“Please Come Home” (Sunday Recap)

“Please Come Home” (Sunday Recap)

The following is a brief recap/excerpt from a message I delivered yesterday to a local church: He’d owned the boat for less than a day. On a Monday in England, he set sail from a small city just East of London, intending to sail to a nearby port. Having no prior...
Jesus Versus Paul?: New Perspectives on the Gospel

Jesus Versus Paul?: New Perspectives on the Gospel

Christopher J Wiles pastor | writer | speaker FollowFollowFollow It’s Jesus versus Paul. Two recent books have promoted a “new” way of thinking about the gospel relative to the traditional doctrines of the evangelical church. The authors of both books have...
Spitfire Grill: “A Balm in Gilead” (Film and Theology)

Spitfire Grill: “A Balm in Gilead” (Film and Theology)

(Easter is approaching. This is one of a handful of posts between now and then concerning the relationship between the arts and atonement theology. FYI: contains spoilers) “Once in my life I knew a grief so hard I could actually hear it inside, scraping at the lining...
For the Sake of the Cross: Resources on the Atonement

For the Sake of the Cross: Resources on the Atonement

To learn and to grow, you need to read more. I’m here to help. The following works are my recommended reading list for understanding the concept of the cross and atonement. You’re not going to read them all in one night, let alone in a single year. So...