The Cripplegate
for a new generation of non-conformists
So you are reading your Bible, and you come across a passage a verse that you are having a hard time understanding. It seems like a straight-forward reading of it would contradict what the Bible …
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Last week I wrote a post urging pastors to do more teaching on God’s design for families, and in particular, to proclaim what the Bible has to say about God’s high calling of motherhood. Several …
The prophecy of Daniel’s 70 weeks (Daniel 9:20-27) is one of the most debated passages in Scripture. Joyce Baldwin calls this “the most difficult passage” in the Bible. Calvin described the prophecy …
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I used to referee soccer games with many different referees but there is one fellow referee I will never forget. As I approached the field to of play I saw the referees assigned to work with me and …
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James 4:5 is a notoriously difficult passage to understand. Here it is the ESV: Do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to …
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Last week I ran a four-part series arguing that the Bible condemns slavery as it was practiced in the Americas, and several people emailed asking me why I did not interact with Genesis 9:20-27. After …
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