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December 2013

December 11, 2013

Competent and Humble

For the next few Wednesdays enjoy guest posts from a wonderful group of Bethel Seminary...

December 04, 2013

The Pursuit of Happiness

Thanksgiving over and diving into Advent. Here is the tenth and last in a lovely...

November 2013

November 21, 2013

Kierkegaard and Evangelicalism at the American Academy of Religion

Like numerous other religion and theology scholars, I'm preparing for the American Academy of Religion...

November 20, 2013

Your Cheatin’ Heart

After missing a week--can't ignore the day job(s)--here is the ninth in a lovely list...

November 11, 2013

Learning in Institutional Wartime

Today my mind is not on Veteran's Day; rather, my heart is heavy for the...

November 06, 2013

Pride Goeth Before Destruction

Here is the eighth in a lovely list of ten lessons essential for every high school graduate...

November 05, 2013

Adult Bullying, the NFL, and the Kingdom of God

Bullying is in the news again. This time it's the adult version--and in the NFL,...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Learning Lessons

Here is the seventh in a lovely list of ten lessons essential for every high school graduate...

October 22, 2013

Jesus, Millstones, and the “Little Ones”

I've been spending time in Matthew 18 today. I've been deeply impressed with a sense...

October 14, 2013

Did God Create the World Last Tuesday? (the Problem with the “Appearance of Age” Approach)

I'm using the excellent book, Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design (by Deborah Haarsma...

October 09, 2013

Options Man

Here is the fifth in a lovely list of ten lessons essential for every high school graduate...

October 02, 2013

Ha Ha Ha

Here is the fourth in a lovely list of ten lessons essential for every high school graduate...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

The Misunderstood Plato and the Disembodied Soul

Plato gets a bad rap in much of Christian theology these days for his supposed...

September 26, 2013

Be Responsible

Here is the third in a lovely list of ten lessons essential for every high school graduate...

September 19, 2013

Someone Else will Dress You: A Pilgrimage Through Alzheimer’s

The "geography of memory." That's the intriguing metaphor driving Jeanne Murray Walker's fascinating memoir. It's...

September 18, 2013

Collision Course

A few weeks back I ran across a lovely list of ten lessons essential for every high...

September 12, 2013

The Gospel Coalition and the Persistent Problem of Theological Colonialism

Vinoth Ramachandra draws our attention to a striking example of the persistent problem of theological...

September 12, 2013

Politics and Evangelical Theology

The discussion on the "Future of Evangelicalism" continues over at respectfulconversation.net . This might be one...

September 11, 2013

The Middle of the Earth

A few weeks back I ran across a lovely list of ten lessons essential for...

September 03, 2013

I Forgot My Phone

Now that summer is over and a new academic season commences, it seemed to me...

August 2013

August 13, 2013

What’s Your “Madonna Moment?”

Paul Tillich, one of the most significant theologians of culture, tells of a moment in...

August 01, 2013

Cognitive Psychology, Evangelicals, and Biblical Morality

The "respectful conversations" (a project hosted by Harold Heie) continue. This month the topic is...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Relax: Neuroscience is not Going to Destroy Your Faith

I've been doing some reading on cognitive psychology of religion (in part because I'm involved...

July 29, 2013

Reza Aslan, Jesus, and the (False) Presumption of Objectivity

When I watched the clip of Fox News anchor Lauren Green interviewing professor Reza Aslan...

July 05, 2013

Redeeming Doubt (The Other Side of Faith)

Thanks to Tony Jones for posting an excerpt from Emerging Prophet on his blog today (and tomorrow)....

July 02, 2013

“Mind Your Own Business!” (Some Advice from St. Paul)

I recently came across some surprising advice to Christians from Paul. "Make it your ambition...

July 01, 2013

The NSA and the End of Privacy (Or, Why We Don’t Care)

Upon hearing the news of the NSA phone records-breach-of-privacy-scandal, I was a bit surprised at...

June 2013

June 19, 2013

Zombie Jesus Saves

Guest blogger Dawn Duncan Harrell is author of Ten Ways to Pray. You can find...

June 01, 2013

Evangelicalism, Salvation, and other Religions: The Conversation Continues

Over at respectfulconversation.net, the second round of dialogue is now beginning. This month the topic...

May 2013

May 22, 2013

Twister

In the aftermath of another horrific natural disaster, I include a few comments from my...