Theology for Real Life

Death by ministry

Preston Sprinkle — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:02 +0000

The other day, I had lunch with an old college buddy, who was one of the most influential people in my life. This was a highlight of my year, because I haven’t seen my good friend and mentor in nearly 12 years. His name is Bert Suluvale and I wanted to share his story. Bert [...]

Disagreeing without Demonizing

Preston Sprinkle — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:26 +0000

Christians sometimes aren’t the best at handling disagreement. Conservative Christians are often the worst. Have you ever been in a situation where two people disagree over some (non-essential) theological issue, and very quickly the blood starts to boil, faces turn red, and it’s not long before one’s character is slandered all because he or she [...]

Our Practical Response to “Higher Ed at a Crossroad”

Chris Hay — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:59 +0000

A recent editorial piece in Christianity Today written by Mark Galli titled “Higher Ed at a Crossroad” caught our collective attention at Eternity Bible College. The article presents the case of a particular seminary to exemplify ways Christian Colleges may provide a high quality, low cost education with an emphasis on the importance of the [...]

Ezekiel’s Temple is the New Jerusalem

Preston Sprinkle — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:15 +0000

In two previous posts, I explored the question of how Ezekiel’s prophecy about a future temple will be fulfilled. We saw that it’s unlikely that it was fulfilled in the second temple built in 515 B.C., and it’s also unlikely that it will be fulfilled in a literal temple in the future. Admittedly, those two [...]

God Loves Creativity

Preston Sprinkle — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:42 +0000

I actually hate grading papers. There, I said it. I love to read and I love to learn. But there’s just something tedious about slugging my way through a stack of papers that makes my eyes bleed—even if the papers are well-written. This is why I’ve tried to mix it up a bit by assigning [...]