S.D. Smith

When pastors describe the nature of God to congregants, when songs poetically describe God’s identity, or when statements of faith are written for virtually every protestant church in America, the trinity is included. The trinity is understood in modern times to represent the concept that God is three equal persons in one being. If you find this definition unsatisfying, you are not alone. After years of reading explanations about the trinity and discussing the biblical basis

All three of my children are growing up in the church. Yet, if you were to ask them about the author of The Gospel According to Mark (or Saint Mark ), they probably could tell you little. This is more evidence that “growing up in the church” rarely exposes our children and teenagers to extra-biblical information that helps them understand the Bible. But I will not divert into that deficiency now. Also, if you question whether Mark authored the Gospel bearing his name, I find

Do Old-Earth vs. Young-Earth Debates Matter? For many Christians, the question of whether or not the Earth is relatively young (6,000-10,000 years) or old (4.5 billion years) is irrelevant. After all, Genesis 1:1 proclaims the most important aspect by identifying God as creator: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (NASB). Why Does Debating Creation matter? American Christians enjoy the privilege of believing and teaching their own interpretations of th

Introduction Henry Morris, who revitalized young-earth Creationism (YEC) in 1961, wrote, “When confronted with the consistent Biblical testimony to a universal Flood, the believer must certainly accept it as unquestionably true” (The Genesis Flood , 118). For many believers, this quotation embraces the traditional attitude toward the global extent of the Genesis Flood. After all, Moses wrote, “The flood came upon the earth,” and “All the high mountains everywhere

1. Violent Disagreements 2. Quincentenary Competition 3. Painful Splits 4. New Age Relics 5. Reckless Unaccountability 6. Translation Mutilation 7. Doctrine Buffett What is special about Tuesday, October 31, 2017? Everyone that I asked responded with “Halloween!” Well, almost everyone. My fifteen year old son, who knows me too well, answered, “Probably something to do with the Bible.” When I would question people further, I discovered that only one person was aware of the si