The Oak Log

The ESV renders Matthew 11:12 as such: From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the viol...

As a new pastor, there were some things in my job description which were intimidating. But for me, nothing was more intimidating than the...

At the beginning, or sometimes the end, of the past few years I have made a habit of blogging about the reading I did in the previous ye...

Make no mistake about it, there are some tough questions that skeptics, seekers, adversaries, and even well-intentioned Christians have ab...

Generally speaking prequels, at least when it comes to movies, receive mixed reviews at best. They often lack the appeal that the origina...

A false dichotomy involves a situation where only two options–often extremes–seem available when, in fact, at least one other option exist...

While perusing the stream of tweets that accrued on my Twitter account ( @judestjohn ) a few weeks ago, a particular tweet, in fact a parti...