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May 2014

May 05, 2014

How to tell if you are an Evangelical or a Progressive Christian

As you probably know by now, Steve Chalk's Oasis Trust has been expelled from the...

March 2014

March 12, 2014

Steve Chalke and Andrew Wilson discuss Penal Substitutionary Atonement

Steve Chalke's rejection of Penal Substitution around 10 years ago was the first major controversy...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

Why silence about controversies should not be read as agreement

Just in the past few days both my emails and Twitter stream have contained a...

April 2011

April 27, 2011

VIDEO: Has Rob Bell demonstrated clearly that he is not an Evangelical any more?

In this clip I tell Rob Bell that because he has a very different approach...

April 11, 2009

Easter Wouldn't Be Easter Without A Row About The Atonement

The battle lines continue to be clearly drawn despite the best efforts to be "charitable"...

November 2008

November 21, 2008

THE ATONEMENT DEBATE – Steve Chalke's Further Arguments Against Penal Substitution

This is the last in my short series on Steve Chalke and The Atonement Debate....

November 20, 2008

THE ATONEMENT DEBATE – Steve Chalke and Neglect of the Resurrection

In his arguments against penal substitutionary atonement (PSA), Chalke parodies what its advocates believe, claiming...

November 19, 2008

THE ATONEMENT DEBATE – Steve Chalke Argues Against Penal Substitutionary Atonement

In his chapter in the recent book The Atonement Debate, Steve Chalke begins to argue...

November 18, 2008

THE ATONEMENT DEBATE – Steve Chalke Confirms He Does Not Believe in Penal Substitution

I do want to thank Steve Chalke for the honesty and openness in his contribution...

November 17, 2008

Update on Steve Chalke and The Atonement Debate

Somehow I missed a book published earlier this year by Zondervan called The Atonement Debate....

August 2008

August 31, 2008

2008 Top Posts Numbers 5 and 6

In a sign of just how many preachers read this blog, so far this year...

June 2008

June 07, 2008

Replacing UK Evangelical Leader Joel Edwards

There is no doubt that it has been a difficult time in the Evangelical movement...

February 2008

February 12, 2008

5th Most Read Post – Steve Chalke and "The Lost Message of Jesus"

No. 5 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on November 21,...

January 2008

January 28, 2008

11th Most Read Post – The Atonement: Wright Attacks Both Sides of the Debate

No. 11 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on April 23,...

January 09, 2008

25th Most Read Post – PSA: Precious Gospel or Divine Child Abuse?

No. 25 on the list of the all-time most popular posts with readers of this...

December 2007

December 19, 2007

Review of the Blog – April 2007: Atonement Wars

UPDATE - Steve Chalke has expressed his views more fully in a chapter in The...

July 2007

July 05, 2007

Spurgeon on the Atonement

Yesterday I shared a quote from Wayne Grudem on the atonement. Today it’s Spurgeon’s turn:“All...

July 03, 2007

J. I. Packer on the Atonement

I received the following two articles from the communications director of the UCCF, and they...

July 02, 2007

Penal Substitutionary Atonement – Precious Gospel or Divine Child Abuse?

UPDATE In January 2008, the following post was identified as the 25th all-time most popular...

July 02, 2007

Brian McLaren Supports Steve Chalke About the Cross

UPDATE - Steve Chalke has expressed his views more fully in a chapter in The...

June 2007

June 07, 2007

ATONEMENT – Who is Preaching Another Gospel?

My interview with the authors of pierced for our transgressions seems to have created something...

May 2007

May 21, 2007

UCCF Issues Further Statement on Steve Chalke and the Spring Harvest Split

I reported here a while back that Bishop Broadbent, leader of the Spring Harvest team,...

April 2007

April 28, 2007

Wright Quotes That Affirm Penal Substitutionary Atonement

Justin Taylor helpfully points to some quotes from N. T.Wright that seem to clearly affirm...

April 27, 2007

Peter Broadbent States Atonement Was a Factor in Spring Harvest Split

In today's news, in an article in the Church Times entitled "Atonement Row Gets Personal...

April 23, 2007

Pete Broadbent of Spring Harvest Makes a Statement About Word Alive

UPDATE - Broadbent subsequently issued a further statment which acknowledged Steve Chalke was one factor...

April 23, 2007

The Atonement – N. T. Wright Attacks Both Sides of the Debate

UPDATE November 2008- Steve Chalke has expressed his views more fully in a chapter in...

April 23, 2007

Response from UCCF to the SPRING HARVEST Decision to End the Word Alive Bible Teaching Week After 14 Years

The UCCF has now issued a full statement about the end of Word Alive’s association...

April 19, 2007

Word Alive and Spring Harvest to Separate After 15 Years Because of the Atonement

UPDATE November 2008- Steve Chalke has expressed his views more fully in a chapter in...

April 10, 2007

The Atonement – An Attack on Penal Substitution

A couple of days ago, in the first of my posts on the atonement, I...

February 2007

February 25, 2007

Pierced for Our Transgressions – The Atonement Revisited

I just had my third e-mail in as many days about Pierced For Our Transgressions...