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THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 23 April 2025 . Good morning! Today, in addition to two new Q&As, you’ll find stimulating articles by Greg Koukl and Nadine Templer. Greg, a… Read More

By Paul Copan Apr 17 GenZ, Technology, and Anxiety We live in an anxious generation—it’s a time of insecurity, self-doubt, and all manner of identity crises—personal, sexual, and spiritual. In… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 16 April 2025 Good morning! Vicki and I have just returned from a road trip to Scotland and North East England. I… Read More

Mega Church Mentality and the Contours of Spiritual Abuse Andrew Boakye, PhD. Apr 12 You may well have heard the phrase, ‘drank the Kool-Aid’; it crops up a fair bit… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 9 April 2025 Good evening from sunny England! Vicki and I are enjoying the sun, taking care of family matters, and thinking… Read More

The paper below was presented at the ICOC Teachers Conference in 2022 by Dr. Glen Giles. ] “I think relationship is the key and center of Biblical Theology.” Abstract: This… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 2 April 2025 . Good morning from England! A few days ago I joined a fascinating webinar, sponsored by the American Scientific… Read More

Nadine Templer Mar 26   “For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.” Luke… Read More

I watched a documentary last year called “When the Bomb Dropped,” covering the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima. Several survivors were recounting their childhood memories of that time. One man’s testimony… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 26 Mar 2025 . Good morning, friends! Spring is here! It’s a lovely time of the year. Already the days are growing… Read More

Malcolm Cox is a British minister and long-time friend.  . .. Malcolm: Good morning, Doug! Douglas: Good morning, Malcolm! Malcolm: Thanks so much for agreeing to be interviewed. I think… Read More

Many churches believe in “original sin.” Did the apostles teach this doctrine? The Bible teaches that all are affected by Adam’s sin. Yet despite the Fall, we still have free… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 19 March 2025 Good morning from Georgia! This past weekend I immensely enjoyed teaching on Genesis 1-11 to students in the Asia… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 12 March 2025 Good morning from Atlanta! Today’s offerings are quite varied and, we hope, interesting: A podcast from Vicki, Esther: Feasting… Read More

By Christopher Reese Mar 4   It is widely accepted in the Western world today that morality is relative. People who say this usually mean that morality is a matter… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM With Douglas Jacoby . 5 March 2025 Hello from sunny Atlanta! In today’s issue, Vicki introduces a new segment in her podcast series “Women of Worth.”… Read More

Stories help to connect us to our neighbors and reframe how Christians can think about their role in the climate crisis and how to respond. Description In the fall of… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with DOUGLAS JACOBY . 26 Feb 2025 Good morning from Atlanta! No more travel till the flight back to the UK, then short visits to Edinburgh… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 19 Feb 2025 Howdy from Abilene, Texas! I’m down in the Lone Star State for The Teleios Conference on spirituality, and to… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby .fgood 12 Feb 2025 Good morning from Marietta, Georgia. It’s good to be spending a few weeks in what been our “home state,”… Read More

What exactly is “Intelligent Design”? By this do Christians mean that a God intelligently designed our world? Well, yes and no. I believe Ken Miller, a brilliant scientist I’ve heard… Read More

By Sy Garte Feb 3 To say that science is opposed to religion is a category error, much like saying a hammer is opposed to music. Science is not a… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 5 February 2025 Good morning from Atlanta! Yes, I‘d planned to still be in the UK. Then on Monday evening Vicki and I were talking about my… Read More

T. Desmond Alexander “When [Cain] built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch” (Gen. 4:17). By doing so he glorifies his… Read More

It’s Not Just About You I work as a nurse. At our monthly staff meeting, we review our hospital’s vision statement. It can feel rote, but it actually reminds us… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 29 January 2025 Good morning! Vicki and I are in (Old) York, taking a break. I’m also here to meet a fellow… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 22 January 2025 Good afternoon! Warm greetings from North West England to you all. This week’s offerings include: A fabulous new book—important… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 15 January 2025 Good morning! It’s been a good January so far, full of interesting work and good fellowship. This past weekend… Read More

