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January 2021

January 04, 2021

Free Will or Not? Another Round in the Debate

Free Will or Not? Another Round in the Debate I promised Arminian theologian Robert E....

December 2020

December 30, 2020

The Dark Side of Feminism

The Dark Side of Feminism Don’t get all worked up about the title of this...

December 26, 2020

About “Socialism” and Christianity

About “Socialism” and Christianity The word “socialism” is now being used, as it has been...

December 21, 2020

Critical Race Theory Examined and Analyzed

Critical Race Theory Examined and Analyzed Several people have asked me to take up the...

December 18, 2020

A Look at Some Roots of the Political Paranoia Gripping America

A Look at Some Roots of the Political Paranoia Gripping America The internet is lit...

December 15, 2020

Thank God for Science and Scientists, but…

Thank God for Science and Scientists, but… Last evening (Monday, December 14, 2020) I watched...

December 13, 2020

Waiting for Inspiration to Hit: Stay Tuned!

Waiting for Inspiration to Hit: Stay Tuned! Dear Blog Friends, Well, it's that time of...

December 10, 2020

Can Anyone Know Reality Itself? More about Truth

Can Anyone Know Reality Itself? More about Truth In my immediately preceding essay here I...

December 07, 2020

What Is Truth?

What Is Truth? “Truth” is a large granite stone by the side of Interstate 35...

December 03, 2020

A Theology for the Twenty-first Century

A Theology for the Twenty-first Century What am I reading now? A Theology for the...

November 2020

November 29, 2020

Why John Piper Does Not Want Me to Be a Calvinist

Why John Piper Says I Should Not Be a Calvinist! Did you think that John...

November 26, 2020

The Great Reset Is Coming!

The Great Reset Is Coming! There is much talk about a “great Reset” these days....

November 24, 2020

People Disagree. So What?

People Disagree. So What? I don’t remember ever being bothered by the fact that seemingly...

November 21, 2020

Reclaiming Something Good from a Deeply Flawed Religious Heritage

Reclaiming Something Good from a Deeply Flawed Religious Heritage I was tempted to title this...

November 19, 2020

Essentials of Christian Thought

Essentials of Christian Thought I interrupt this fascinating discussion about God (change, death) with a...

November 17, 2020

Who Died on the Cross?

Who Died on the Cross? This is really “part 2”—following my immediately preceding blog essay...

November 13, 2020

Can God Change without Changing?

Can God Change without Changing? Prior to the 20th century, almost all Christian theologians held...

November 11, 2020

Distinguishing between a Movement and Its Ethos

Distinguishing between a Movement and Its Ethos People ask me how I can still call...

November 06, 2020

What Is a “Miracle?”

What Is a “Miracle?” Recently I blogged here rather pessimistically that theology might be dead....

November 03, 2020

Some Random Thoughts on Another Election Day in the U.S.A.

Some Random Thoughts on Another Election Day in the U.S.A. It’s November 3, 2020, another...

October 2020

October 31, 2020

Are “Patriot Churches” Real Churches?

Are “Patriot Churches” Real Churches? *Here, in this essay, I am not thinking of or...

October 27, 2020

Does Theology Even Matter Anymore?

Does Theology Even Matter Anymore? Toward the untimely end of his life, my friend and...

October 22, 2020

Why I Do Not Think of God as “Infinite”

Why I Do Not Think of God as “Infinite” Many people, many Christians included, think...

October 18, 2020

How I Tried on Fundamentalist Christianity and Found It Didn’t Fit

How I Tried on Fundamentalist Christianity and Found It Didn’t Fit If you’re reading this,...

October 14, 2020

How I Tried on Liberal Christianity and Why It Didn’t Fit

How I Tried on Liberal Christianity and Why It Didn’t Fit You know the experience....

October 10, 2020

What Should “Church” Be Like? Answering the Question

What Should “Church” Be Like? Answering the Question My immediately preceding post here was a...

October 06, 2020

Something Seriously Wrong with Much of American Christianity

Something Seriously Wrong with Much of American Christianity Where to begin and where to go...

October 01, 2020

The Answer to “Whose Business Is It Anyway?” (About Moral and Immoral Behaviors)

The Answer to “Whose Business Is It Anyway?” (About Moral and Immoral Behaviors) Whenever the...

September 2020

September 28, 2020

A Question for Atheists and Those Inclined to It: About Incest

A Question for Atheists and Those Inclined to It I’m not trying to pick on...

September 24, 2020

A Test of the Authenticity of Your Christianity

A Test of the Authenticity of Your Christianity Recently here I reviewed David Bentley Hart’s...

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