John G. Stackhouse, Jr. 5 minSEX & SEXUALITYEvangelicals, Homosexuality, and the Bible: What Is at Stake in the Hayses’ New Book?Why are evangelicals so alarmed about the new book by Richard Hays and his son? Should they be?
John G. Stackhouse, Jr. 5 minBETTER SPEAKING AND WRITINGThe Bible Project and Better PreachingBy now, you have probably heard and seen the work of BibleProject. Their website will do a better job introducing themselves than I will....
John G. Stackhouse, Jr. 2 minDISCIPLESHIPWorse than UselessOne of the Old Testament expressions for sin is "to twist"—to misshape something from its true nature and its intended purpose. That...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr. 3 minDISCIPLESHIPWhat Is Your Anchor Point? Prince(ss) or Prisoner?Psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky have helped us think better about so much of day-to-day life, as well as about thorny...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.6 minTHEOLOGYGender & Realized or Over-Realized Eschatology What would our understanding of gender look like, however, if we took the “already, but not yet” principle seriously?
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.1 minETHICSThe Beatitudes by Way of DeuteronomyScholars of the Bible recognize the pattern of blessing + cursing in the Book of Deuteronomy. As Jesus gave his Beatitudes, I wonder if...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.3 minTHE CHRISTIAN WAYSt. Mark—the Cowardly LionThat is the uncontested ending of GMark: the earliest witnesses flatly failing for fear.
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 minTHE CHRISTIAN WAYSaint Joseph: An Extraordinary Ordinary Man “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” (John 1:46). But here's what he did do.
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 minTHE CHRISTIAN WAYThe Temptation of Christ—and His Subsequent PrayerAs the Lenten season has begun, we recall the Temptation of Jesus and his successful withstanding of the Devil’s worst. A few thoughts...