As I have been studying for my series on James, I’ve been tethered to both a theological and philosophical examination…
St. Catherine, St. Francis & Reform in the Roman Catholic Church
Once a Waldensian challenged St. Francis of Assisi on his unshakeable reverence for priests, by pointing out the local pastor…
Prince Caspian, Bacchus and Christ: Why Turning Water to Wine Matters
"I wouldn't have felt very safe with Bacchus and all his wild girls if we'd met them without Aslan." "I…
At the Break of Day and the Sundering of Souls
At the Break of Day, and the Sundering of Souls Father of flight and fight, fashion these arrows, to…
Holding the tensions of Memory and Moment
Whenever I engage deeply in memory, I am reminded of CS. Lewis's comments about the poet Wordsworth and the illusions…
The Three-Barbed Hook of the Devil
You might be burned out on church, ministry or even Jesus, because you’ve taken the bait of the three temptations…
Theoden, Pastors and the Plight of the Church
Last night I had the privilege of preaching at the Union Gospel Mission and witnessed another mighty haul of…
Why Jesus was hungry after His Resurrection
Jesus, the Last Adam, engaged in an interesting moment after his resurrection that Luke chronicled this in his gospel memoirs…
God & Darkness: Why a Christian can be spiritually healthy and mentally ill
Here's the Audio if you want to listen instead of read: http://www.jacobswellspokane.com/?p=964 There’s a Russian expression: ‘If you wake up…
Professor John Lennox on Science and God
This discussion with John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics (emeritus) at the University of Oxford and Fellow in Mathematics and the…