Ask Dr. E

Q: Can women be deacons? Were deacons an actual “office” in the first church, or were they simply servants/volunteers as the word denotes?

Q: My question is do you think our home in heaven will be our dream home? I know we’ll be completely satisfied with Jesus, but I just wonder if our longings on earth will be fulfilled in Heaven.

Q: Health, cultural, or traditional reasons aside: should Christian parents have their sons circumcised for religious or theological reasons?

Q: Regarding the “lost sheep” and our Good Shepherd Who goes after even one: is that referring to unbelievers, or to someone who has strayed from the flock, and do they both “know His voice”?

Q: Why are censuses usually considered a sin in the Old Testament?

What’s the context of Jesus’s statement that “there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom”? A great question and possibly Dr. E’s fastest answer to date.

Wait a minute, was John the Baptist Elijah? A question more than a few careful students have Scripture may have wondered.

Why did God create people who would reject Him? A complicated question with an answer that’s perhaps simpler than you may think.

Is there a biblical argument for Christians to use self-defense?

Why do we ask others to pray when we can pray for ourselves? A candid conversation about gossip, performative prayer, and the Biblical instruction to bear one another’s burdens.