In What Do We Place Our Hope?
The sun is reaching its solar maximum, people are worried about an “internet-apocalypse”, and since the pandemic we are again witnessing mass hysteria. In what, or who, do we place our trust?
Steven R. Martins
The Clock is Ticking, the Ship is Sinking
It has been three years since we started the Cántaro Institute, and four years since Daniel Lobo and Julian Castaño sat with me overlooking the Costa Rican tropics and discussed the need for a reformation and renewal of the Western church and culture.
The Lens By Which We See The World
The inspired Word is the divine THESIS, the lens by which we can see the world for what it truly is, and the guiding principle by which we ought to order our lives.
What is the Biblical Apologetic Methodology?
There are many kinds of apologetic “methodologies”, from evidentialist to classical to presuppositional, sometimes there is even a mixed use of these methodologies. But what we want to know is, What is the “biblical” apologetic methodology?
The Incarnation & Its Implications
What does the incarnation of Jesus Christ mean? What did the early church have to say about it? What were the implications of one’s view of the incarnation? Rev. Steven R. Martins explains that the very historic nature of Christianity makes it a unique, real, and living faith, over against materialist or spiritual heresies.
Epiphany: The Manifestation of God
What is epiphany? The word “epiphany” can be defined as a “manifestation of God”, as what we see in the advent passage of Matthew 2:1-12, when the Christ was manifested to the magi. Rev. Steven R. Martins explains the biblical meaning of “epiphany” and what Christ’s revealed identity means for us.
Who was Matthew? A Story of Grace
We’ve read his gospel account, but who was he? Who was Matthew, one of the twelve chosen by Jesus?
The Transfiguration and the Knowledge of God
Speaking on Luke 9:28-43, Steven R. Martins challenges us to not settle for less when it concerns our knowledge of God. Peter thought he knew Jesus well enough, until he committed a fatal error at the Mount of Transfiguration.
A Distinctly Christian View of Philosophy and Apologetics
Theotivity: Theology + Creativity recently interviewed Institute founder Steven R. Martins on their podcast. Listen to their conversation on a distinctly Christian view of philosophy and apologetics.
What is Apologetics? (2/2)
What is Apologetics? Far from what many perceive it as, it is not a discipline constrained to the evidential, factual, and historical, it extends well beyond that, proving to be all-encompassing in its scope.