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17th century painting of the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew — the apostle being flayed alive, surrounded by executioners and onlookers
Church History

How Did Bartholomew the Apostle Die? Flayed Alive in Armenia

Bartholomew is said to have been flayed alive in Armenia. The tradition is vivid, consistent, and very old.

June 8, 20263 min
Filippino Lippi, Crucifixion of Saint Philip, c. 1500 — the apostle hangs from the cross at Hierapolis in this Strozzi Chapel fresco
Church History

How Did Philip the Apostle Die? Hierapolis and the Evidence

Philip is traditionally said to have died in Hierapolis. What the sources record and what archaeologists have found there.

June 1, 20263 min
PCA scatter plot of 35 Christian denominations across Scripture vs Tradition and Progressive vs Conservative axes
bible history

What Distinguishes the Major Branches of Christianity?

Two axes account for 77.7 percent of the variance across 35 denominations and 15 doctrinal dimensions. Here is what they are.

May 31, 20267 min
The Fallen Angel by Alexandre Cabanel, 1847. Oil on canvas.
Bible History

Why Is the Book of Enoch Not in the Bible?

It is quoted as prophecy by a canonical New Testament author, copied more frequently than most Hebrew Bible books at Qumran, and kept as Scripture by one of the world's oldest Christian communities. The Western church excluded it and never explained why.

May 29, 20266 min
Onan, a young Israelite man in a moment of moral conflict, Old Master oil painting in the manner of Rembrandt
bible history

Who Was Onan? The Bible's Most Misunderstood Figure

Genesis 38 has nothing to do with masturbation. It has everything to do with inheritance law.

May 26, 20268 min
Titian, Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, c. 1553-55 — the beloved apostle in old age, the only one of the Twelve to die a natural death
Church History

How Did John the Apostle Die? The Apostle Who Didn't

John is the only one of the twelve who did not die as a martyr. What the sources say — and why it matters.

May 25, 20264 min
Church congregation gathered together in prayer and community
Tools & Resources

Why Church Volunteers Burn Out (And How Good Systems Prevent It)

Fix the system, not the people.

May 20, 20265 min
Peter Paul Rubens, Saint James the Greater, c. 1612 — the apostle who was the first of the Twelve to be martyred under Herod Agrippa
Church History

How Did James Son of Zebedee Die? The Only Confirmed Apostolic Martyrdom

The only apostle whose death is confirmed in the New Testament, in a single verse in Acts 12.

May 18, 20264 min
Diverse group of young people celebrating outside a small church building
Tools & Resources

How Small Churches Can Run Like a Big Church (Without a Big Budget)

The right systems help you care for more people with the time and resources you have.

May 13, 20263 min
Peter Paul Rubens, Saint Andrew the Apostle, c. 1612 — Andrew holds the X-shaped saltire cross on which he was crucified at Patras
Church History

How Did Andrew the Apostle Die? Traditional Account and Historical Evidence

Andrew is said to have died on an X-shaped cross at Patras. What the early sources actually record.

May 11, 20264 min
Caravaggio's Crucifixion of Saint Peter, c. 1600 — servants strain to hoist the cross as Peter is nailed upside down
Church History

How Did Peter the Apostle Die? Traditional Account and Historical Evidence

Peter is the only apostle traditionally said to have been crucified upside-down — and why he asked for it that way.

May 4, 20264 min
First Council of Nicaea, Michael Damaskinos, 1591
History

Pope Leo XIV and the Search for a Common Easter

How a 1,700-year dispute might finally be resolved.

April 30, 20266 min
Pope Leo XIV
Analysis

Pope Leo XIV's bold project: a global unified Christianity

In his first year, Leo XIV has taken specific steps toward Christian unity that no pope has attempted in decades.

April 27, 20265 min
Dantalion, 71st spirit, depicted with many faces and holding a book
Culture

Why Did Ronan Farrow Depict Sam Altman as a Demon?

The curious cover art from The New Yorker’s Sam Altman investigation has a very specific precedent.

April 24, 20265 min
Gustave Dore, The Deluge (1866)
Announcement

The Book of Enoch Is Now in the BibleTimes Reader

Why we added it, why the moment is right, and what the text actually contains.

April 23, 20262 min
GetSermons app — sermon discovery and streaming platform
Tools & Resources

GetSermons Review: The Best App for Discovering and Streaming Sermons

Cross-library search, Preachai AI interaction, and social clip creation make GetSermons the most complete sermon platform available.

April 23, 20264 min
Open Bible with coffee and study notes
Tools & Resources

The Best Apps for Seminary Students: 10 Tools, Ranked

A roundup of ten tools reshaping how seminary students engage with Scripture, original languages, and theological research.

April 22, 202611 min
The Erdtree radiating golden light over the Lands Between — Elden Ring
Culture

Elden Ring and the influence of Lurianic Kabbalah

The game's structure maps precisely onto Luria's three-act cosmology of contraction, shattering, and repair, in a way no other religious framework does.

April 21, 20267 min
Hands holding a Bible app, stained glass light
Culture

A Billion Installs: The Data Behind Christianity's Digital Moment

The numbers reveal that faith is thriving online, with apps rapidly catching up to meet demand.

April 14, 20264 min
Greek philosophy and Christian theology converging
Philosophy

Logos, the World of Forms, Natural Law, and C.S. Lewis

Why the Same Insight Keeps Appearing Across Civilizations

February 18, 20266 min
Three silhouetted intellectuals in theological discourse
Culture

What Do Tucker Carlson's, Jordan Peterson's, and Peter Thiel's Public Statements Have to Say About Their Interpretation of Christianity?

Three public intellectuals, three distinct interpretations

February 11, 20267 min
The celestial ascent between earth and heaven
Theology

The Journey from Earth to Heaven

- Or, the Journey from Heaven to Earth

February 4, 20266 min
Young person alone in a Gothic cathedral
Culture

The Real Answer Why Gen Z Is Rediscovering Christianity

It's not feminism. It's the collapse of universal liberalism.

January 28, 20265 min

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