Here’s the code to save 50% on the Feb. 1 live webinar Peace is Possible: An Alternative Vision for Israel and Palestine. AZIZ-50 This discount code is for premium subscribers… Read More

By Stephen E. Parrish and Philip Hooper Jan 13 To succinctly prove the existence of God, I will compare two competing philosophical systems. These are (1) Perfect Being Theism and… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 8 January 2025 . Good morning from Lancashire! Yes, after a long absence, it’s great to be back in England, to see… Read More

This is a program from which I benefited enormously in 2024. Life is full of challenges—you’re either in a ditch, climbing out of one, or heading toward the next. Adversity… Read More

By Kenneth Samples and Mark Perez Jan 2 Propaganda and conspiracy theories are often troubling and all too common. They also present serious challenges to critical thinking. There is also… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 1 January 2025 . Happy New Year to all! The entire world—in all its 24 time zones—has rung in the new year…. Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 25 December 2024 We wish you a very Merry Christmas from Canton, Georgia! In the final bulletin of the year: When Jesus… Read More

By Paul Copan Dec 23 From all of us at The Worldview Bulletin, we hope you have a joyful celebration of Christmas! The Canadian artist Douglas Coupland poignantly acknowledged his need… Read More

December 21, 2024by: Drew Hunter This article is part of the What Does It Mean? series. The Context for the Prophecy One of the most well-known prophecies about the birth of Christ is Isaiah… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM With Douglas Jacoby . 18 Dec 2024 Good morning from Atlanta! Christmas is just days away! In the spirit of the season, today’s contents: A Christmas… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM With Douglas Jacoby 11 Dec 2024 Good morning from Atlanta! First off, thanks to everyone for your prayers and notes concerning my surgery. I’d had that… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 4 Dec 2024 . BONE ON BONE! In 2006 an orthopedist told me that I’d be a ripe candidate for a double-knee… Read More

LIGHT FROM THE CHURCH FATHERS (95-325 AD), PART 1 The period of the early church, particularly the first three centuries (up to the Council of Nicaea, 325 AD), can be… Read More

Nov 28, 2024 During Thanksgiving, our thoughts turn to giving thanks for all the good things the Lord has done and provided, especially during the past year. At the same… Read More

Nov 26, 2024   In the deepest and most important sense we can think of virtues as those traits of character that fit us for life with God, that make… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 27 November 2024 . Hello from Atlanta! I’m just back from a truly fruitful week in San Diego. The primary purpose of… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 20 November 2024 Greetings from San Diego! I’m here for the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. While here in California… Read More

I began as a somewhat reluctant student of the book of Job. Though I bore sole responsibility for submitting a PhD proposal in Job, once I faced the prospect of… Read More

(Abridged from the original article found at Renew.org) As an avid sports fan, I’m not one to object when pulled into a friendly debate discussing the merits of this or… Read More

Philip Johnston explores what God’s people believed about life after death during the time of the Old Testament ‘. . . death, the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns . …. Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 13 November 2024 . Good afternoon from Lancashire (home)! We’ve just returned from an amazing weekend retreat in the Lake District. 30+ participants… Read More

This article is part of the 10 Things You Should Know series. by: J. D. Crowley, Andrew David Naselli November 2, 2024 A Shoulder Angel? Most people probably think of the conscience as… Read More

  Josh Meynell takes a look at an Egyptian inscription from 1200 BC, which contains one of the earliest mentions of Israel in extra-biblical documents. 14th June 2024 The Old… Read More

I don’t believe in the theory of Global Warming for one minute! I’ve been doing some online investigation, and found a good website. Scientists are arguing among themselves! If they… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 6 November 2024 Good morning! In the words of a much-quoted saying, “To be old and wise you must first be young… Read More

