Medieval Christianity and Sport
by Joshua R. Colson and Brandon K. Presley In the first article of this series, we explored the relationship between organized sport and the early church.[1] Throughout the first three centuries of the Church’s existence, Christians dealt with sports in the context of the Roman Empire. For Romans, sporting events were inextricably bound up with religious cultus, or worship. Many Roman sports could be characterized as violent and...
Evangelism in Prayer and in Practice
A recent study by Lifeway Research confirmed what pastors and church leaders know to be true from experience: “Most Christians say they’re ready, willing and praying to have conversations about their faith with others, but many admit they haven’t gotten around to actually having those conversations recently.”[1] More specifically the survey revealed that while over 80% of believers expressed an openness to discussing their faith with...
Christianity at the Games
by Joshua R. Colson and Brandon K. Presley In the United States, and much of the world, sports are a major part of life. A 2023 survey found that the average American spends just over four hours per week watching sports-related content.[1] Extrapolated over one year, this average amounts to eight days of sports watching. To illustrate further how invested Americans are in sports, Americans collectively wagered a staggering 119.8...
A Review of Fred Sanders’s The Holy Spirit: An Introduction
Published last fall, Fred Sanders’s The Holy Spirit: An Introduction is one of the latest editions in Crossway’s Short Studies in Systematic Theology series. The title of this particular volume leaves little to the imagination in terms of the subject matter. Sanders, professor of systematic theology at Biola University, sets out to introduce the reader to the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. More precisely, he seeks to introduce the...
Confessions of a Freed Will Baptist (No, that’s not a Misspelling)
In the Protestant tradition, a defense for the freedom of the will has historically fallen to the Arminians. As a matter of fact, Arminian Baptists in the United States were given the derogatory name free willers by their Calvinist brethren—the name stuck and became the official, and personally owned, name of the Free Will Baptists.[1] Let me be clear: I am proud of my Free Will Baptist heritage, and I proudly own the label today....
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