by Stiles Ministries | Oct 26, 2026
Sin is abhorrent, and it is rampant. In Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be, Plantinga offers one of the most memorable theological descriptions of sin I have encountered: the vandalism of shalom, the corruption of the way God intended things to be. That framing gave me...
by Stiles Ministries | Oct 26, 2026
If you think about God, you are already doing theology. Grenz and Olson introduce theology as something every Christian practices, not a subject reserved only for specialists. They explain what theology is, why it matters to the church, how Scripture functions in...
by Stiles Ministries | Oct 26, 2026
Oh gosh, this book. RetroChristianity is one of the reasons I ended up studying at Dallas Theological Seminary, and yes, my copy is signed by Dr. Svigel himself. I first read it while attending another seminary, before transferring to DTS, and it gave me language for...
by Stiles Ministries | Oct 26, 2026
I live with generalized anxiety disorder, and one of the hardest parts is that my body can feel afraid even when my mind knows there is no immediate danger. That disconnect can be confusing, frustrating, and sometimes awkward. Darkness Is My Only Companion matters to...
by Stiles Ministries | Oct 26, 2026
I read the three-volume Exploring Christian Theology series from which this single-volume edition draws, and I appreciate that Essentials of Christian Theology makes the same core material more accessible. Holsteen and Svigel introduce the major doctrines of Christian...
