In Defense Of Evangelicalism: A Review
The actual title of the book under review is In Defense of Evangelicalism: A Response to Its Cultured Despisers. I suppose that response would include me, though we can certainly debate how “cultured” I...
Category: Commentary
Making God Believable: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
Making God Believable When Etty Hillesum, the young Dutch writer who would die at Auschwitz, was preparing to leave the transit camp at Westerbork for the train that would carry her eastward, she scribbled...
Things I Think…
1. The deaths of Wendell Berry and Annie Dillard leave a huge void in our societal consciousness and thinking…though few seem to want to think like these writers invited us to… 2....
Some Things Are Still Not Easy: Duane W. H. Arnold, PhD
Some Things Are Still Not Easy In the early 1990s, I was on the staff of a church in New York City. As part of my pastoral responsibilities, I made pastoral calls at a...
The Commons: 09/12/2026
What a strange time we live in. Interest in bible translations is exploding through multiple YouTube outlets and I’m getting all kinds of questions…that you may not like the answers to. I say it...
Covenant Confusion
I was preparing to teach from the Older Testament when I was shaken by what I was reading in the text. I’ve mainly been teaching from the Gospels for the last few years, and...
God’s Plan For Your Life
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into...
One Place, One Time…Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
One Place, One Time… At one time, I served as president of a student theological society in the United Kingdom. Among my responsibilities was inviting guest speakers for our meetings. Through persistence, good fortune,...
The Commons: 09/04/2026
Unfortunately, I’ve been sidelines most of the week with medical issues. I’m also in the hellish process of moving. Hope you all have a great holiday weekend. What’s on your mind?
Maine Court Upholds Restrictions On Mother Taking Daughter To Calvary Chapel
In a case headed to the Supreme Court, the State of Maine has ruled in favor of a father who didn’t want his daughter taken to Calvary Chapel by his former wife. When I...
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