Description Hans Madueme is a Young-Earth Creationist. In this conversation, the goal was not to come to an agreement about the age of the earth but instead to understand one… Read More

Oct 30 READ IN APP It is seldom noted today, but both [experimental science and modern mathematics] were born in Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries within institutions of… Read More

Robert Marineau untangles the knotty problems of identifying the Hittites mentioned in the Old Testament. I am a Hittitologist. Whenever people ask me if I study the Hittites of the Bible,… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 30 Oct 2024 Good morning! Vicki and I have returned from a wonderful weekend in Birmingham (UK), where we once lived briefly… Read More

Contributor Jonathan Wilken PhD candidate at Cambridge University 9th October, 2024 Jonathan Wilken follows the footnotes to explain why ancient Latin translations of Scripture are useful to Bible translators today…. Read More

Dirk Jongkind traces the history of scribal innovations for writing God’s name and explores how these innovations still appear in churches today David calls out in Psalm 103, ‘Bless the… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 23 October 2024 Good morning from windy Lancashire! Today’s bulletin offers: Insight into the relationship between Judaism and Christianity around AD 160… Read More

Dr. Richard Hays is a very influential New Testament scholar. In 1996 he wrote a book called the Moral Vision of the New Testament, in which he argued that a… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF ITBM With Douglas Jacoby . 16 October 2024 Good morning! Today’s offerings: our latest “conversation,” on how we relate to God—based on a book as important as… Read More

Christians hold various opinions about Halloween, but one thing it certainly points to is the human fascination with the supernatural. Although many in the West pride themselves on being secular… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 9 October 2024 Good morning! Earlier this year I was visiting my brother and sister-in-law in semitropical Florida. I was walking in… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 2 October 2024 . Good morning from rainy England! The purpose of the weekly bulletin is to provide food for thought—grist for… Read More

This is a members-only logon info page for the webinar “Beyond the Creation & Evolution Debate” (26 Oct 2024). The speaker is Prof. Denis Lamoureux or the University of Alberta…. Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 25 September 2024 Good morning from Lancashire! I flew in yesterday from Sri Lanka and the Far East. It’s good to be… Read More

By Rebecca McLaughlin Jul 27 READ IN APP Some years ago, a semiretired lawyer told me about a time when he was working for a vehicle manufacturer whose new car… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM  with Douglas Jacoby . 18 Sept 2024 Good morning from the island nation of Sri Lanka! Due to mechanical problems with the aircraft from the UK,… Read More

Douglas, the Sunday life sessions on the topic of Suffering were great! I was totally captivated till the end, especially seeing the pattern of God’s tendency in the Bible to… Read More

By Sean P. Murray May 17, 2018 7 Min read In 1945, within months of his liberation from a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, Viktor Frankl sat down to write… Read More

By David Baggett Sep 11 READ IN APP In this month’s installment, I said I would share a few observations about each chapter in my dissertation on the Euthyphro Dilemma…. Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 11 September 2024 . Good morning! Do you like to travel? I do, and have been to lots of countries—but not Sri… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM With Douglas Jacoby . 4 September 2024 Good morning from Northern England! Do you enjoy the outdoors? One of our new favorite things to do is to head… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby. 28 August 2024 Good morning from Northern England. Psalm 118:24! Today’s offerings include a Q&A on the original Scriptures, another glimpse at the… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 20 August 2024 Good morning from Northern England! We hope you are well, and enjoying the final weeks of summer (or winter,… Read More

August 11, 2024 Many Emergency Medical Service departments use the Star of Life – an image which is derived from ancient images of Asklepios. Snakes were believed to be sacred… Read More

