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April 2013

April 28, 2013

On Creation and Killing Canaanites: One Simple, Hardly Worth Mentioning (but I feel that I should) Thought

In recent months, these two issues--creation and Canaanite extermination--have been among the more heat-producing that...

April 26, 2013

Science, Faith, and Academic Freedom: notes from a conference

I was in Ohio (pronounced o-HI-o) earlier this week. I hadn't been there since 2005...

April 24, 2013

An Ancient Bible Gives You Ancient “Science,” Not Modern. (I wish we didn’t have to keep saying that.)

Today we continue Denis Lamoureux's series of brief slide shows on his popular book I Love...

April 20, 2013

Were David Koresh and the Branch Dividians Guilty of Plagiarism?

NPR ran a story today marking the 20th anniversary of the Branch Davidian standoff and tragic...

April 17, 2013

Senate Blocks Gun Background Check Legislation. In Other News, I’m Done.

Unbelievable. I don't normally post on politics. Political news doesn't interest me much, mainly because...

April 17, 2013

Reading the Old Testament: You Gotta Have Attitude

Christians do not read Scripture for mere historical interest. They read Scripture as members of...

April 15, 2013

What is “Evolutionary Creation”? Let Denis Lamoureux Tell You (he wrote the book)

Today's post is more a 12 minute guest slide show (link below) by Denis Lamoureux, associate...

April 12, 2013

97% of scientists accept some form of evolution (there must be something wrong with them)

A few days ago I posted the main bullet points for the lecture I gave at...

April 09, 2013

The Future of Evangelicalism

Today's post is by Harold Heie, Senior Fellow at the Center for Christian Studies at Gordon...

April 08, 2013

Framing the Evangelical Discussion of Adam and Evolution

This past Saturday, I gave a paper at the northeast regional meeting of the Evangelical...

April 07, 2013

The Survivors Write the History: a brief book note on a new book on the Old Testament

I recently began reading The Legacy of Israel in Judah's Bible: History, Politics, and the Reinscribing...

April 04, 2013

Is Evangelicalism a 6th Grade Version of Mature Christianity?

Peter Traben Haas, former evangelical and now senior pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in...

April 01, 2013

Tim Keller on Homosexuality and Biblical Authority: Different Crisis, Same Problem.

In a recent Ethics and Public Policy Center forum, Tim Keller spoke to a group of...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Getting Jesus Right: 2 Quick Comments on Week 4 of “The Bible” on the History Channel

Bottom line, I think the New Testament is being handled a lot better than the...

March 28, 2013

What do food and following Jesus have to do with each other? An interview with Rachel Marie Stone

Today we have a real treat (a witty pun--give it a minute): an interview with Rachel Marie...

March 27, 2013

Evolution is “theoretically possible” but “unbelievably unlikely”: thoughts on creation and evolution from John Piper

In a recent 6-minute podcast, "Can We Reconcile Creation and Evolution?", John Piper shares his...

March 23, 2013

Uh Oh, What if God Actually DOES Play Dice (or, Is Evolution Random?)

Helen De Cruz (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Institute of Philosophy), recently posted a brief article "A Darwinian...

March 18, 2013

How I Would Have Plotted Out “The Bible” Series on the The History Channel Had I Been Asked (and I wasn’t)

O.K., let's try to be constructive here. I'm not crazy about the TV series "The...

March 16, 2013

Q: What Do Roma Downey and Writers of the Bible Have In Common? A: Neither Sticks to the Script.

There's been a lot of slamming of "The Bible" TV series on the History Channel...

March 15, 2013

I Have Conquered Canada: My Interview on The Drew Marshall Show

The Drew Marshall Show is "Canada's most listened to spiritual talk show," though probably not any...

March 13, 2013

You Know, Maybe the Problem Isn’t Always the Other Guy (or Thomas Keating, Richard Rohr, and Pete Enns Walk into a Sweat Lodge)

In the spiritual life, there aren't too many absolutes I can make, but this is...

March 12, 2013

Not All Homeschoolers Think Adam Had a Pet Dinosaur, Which is Good

Last week, The Atlantic posted a very balanced online article, "Old Earth, Young Minds: Evangelical...

March 10, 2013

Dear Lord, Please Make the ChristianMingle.com Commercials Stop (or, my thoughts on week 2 of “The Bible” on The History Channel)

Can we declare holy war on the ChristianMingle.com commercials? ChristianMingle.com doesn't elevate dating to holy...

March 07, 2013

More Bullying by the Southern Baptists: but this time someone crossed the line

Recently, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary broadcast another "panel discussion," this one taking to task Eric...

March 05, 2013

Jesus Told Me He Wants Me to Blog More

In the fifty-second year, in the third month on the third day, as I was...

March 04, 2013

“The Bible” on the History Channel: Not the Absolute Train Wreck I Thought it Would Be

I'm not a big fan of seeing the Bible depicted in film. The biblical narratives have...

March 01, 2013

Why I Don’t Believe in God Anymore

I don't believe in God anymore. I used to, though. This is a choice I've...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

No Beauty without Ash: The Paradox of True Christian Art (or, getting ready for Easter)

Today’s post is written by Brandon Ambrosino, a self-described “post-evangelical, orthodox Christian,” who is active...

February 24, 2013

5 Old Testament Reasons to Rethink “Original Sin”

I think I've always been a bit uneasy about the idea that God holds me responsible in...

February 22, 2013

Half the Church: A Brief Interview with Carolyn Custis James

Today's post is a brief interview with Carolyn Custis James about her most recent book...

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