There Are Five Atonement Theories, Not One. Here's Why That Matters
Christianity has produced at least five major theories of what the cross accomplished — Ransom, Christus Victor, Sacrifice/Access, Moral Influence, and Penal Substitution — spanning 2,000 years, and no ecumenical council has ever declared one of them "the" answer.
How to Choose a Bible for Your Kid Without Accidentally Teaching Them Theology You Don't Believe
Children's Bibles are not miniature adult Bibles. They are curated selections of stories, retold for young audiences, with interpretive framing baked into every editorial decision. The pictures, the language, the stories chosen and omitted — all of it is theology. And most parents never think to evaluate it that way.