How early Christians viewed the ancient city  Robert Edwards,  August 14, 2024 John Chrysostom on a gold medallion inlayed with enamel (10th–11th century). Photo in public domain, via Metropolitan Museum… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 14 August 2024 Good morning from Bare, England! It’s been an interesting (and very good) month. Seven days ago I attended a… Read More

by: Andrew T. Walker, Christian Walker August 12, 2024 Some Helpful Strategies Everyone can remember when they first learned of the so-called “birds and bees.” You know what we’re talking about: how… Read More

C.S. Lewis, who was no stranger to tragedies in his life once wrote “Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new… Read More

The newsletter of IBTM  with Douglas Jacoby . 7  August 2024 Good evening from Atlanta! I’m back from an excellent family visit to St. Augustine, FL and an encouraging friendship… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 31 July 2024 Good morning from St Augustine, Florida. I’m staying a few days with my brother and his wife—and their new… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 24 July 2024 Lately this bulletin has offered many thought-provoking quotations. Today we feature only one. For your consideration and personal reflection,… Read More

If you’re not yet a member of our website, consider signing up. For just $3/month ($36.50/year), you will have access to: . Free books: I Was Hungry: The Christian Response… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 17 July 2024 Good morning from coastal England! Today: our webinar recording on Gender & Gay Marriage is now available; iFaith materials… Read More

CLICK HERE to watch the video—password required. The password is gh30U^qJ — for website members only. Please do not share! For information about Dr Shelly’s book on the topic, please… Read More

The file below affords a compact view of the work of the ministry in the first half of 2024. Thanks to all the friends of the minsitry, whose support has… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 10 July 2024 Good evening from Bare, Lancashire. We’re enjoying a lovely, cool summer, breezy and in the 50s (up to about… Read More

Back in December [2023] I received a message from a brother in Uganda through our ministry Fair Havens. Fair Havens provides spiritual support for the journey: listening to their stories, attempting… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 3 July 2024 Good morning from England! We’re home! We got back from Turkey on Friday. This was an amazing trip! I… Read More

Immortality and Human Flourishing By J. Warner Wallace JUN 25 READ IN APP The afterlife we experience in the future can change the way we live today. Imagine working long… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 26 June 2025   Greetings from Cappadocia, a land of remarkable geology as well as a region where the gospel took root in… Read More

JUN 17 READ IN APP One of the advantages of having New Testament scholar Robert Gagnon as a friend is getting a text in which he casually points out that,… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 19 June 2024 Greetings from Syrian Antioch! We’re enjoying (immensely) the fellowship of the Antioch Seminar, as we retrace the route of Paul… Read More

STR Suggests: Person of Interest by J. Warner Wallace Can the truth about Jesus be uncovered–even without a body or a crime scene? Join cold-case detective and bestselling author J. Warner Wallace… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM  with Douglas Jacoby 12 June 2024 Greetings from Lancashire—back from London and a successful session of AIM UK-Ireland, on Evidences & Evangelism. In addition to new… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 5 June 2024 Good morning from Dyffryn Ardudwy! No, that isn’t a typo, or secret code. It’s Welsh—one of the ancient languages of… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 29 May 2024 Good morning from Italy! We’re just finishing up our family vacation (Laglio and Florence)—and are about to fly back to… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 22 May 2024 Buon giorno da Laglio (Italia)! After a two-hour flight from Manchester we’re enjoying some time in Northern Italy—and catching our… Read More

The Worldview Bulletin Newsletter By David Baggett APR 28, 2024 My wife and I recently listened to the eight-part podcast entitled “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling,” hosted by Megan… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 15 May 2024 Good morning from Dubai, United Arab Emirates! I’m returning home to England from a rewarding Middle East tour. Highlights, apart… Read More

This article is part of the Help! series.  Be curious. My son was living in Nashville when he met the love of his life, Hannah. Naturally, I wanted to meet the woman… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good evening from Saudi Arabia! Last night I arrived from London for my first visit to the oil-rich desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia…. Read More

