The end of 1 Peter 3 presents one of the most challenging passages in all of the New Testament. What does it mean that Jesus preached to the spirits in prison? Did he descend into hell? Was he speaking through Noah in the past, offering the deceased...
It is often assumed that Christianity grew and maturated in the ancient world because the gospel fit its sense of enchantment. So many have proposed that we need to re-enchant that which has been disenchanted. One aspect of enchantment evidently...
Some time ago I went to church—I go to church regularly—and on this particular Sunday I did not have any responsibilities (i.e., I didn’t have to preach, I didn’t have to read the Scriptures). I had some friends who went with me. They were folks...
