Some stories leave you speechless. Tonight is one of those nights. No easy answers. No clichés. Just an honest struggle with evil, suffering, God, and the unbearable reality of what happened to one sixteen-year-old girl.
Before asking what the Great Apostasy is, we should first ask how Christians have understood it throughout history. From the early church to modern times, the answers have been surprisingly different.
Can Old Testament stories be used to teach practical lessons for the Christian life? A listener's question about Naaman, obedience, and the seven dips in the Jordan leads to a larger discussion about when application is faithful to the text—and when it begins to rewrite it.