May 1, 2024 by: J. P. Moreland The Limits of Science and Danger of Scientism The heart of scientism is the conviction that science can explain virtually everything. If there is… Read More

By Douglas Groothuis APR 25 So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter (Isaiah 59:14). Truth is so… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good evening! In today’s bulletin, learn from Tyndale House’s Tony Watkins as he discusses choosing the Bible translation that is right for you…. Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM WITH DOUGLAS JACOBY Hello from Lancashire! Here in England spring has arrived—temperatures in the 50s (10º+ C), budding trees and bushes, frolicking ponies and lambs, days… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good afternoon from Atlanta’s airport (ATL), still the world’s busiest—followed by Dubai (DXB), Dallas (DFW), London Heathrow (LHR), and Tokyo Haneda (HND). In… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby   Good morning from Atlanta! Thank you for all the positive responses to last week’s Once Saved, Always Saved? Some are watching the… Read More

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THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good morning! I’m happy to announce the completion of an important project, one which should be of interest to all who love the… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good afternoon from London Heathrow Airport! I’m on the way home after a time of reflection and prayer in Aberdeen, Scotland. Taking time… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 20 March 2024 Good morning from the village of Bare, in Morecambe, Lancashire Spring is here. The vernal equinox—the time during spring when… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good afternoon! It’s been a truly interesting week, with very helpful life coaching sessions for both of us, a home invasion (they didn’t… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good afternoon from coastal Northwest England! Today’s offerings: A truly important book on LGBTQ+. (The book featured last week’s newsletter was free for… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good evening—and Howdy! I’m back from the Lone Star State. It was a great trip—the meetings, fellowship, and the Teleios Conference on Spirituality… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good morning from the massive state of Texas! I’m down here for the Teleios Conference, but also visiting friends in Dallas, Austin, and… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good morning from chilly coastal NW England! As you can see, I’m climbing one of Britain’s many 8000m+ mountains. Photo (R): Douglas about… Read More

THE BULLETIN OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . Good afternoon! Thank you for your prayers and for your interest in our ministry. We trust the Lord is smiling on you…. Read More

For a (surprising?) re-interpretation of Acts 8:26-40, the account of the conversion of the “Ethiopian Eunuch,” see N.T. scholar Mark Wilson’s compelling re-evaluation. Philip and the Nubian Official Wilson 2024

Critics: Jesus Was a Miracle Worker By Gary R. Habermas JAN 19, 2024 An absolutely amazing feature in recent critical New Testament thought is the significant alteration that has developed… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM Good evening from rainy, windy Lancashire. Windy enough that you have to hold on to your hat when you go outside. The wind is forceful, bracing,… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Greetings from Bare, England It’s been a wild week in more ways than one, beginning with 80-100 mph (130-160 kph) wind gusts. Umbrellas… Read More

To celebrate Stand to Reason’s 30th anniversary, we’ll be republishing classic issues of Solid Ground that represent some of the foundational ideas characterizing our work over the decades—ideas that continue… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM  with Douglas Jacoby   BACK FROM REYKJAVíK Good evening from icy England—now back from even icier Iceland. The last time I spoke in Reykjavík was in… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good evening from London! I’m en route to Iceland (London stopover)—to teach in Reykjavík. We hosted Norwegian friends (the Bloms) this past weekend—a… Read More

TB Joshua: Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67749215

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good morning from rainy Bare, England—and Happy New Year! First off, thanks for your end-of-year donations. These ensure IBTM is well positioned to… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good afternoon from rainy England! We trust you are well. Here in NW England we were able to spend time with 10 different… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Happy Holidays and best wishes from Northwest England! It’s the time of year when we reflect back on Christ’s “first coming.” The peace… Read More

For a simple, inspiring, practical Christmas present or stocking stuffer, why not get your friend or family member a website subscription? As premium members, they will have unrestricted access to everything at… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby A warm hello from Northwest England! With barely two weeks left in the year, I imagine things are getting very busy. We’re all… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM  with Douglas Jacoby 6 December 2023   Good evening! It’s been a refreshing week. Snow, ice, hail, wind — we’re winter people. As is our dog… Read More

