March 30, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Death, James
Fake Converse All-Stars & James 2_17

When I was in elementary school, Chuck Taylor’s Converse All-Stars were the shoes to wear. So I begged my mom for some, and to my surprise, she agreed. I couldn’t […]

Does “Dead” Always Mean “Unable”_

One area of theology that needs to be rethought is the doctrine of total depravity, particularly the ability or inability of the unregenerate to respond in faith to God. Often, […]

Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy in 1 Thessalonians 4_13-18

On Sunday morning, I had “house church” with the kids. They liked it. We gathered together, sang a Psalm; Daphne read the Scripture (Luke 12:32-34), and we started discussing it. […]

November 14, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Death, hospice, Lordship Salvation
Lordship Salvation Is Poor Comfort

This past Sunday, our minivan wouldn’t start, so the kids and I walked to a local church, about a mile away. They protested, feeling it was an exceedingly far distance […]

Did the Hebrews believe in disembodied spirits_

Did the Hebrews have a concept of the soul’s life after death? Did they believe the dead continued to exist as disembodied spirits? Many (but not all) who believe in […]

what does it mean to die_

I’ve been exploring the debate between annihilationism and eternal conscious torment (ECT) in a series of blog posts. One of the disagreements between the two views is over the meaning […]

April 19, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Death, Sin
Sin leads to death.

My cousin died last week. He took his own life. In prison. He’s my third cousin to die by suicide. I never knew him. I just found out about him […]

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