“Church history is the record of God’s gracious, wonderful, and mighty deeds, showing how he rules his church and conquers the world.” ―Nils Forsander, Swedish theologian [...]
Before joining CBS, Stephen Colbert hosted a satirical news show called The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. There was a segment on that show called Better Know a District. In this segment he [...]
Christian missionary stories have made a huge impact on our culture’s generation today. Through prayer and introducing Biblical principles, Christian missionaries have influenced education [...]
During the 1960s and 1970s, various evangelical scholars debated the nature of Scripture—in particular, they debated its veracity, its historicity, and its intent. Several books were written on [...]
God did many amazing things through the life and ministry of the apostle Paul. The gospel was spread to many people across the known world thanks to Paul’s efforts, despite the severe [...]
For most of western history, education was mostly inspired by and founded upon the classical approach to education. The ancient Greeks (and later the Romans) understood that character development [...]
Many people in ancient Greece were concerned about democracy. They believed that ordinary people couldn’t be trusted to make good decisions. Plato famously said that the voters would [...]
Born in Scotland in 1824, John G. Paton was a Christian missionary to the cannibals on the New Hebrides Islands of the South Seas until he died in 1907. His life was filled with many trials. His [...]
In the late 1800s, some Christian scholars debated John Calvin’s view of Scripture. The debate was largely fueled by the writings of Presbyterian scholar Charles Briggs. Briggs was later [...]
One of the questions I’ve been asked most: “Is masturbation a sin?” This is not surprising being that more than 78% of adults report masturbating on a regular basis.[1] This is [...]
How do we know what’s good and what’s evil? How do we determine right from wrong? How do we decide what laws to pass? How do we know what human behaviors ought to be normative? These [...]
Have you ever been curious about this natural world? God intentionally created the universe with a specific design in mind, and that specific design teaches us things about God. We can learn [...]
Today is Friday the 13th. Supposedly an unlucky day. Friday the 13th has inspired a novel, a series of short stories, a horror film franchise, and even a late 19th-century secret society. But is [...]
Many local churches and faith-based organizations have attempted to create processes that take people from unbelief to belief and then toward spiritual maturity. These sorts of discipleship [...]
If you are going to grow in your Christian faith and develop as a disciple of Christ, you’ll want to obtain wisdom. One of the best ways to pursue wisdom is by reading great books. There [...]
Death is obviously a heavy topic. But as Christians, we ought to approach death differently than others do. The Bible gives us some very important things to consider when we’re thinking [...]
In May 2019, Bethany Global University hosted a TEDx event. At that event, Kenny Ortiz was one of the communicators. TEDx Talk entitled: “How to be a Great Mentor.” Watch on YouYube: [...]