A friend who converted to Eastern Orthodoxy invited me to attend a service at his church. I knew that Eastern Orthodoxy, along with Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, comprised the three main branches of Christianity. I also knew that Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism separated in AD 1054 due in part to different views of the

You have probably noticed by now that I like making lists. When I’m unsure of something, sometimes I make a list of what I know, or what I think I know. Our study of Gehenna has led to the following key insights. In the Old Testament the Valley of Hinnom referred to a physical valley

In the original version of this book, I skipped an important trail. I went directly from the Old Testament to the New Testament but missed the intertestamental literature (technically Jewish books written from the end of the Old Testament in 400 BC to the start of the New Testament in c. AD 50, though it

I recently revised my book on hell and I’ve decided to post the updated chapters on this site. This is much more than a tour through the underworld. The Christian doctrine of hell drives us to take a closer look at Scripture, church history, and the character of God. If you downloaded a previous Kindle version,

I recently revised my book on hell and I’ve decided to post the updated chapters on this site. This is much more than a tour through the underworld. The Christian doctrine of hell drives us to take a closer look at Scripture, church history, and the character of God. If you downloaded a previous Kindle