From time to time the vague (and sometimes even forceful) suggestion that Jesus didn’t really exist pops up. John Dickson writes an article, published online at ABC’s Religion and Ethics portal in which he contends: There are, of course, some forceful arguments against Christian belief – the problem of miracles or alternative religions, the existence …

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Zac Hicks provides an interesting post which contrasts the difference between a calendar oriented sense of time and a biblical worship-oriented sense of time. Hicks folds in the cyclical observances which Jesus observed as grounds for recognising the benefit of recognising some sort of ‘church year’. Helpfully, he then points out the difference between Jesus’ …

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Zondervan’s Koinonia blog announces the release of Theologian Trading Cards. Just in time for Christmas for the theologian in your life. This large file contains samples. Patterned after the all-American baseball card, Theologian Trading Cards provide essential information about the major teachers, leaders, and trouble-makers throughout the history of the Church. At a glance you …

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