The IBTM Newsletter Good morning from frosty Bare, Lancashire Saturday I returned from a productive visit to the States, and on Sunday we very much enjoyed church in our home,… Read More

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good morning from Atlanta! I’m back from a week in Texas, attending various academic conferences. The annual meetings are always a much-anticipated time… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good morning from Texas! I’m in San Antonio, attending a few conferences: the Society of Biblical Literature, Evangelical Theological Society, Evangelical Philosophical Society,… Read More

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The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good afternoon from Carlisle (see pin in map)! I’m sending this week’s bulletin from a train bound for Scotland. How amazing—what technology allows… Read More

Natural Law: An Introduction By Nicholas K. Meriwether JAN 9 SAVE ▷  LISTEN “Well, the rules of the road have been lodged, it’s only people’s games you got to dodge.” —Bob… Read More

The IBTM Newsletter with Douglas & Vicki Jacoby 1 Nov 2023 Good morning from Northern England! In this week’s newsletter: A small (but important) piece of church history: a coin… Read More

Oct 22, 2023 by: Peter J. Williams A Secondary Question It seems that a common mind is behind the stories of Luke 15–16, and multiple lines of evidence suggest that the same… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 23 Oct 2023 Good evening from Bratislava! After a great weekend in Czechia (also called the Czech Republic), I’m now taking a personal… Read More

IBTM Newsletter 18 Oct 2023 Good evening from Northern England! Below you see two pictures of Morecambe Bay, in walking distance from our apartment. Our end of the bay is… Read More

Machine-learning technique reveals Greek words in CT scans of rolled-up papyrus. Jo Marchant Charred scrolls from Herculaneum can’t be opened easily, but X-ray scanning can reveal their contents. / Credit:… Read More

Unity in the Sub-Apostolic Church WAS THERE UNITY IN THE SUB-APOSTOLIC CHURCH? AN INVESTIGATION OF THE TUNNEL PERIOD (~A.D. 62-150) Stephen Francis Staten Wheaton College, 1997 In this masters thesis… Read More

Sushmitha Ramakrishnan October 10, 2023 Canada legalized cannabis use five years ago, hoping to improve safety and reduce crime. The law change has been a mixed bag of increased health… Read More

11 October 2023 The IBTM Newsletter Good afternoon from London! I’m down here on a fellowship visit, seeing old friends from our ministry in the ‘80s and early ‘90s. (They… Read More

IBTM Newsletter 4 October 2023 Good evening from sunny, windy Northern England! Yesterday I returned from a teaching weekend in Oslo—the 8th visit to Norway since we moved back to… Read More

IBTM Newsletter 27 Sept 2023 Good afternoon from beautiful Morecambe! (Photo taken from end of our street.) Today’s offerings: An interview with Scott McKnight on Detoxing a Church An invitation… Read More

We Still Need God for Consciousness Despite Reports to the Contrary By Joshua R. Farris SEP 26 READ IN APP Secularism is on the rise and one of the narratives motivating it is the… Read More

IBTM Newsletter 20 September 2023 Good afternoon from Lancashire, England! We picked up the keys to the new apartment just minutes ago. It was almost exactly 3 years ago that… Read More

IBTM Newsletter 13 September 2023 Good evening from the Copper Cottage, in the village of Croglin, near Carlisle, in the county of Cumbria. Outside, enjoying the cool autumn breeze, I… Read More

September 06, 2023 by: Samuel D. James Our Digital Lives More than a billion people worldwide own an iPhone. Nearly five billion people use social media. The average person spends two… Read More

Deeply considering our ancient evolutionary past can illuminate our view of God’s present love for us. Take a deep breath and imagine the aroma that fills your senses with delight…. Read More

