on May 11, 2013 at 3:07pm 2 Comments 0 Likes

Letters to My Kids: Be Who You Are- Ascension Day

Posted by Phil James on May 10, 2013 at 7:32am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Does Paul's Christ Require a Historical Adam

Posted by Scott on May 10, 2013 at 6:30am 26 Comments 0 Likes

Blessed Ascension Day!

Posted by Phil James on May 9, 2013 at 10:22am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes (1)

Posted by Scott on May 9, 2013 at 1:56am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Posted by Jesse Watson on May 7, 2013 at 10:46pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Spiritual Maturity

Posted by Mervyn S on May 7, 2013 at 10:02pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Desire Runs Deep

Posted by Scott on May 7, 2013 at 5:31am 0 Comments 0 Likes

PROVING JESUS DIVINITY WITHOUT TRINITY

Posted by John Vesly on May 6, 2013 at 3:30am 14 Comments 0 Likes

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes - Preview

Posted by Scott on May 5, 2013 at 7:58am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Interpretation, Shmerpretation

Posted by Scott on May 1, 2013 at 8:00am 2 Comments 0 Likes

Accomplishments In Life

Posted by Mervyn S on April 30, 2013 at 11:11am 0 Comments 1 Like

Letters to My Kids: Same Sex Marriage VIII- Why I'm Not Heterosexual and I Hope You Aren't Either.

Posted by Phil James on April 17, 2013 at 3:00pm 9 Comments 1 Like

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William Lane Craig

Started by Peter John Ellway in Theology (General). Last reply by Phil Tanny 28 minutes ago. 222 Replies 0 Likes

Is anyone else interested in Craig, the Xian philosopher whom Richard Dawkins seems to avoid? Craig's Divine Command Theory leads him to justify the slaughter of the Canaanites by the Israelites, and…Continue

Measuring Faith

Started by Frank P. Spinella Jr. in Theology (General). Last reply by Daniel 34 minutes ago. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

Started by David Oldham in Church History. Last reply by JRKH 1 hour ago. 110 Replies 0 Likes

How many have read even the small edition of John Foxe's Acts and Monuments or more commonly known as the Book of Martyrs? I have only read a few selections of the small edition. I have heard…Continue

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