Daniel Strange

Jul 26, 2024 | premierchristianity.com | Daniel Strange

The father of the modern Olympic Games took his sport very seriously. “For me sport was a religion…with religious sentiment”, wrote Pierre de Coubertin in Olympic Memoirs (Comite International Olympique). Strong words. But perhaps we’re more comfortable with the tongue-in-cheek comment made by former Liverpool FC football manager Bill Shankly: “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude.

Apr 22, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Daniel Strange |Brian Tabb |Benjamin L. Gladd |Nathan Sherman

ARTICLESVolume 49 - Issue 1 Considering theological students and pastors are the primary audience of Themelios (though scholars read it as well), I make no apologies in returning to some elementary A, B, Cs of approaching theological study and offering a few observations.1 These observations should be obvious, but as I know in my own life, they are often assumed and easily forgotten.

Dec 4, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Daniel Strange |Robert Menzies |David Christensen |Andreas J. Köstenberger

As I reach the middle of middle-age, I am, perhaps rather too predictably, doing a bit of soul-searching. It’s not quite a midlife crisis, more a midlife querying. Who am I? Where have I come from? Where I am heading? What will my legacy be? The usual stuff that can very quickly turn into an ugly ungodly self-absorption. The usual stuff that can very quickly tempt me to forget the preeminent promises and securities I have in my identity with Christ.

Nov 8, 2023 | thegoodbook.com | Glen Scrivener |Rebecca McLaughlin |Daniel Strange

The Air We Breathe by Glen ScrivenerToday in the west, Christianity is seen as outdated, bigoted, and responsible for many of society’s problems. Many believers are left embarrassed about their faith. Many outsiders are left wary of religion. But what if the Christian message is not the enemy of our modern Western values, but the very thing that makes sense of them? Is Christmas Unbelievable?

Aug 9, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Daniel Strange |Brett McCracken |Jen Oshman |Jim Davis

As I’ve taught cultural apologetics in the key of “subversive fulfillment,” I’ve developed a framework based on Paul’s Athenian encounter in Acts 17:Entering: stepping into the world and listening to the story. Exploring: searching for elements of grace and the idols attached to them. Exposing: showing up the idols as destructive frauds. Evangelizing: showing off the gospel of Jesus Christ as subversive fulfillment.