The Influence of The Chosen Even conventional wisdom would tell us that there is a significant difference between popularity and...

Introduction The Chosen  seems to be breaking stereotypes left and right.  That would be a good thing, right?  People reportedly have...

The Ark Encounter Two years ago, I got to visit the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky. I had wanted to go for a long time, and...

Jenkins' "Chosen" Jesus said no one can serve both God and mammon. Neither can anyone serve both truth and relatability. By...

A "More Human" Jesus? I have long wrestled with Dallas Jenkins' portrayal of Jesus in The Chosen. From what little I have watched in...

An "Authentic" Jesus? In a show designed to entertain, I think it is fair to ask whether this purpose also applies to its...

Introduction: The Internet, smartphones, GPS, digital cameras--these staples of daily life were foreign to most of us two generations...

Do Christians Sin Every Day?    "I sin every day." This common statement is often attached to the prevailing claim that all sins are...

Those who argue that faith is purely a gift of God contend that a dead man has no power to exert his will.  If he did, he would be...

Have you noticed these days how faith--the very means of our salvation,  upon which Luther's Protestant Reformation was built--is often...

Is faith a work? Of course not, most self-respecting, healthy people will answer. Why would you ask that? Thank you. I agree. Is...

Introduction: Too often we hear preachers today thunder out the message--that is, if they preach with authority at all--that...

What is the Spirit of our Age? We live in a day of lawlessness that has been allowed to redefine true salvation.  The spirit of the age...

Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle Introduction: The most disheartening thing about trying to have a constructive conversation these days...

Introduction: As this highly acclaimed film series created by Dallas Jenkins continues to gain popularity around the globe, it also...

We are commanded in Scripture to test all things, whether they are true and whether they are right.  In matters of eternal consequence,...

Introduction Created by Dallas Jenkins in 2017, The Chosen is a multi-season television series dramatizing the humanity of Jesus from...

Introduction: Without a doubt, the wildly popular song, "I Speak Jesus," has commanded a prominent place on the stage of modern...