Demons do not know everything. While they are extremely intelligent beings—far smarter than even the highest IQ human beings—still they are not aware of all that takes place in the material world. This raises the thorny question of whether the demons knew that Jesus was God.
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One Old Testament text which skeptics will sometimes point to as evidence of biblical misogyny is Leviticus 12:1-7.
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For many Catholics, the fourth joyful mystery—the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple—can be a difficult scene to meditate on. What’s the episode about, anyway? And what might be its deeper meaning?
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The opening chapter of the book of Genesis famously records God’s decision to “make man in our image, after our likeness” (Gen 1:26). But what precisely do the words “image and likeness” mean? And are humans the only creatures who fit this description?
What Does It Mean to Be Created in God’s Image and Likeness? Read More »
Modern scholarship tends to date Mark’s Gospel around A.D. 70-75, Matthew around 75, Luke around 80-90, and John around 90-100.
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Sacred Scripture frequently underscores the central role which daily prayer ought to occupy in the life of the Christian. First and foremost, the Gospels offer us the example of Our Lord.
What Does the Bible Teach about Making Time for Personal Prayer? Read More »
As I sit in my rocking chair, my six-month pregnant belly protruding significantly, I can’t help but reflect on this season of Advent, pregnant with waiting, and of the volatile time we are living in as it relates to pregnancy in this post-Roe world.
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Reformation-Era Problems By Casey J. Chalk April 28, 2023 Unsurprisingly, once the Reformation dispensed with an accepted interpretive authority to arbitrate theological disagreements, competing theological and interpretive ideas multiplied like wildfire, with no way to resolve them. These problems began almost immediately after Luther’s ideas took hold across Germany and then the European continent. Catholic
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Perspicuity As A Protestant Bedrock? By Casey J. Chalk April 17, 2023 Many Christians, Protestant, Catholic, and even Orthodox, would label sola scriptura a foundational, if not the most foundational of Protestant doctrines. Luther himself famously declared at the Diet of Worms (1521): “Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by
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The Great Adventure By Peter & Debra Herbeck February 20, 2023 I characterize family life, and particularly the noble vocation of fatherhood, as the Great Adventure. Most men have a difficult time perceiving this. Instead, we pursue greatness through the achievement of high goals and heroic efforts outside the family—through sports, business, and military service
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