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John Calvin on Doubt

Matthew D. Burkholder

Matthew D. Burkholder

03 Feb 2014
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Satisfied or Magnified?

Satisfied or Magnified?

When singing the hymn,"In Christ Alone," I sometimes sing "the love of God was magnified" over the line: "the wrath of God was satisfied." It might seem petty to continue a debate that happened 15 years ago, but as someone who has spent

By Matthew D. Burkholder 16 Oct 2026
Jesus Despised Wealth: Why Don't Christians Seem to Care?

Jesus Despised Wealth: Why Don't Christians Seem to Care?

Of all the images of Jesus modern Christianity has softened, Jesus' hatred of wealth is perhaps the most profound. For example, you may have heard the story of Jesus saying, "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who

By Matthew D. Burkholder 15 Oct 2026
Why Didn't Jesus Write Anything?

Why Didn't Jesus Write Anything?

This question never really occupied my mind until I worked as a TA for an intro to Christian spirituality course filled with Sikh students. Time and again, each student would express complete shock that Christianity was founded on a person that left no writings. In their tradition, they follow the

By Matthew D. Burkholder 29 Sep 2026
Trump & Canada/EU

Trump & Canada/EU

The fact that President Trump has called a potential Canada-EU association (*not* full membership) a "hostile act" and "laughable" is yet another example of Trump's fascist mind. Simply put, the United States executive branch and all his cronies are opposed to the free

By Matthew D. Burkholder 19 Sep 2026

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Theology with Curiosity

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