A stem-cell derived human embryo model showing blue cells (embryo), yellow cells (yolk sac) and pink cells (placenta). By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Scientists have grown an entity… Read More

IBTM NEWSLETTER 6 September 2023 Good evening from Carnforth, Lancashire, England The Jacobys have sold their house in Scotland (a few days ago) and will soon secure housing in England,… Read More

IBTM Newsletter 30 August 2023 Good morning from Cumbria (photo R taken yesterday on the way down). After 3 years living near Edinburgh, Scotland, we sold the house and are… Read More

By Alin Christoph Cucu AUG 28 READ IN APP [I]f it isn’t literally true that my wanting is causally responsible for my reaching, and my itching is causally responsible for… Read More

AUG 18, 2023 READ IN APP Abortion has been a hotly debated topic in the US for decades, especially following the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973 that… Read More

Magnetometry in Archaeology A new method for seeing buried buildings  Marek Dospěl   August 23, 2023  Share Magnetometry in archaeology can survey large areas relatively quickly, with only a light portable instrument…. Read More

IBTM Newsletter 23-8-23 Good morning from Scotland! This will be the last newsletter sent from our residence of the past three years—Livingston, a town between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Next week… Read More

  Did Jesus Get Bored? “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” (Luke 5:16 NIV11) Embracing Creative Boredom: Finding Spiritual Refreshment Have you ever wondered if Jesus experienced… Read More

This is just a short note to thank you personally for your generosity towards the Asha Vidhyashram School of HOPEworldwide Nepal. We really appreciate your kindness. The donations you have made… Read More

IBTM Newsletter 16 August 2023 It’s been a great week. Lots of fellowship, in person and on the phone. Working on my visa application. Progress on a new book. And… Read More

Our daughter Lily has been a schoolteacher for 11 years. A few days ago she returned from 10 weeks in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, putting her talents to good… Read More

9 August 2023  IBTM Bulletin Good evening from Edinburgh! I returned from the US yesterday—a family visit to Florida, an RMSMT graduation in Denver, and Sunday (sermon) in Athens, Georgia…. Read More

“Church as usual” is no longer an option By Chris R. Armstrong Autumn 2019 This article is based on an address delivered on June 6, 2019, to the Kern Family… Read More

August 07, 2023 by: Joe Rigney Our Greatest Danger What is the greatest danger that any human being faces? Not physical pain or social ostracism or even death. The greatest danger… Read More

The following endorsement is from one of our 2023 graduates. (This student joined AIM from Australia.) I just wanted to say a massive “thank you” for the AIM course that… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby 2 August 2023 Good morning from St Augustine, Florida, the oldest (European-established) city in the United States. (Photo R: Castillo de San Marcos,… Read More

THINK:You are responsible for everything Imagine the horrific situation of waking up one morning to find that a stranger had abandoned an infant on your front doorstep. You would not… Read More

September 11, 2023 by: Rosaria Butterfield Lie #1: Homosexuality is normal. Included in this lie is the belief that homosexual orientation is true and immutable—fixed and never-changing. Homosexual orientation, a nineteenth-century… Read More

26 July 2023 IBTM Newsletter Good afternoon from Edinburgh. It’s been quite a week—working on the next UK visa (to be able to remain in Britain), selling the house, looking… Read More

IBTM Newsletter 19 July 2026 Hello from Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, a significant center of early English Christianity. It was initially settled by Irish monks in AD 635,… Read More

…above all, do not despair. No. 009 – 18 July 2023 Hello friend, I’m setting aside my “think … do” framework this week for one important reason: I’m sharing a bit of personal… Read More

Through the whole of salvation history, God has prepared his people for the gift of the Holy Eucharist. Throughout the Old Testament, the Eucharist was prefigured, and in the New… Read More

12 July 2023 The Newsletter of IBTM Good afternoon from sunny Edinburgh! What a lovely time of the year—leafy verdure and gorgeous flowers, temperatures in the 60s, low utility bills,… Read More

