Author: Leah MarieAnn Klett

Leah MarieAnn Klett Wayne Jacobsen, co-creator of the bestselling novel The Shack, has revealed that an early draft of the controversial book embraced universalism, but said he refused to help rewrite it unless that theology was removed. In an interview with The Christian Post, Jacobsen, a longtime pastor, teacher and author, reflected on the controversy that has followed The Shack for nearly two decades while discussing his latest book,Just Love,co-written with South African educator and theologian Tobie van der Westhuizen. Among the most persistent criticisms of The Shack was that it promoted universalism, the belief that all people will ultimately…

Leah MarieAnn Klett,  As scrutiny of The Passion Translation intensifies following a high-profile investigation promoted by apologist Mike Winger, a growing number of churches and Bible platforms are distancing themselves from the controversial paraphrase. In recent weeks, several prominent charismatic leaders and organizations that once embraced The Passion Translation (TPT) have either withdrawn their support or quietly removed it from circulation amid allegations involving plagiarism, misrepresented academic credentials and disputed translation methodology. The shift comes after Winger, a California-based Bible teacher and apologist, spent years criticizing TPT and its lead translator, Brian Simmons, arguing that the work contains problematic additions…

By Leah MarieAnn Klett Pastor and theologian John Piper has pushed back on the idea that Christians enter a state of unconscious “soul sleep” after death and stressed that instead, believers go immediately into the presence of Jesus. In a recent episode of Ask Pastor John, the 80-year-old Desiring God founder addressed a question about what happens in the moments after death, a topic that has long generated confusion among Christians seeking to reconcile passages like 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 with 2 Corinthians 5:6–8. Responding to a listener named Jessica, Piper said the Apostle Paul’s writings leave no room for the notion that the soul remains dormant…

By Leah MarieAnn Klett An international team of researchers has recovered dozens of long-lost pages from one of Christianity’s earliest New Testament manuscripts, including the letters of Apostle Paul, shedding new light on how early believers read and studied Scripture. Led by the University of Glasgow, the team used advanced imaging technology to recover 42 missing pages from Codex H, a sixth-century Greek manuscript containing the letters of Apostle Paul, according to an announcement from the university. The manuscript, also known as GA 015, had been dismantled in the 13th century at a monastery on Mount Athos, where its parchment pages…