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Keith D. Stanglin Peter Lastman (1583–1633), "David Gives Uriah a Letter for Joab" Someone might object to the very premise of these posts: “Isn’t that a bit presumptuous? How do you know what God didn’t want?” It’s a fair point to raise and consider, so let me make a few preliminary observations. First of all, to state the obvious, it’s no more or less presumptuous to say what God doesn’t want than to say what God does want. In either case, we’re talking about God’s will

Christian Studies now available In 1980, Michael Weed, along with his faculty colleagues, launched the Faculty Bulletin of the Institute for Christian Studies (later Austin Graduate School of Theology). In 1989, the journal name changed to Christian Studies, an annually published journal engaging biblical studies, culture, ethics, worship, technology, and many other issues facing churches in the contemporary world. Michael edited the journal from 1980 to 2012 (with Todd Hal

This week we continue offering excerpts from the 2026 CCS winter class. In this excerpt from the fifth class meeting, Tessa Davidson discusses "Humans as Creative Beings: Beauty". You can view all of the excerpts from the winter class on our YouTube channel. From the class description: In an age of increasing dependence and formation by technology, it is perhaps more vital than ever that Christians grapple with the question, “What is a human being?” What does it mean to be hu