  July 2023 – Updates & Ministry Overview First and foremost, we thank God for your continuous love and prayers for us and for our ministries.  God has continued to… Read More

IBTM Newsletter 5 July 2023 Edinburgh, Scotland As mentioned last week, I am deeply struck by the message of Ruth. Not the message of how we should emulate her fine… Read More

28 June 2023 IBTM Newsletter Good evening, friends! Our AIM UK-Ireland weekend in London (Old Testament Interpretation) was a blast, with participants from England, Ireland, Scotland, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Sunday… Read More

Posted by Zachary Mettler | Jun 14, 2023 | Culture Richard Dawkins’ former “right hand man” Josh Timonen has come to believe in Jesus Christ. Dawkins, one of the modern “New Atheists,” is a household name, and… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM Edinburgh, 21 June 2023 Hello from sunny Scotland! It’s the first day of summer (if you’re in the northern hemisphere). For us, dawn began at 3:25… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM Edinburgh, 14 June 2023 Good evening! It’s nice to be back in very sunny Scotland (sunset today is after 10pm) and enjoying time with friends. Yesterday… Read More

A conference paper for the Symposium, ‘Men, Women and the Church’ St John’s College, Durham, September 4, 2004 by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. Wright I am very… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM Izmir, 7 June 2023 Hello from Izmir (biblical Smyrna) and the Global Smyrna Meeting. The first 7 days here are a much-valued part of my own… Read More

IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES By Max Matza BBC News A school district in the US state of Utah has removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools for containing “vulgarity and… Read More

On the morning of Monday, March 27, 28-year-old Audrey Hale sent an ominous Instagram message to an old elementary school friend; “One day this will make more sense. I’ve left… Read More

The newsletter of IBTM Edinburgh, 31 May 2023 Good morning from very sunny Edinburgh! We’re back from a terrific week in Spain. Our messages from Luke and Acts were well… Read More

No. 005 – 23 May 2023 Hello friend, We’re all as different as the day is long. Consequently, one person’s experience may be just that: one person’s experience, and not particularly helpful… Read More

Steve StatenMay, 2023 During the turbulent era of the 1880s through the 1940s when there were competing publications, mission societies, schools, and conventions, there were four courageous evangelists who strove… Read More

The newsletter IBTM 24 May 2023 Buenos días from Madrid! Vicki and I aren’t just teaching this week, but also exploring the stunning cities of Madrid and Toledo with friends…. Read More

17 May 2023 IBTM Newsletter Hello, and good morning from sunny Scotland! Thank you for reading our newsletter. We know your time is valuable, and we appreciate your interest.  … Read More

IBTM Newsletter 10 May 2023 Good morning from sunny Scotland. We have a king. Long live the king! I can say those words, because my wife is English. I’m a… Read More

In the previous two posts I concentrated on Alexander Campbell–his modern Baconianism as his philosophical-methodological base and his embrace of the Reformed approach to theological hermeneutics. In this piece I want to think more… Read More

. This short talk (6 mins) includes material supplementary to Conversations 3, on the use / misuse of Matt 18:15-17.

3 May 2023 IBTM Newsletter Good evening! Vicki and I are back from a highly encouraging teaching weekend in Oslo. We really love Scandinavia, probably because we lived there for… Read More

By Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell APR 26 During the Roman Empire, the most influential religions other than Judaism and Christianity were the mystery religions. In broad terms, these religions… Read More

The Newsletter of IBTM 26 April 2023 Warm greetings from Cumbria, England. Here we’ve been spending time with friends and taking in the superb scenery. Notice the walnut tree (R):… Read More

IBTM Newsletter 19 April 2023 Good evening from sunny Edinburgh! First off, thanks for your generous response to last week’s appeal for funding. $1618 was given or pledged for global teaching… Read More