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September 2020

September 21, 2020

Should Sons (or Daughters) Succeed Parents as Religious Leaders?

Should Sons (or Daughters) Succeed Parents as Religious Leaders? Well, of course there can be...

September 17, 2020

Review of “That All Shall Be Saved” by David Bentley Hart

Review of That All Shall Be Saved by David Bentley Hart I don’t think I...

September 14, 2020

Can One Be an Evangelical and Roman Catholic?

Can One Be an Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic? This question—whether one can be both...

September 09, 2020

What the One Percent Don’t Want You to Know

What the One Percent Don’t Want You to Know One of my favorite public intellectuals,...

September 07, 2020

Guest Post: Donald Trump Meets the Sacred Soldier by Ted Peters

From Roger Olson: I am honored to present here a guest post/essay by influential theologian...

September 04, 2020

An Excellent Critique of Molinism as Incompatible with Arminianism

An Excellent Critique of Molinism as Incompatible with Arminianism Robert Picirilli is a Free Will...

September 03, 2020

Coming Here Soon: Critiques of Molinism

Coming Here Soon: Critiques of Molinism, Please watch for a coming series about Molinism and...

August 2020

August 30, 2020

Abusing Scripture for Personal or Political Purposes

Abusing Scripture for Personal or Political Purposes Every Christian ought to be repulsed and speak...

August 27, 2020

The Needed Next Step in Empowering Women and Improving the World

The Needed Next Step in Empowering Women and Improving the World One hundred years ago...

August 23, 2020

How This Blog Began: An Outrage in 2011

How This Blog Began: An Outrage in 2011 Before 2011 several friends urged me to...

August 20, 2020

Excellent Historical Documentaries about Christians in 1930s Germany

Excellent Historical Documentaries about Christians in 1930s Germany Paraphrasing philosopher George Santayana: Those who refuse...

August 17, 2020

The Worst Idea Ever: The “Catastrophe of…”

The Worst Idea Ever: The “Catastrophe of…” Yes, I left the title incomplete because I...

August 13, 2020

Can You Be a Baptist and a Hindu (or a Buddhist)?

Can You Be a Baptist and Hindu (or Buddhist)? Now, before someone jumps to the...

August 11, 2020

Why I Have a Problem with the Phrase “Practical Theology”

Why I Have a Problem with the Phrase “Practical Theology” Most seminaries in America have...

August 07, 2020

Our Feet Are Set on Slippery Places: Reflections on the Political Divide in America

Our Feet Are Set on Slippery Places: Reflections on the Political Divide in America What...

August 04, 2020

Second (or Third) Thoughts about Situation Ethics (Part 2)

Second (or Third) Thoughts about Situation Ethics (Part 2) Before reading this be sure to...

August 02, 2020

Second (or Third) Thoughts about “Situation Ethics” (Part One)

Second (or Third) Thoughts about Situation Ethics (Part One) I recently completed a second or...

July 2020

July 30, 2020

Why an Income Tax is the Only Fair Tax

Why an Income Tax Is the Only Fair Tax *I write here as a Christian...

July 25, 2020

A Really Good REFORMED Systematic Theology

A Really Good Reformed Systematic Theology I’m sure many people will think it ironic that...

July 22, 2020

Something Interesting about Many Comments Here (And a Question)

Something Interesting…about Many Comments Here…and a Question… Some of my recent blog essays (“musings”) here...

July 19, 2020

How Would It Begin? The Early Signs of Totalitarianism

How Would It Begin? The Early Signs of Totalitarianism One day some nonviolent protesters against...

July 16, 2020

A Little Known Footnote to Evangelical History: Love of Jews

A Little Known Footnote to Evangelical History: Love of Jews Wikimedia Commons Anti-Semitism is the...

July 12, 2020

The Untold Story of How Hitler Came to Power in Germany

The Untold Story of How Hitler Came to Power in Germany (Wikimedia Commons) “Untold story”...

July 09, 2020

Jesus versus Paul: A Sign of Liberal Theology?

Jesus versus Paul: A Sign of Liberal Theology? Let me just say right off the...

July 06, 2020

Evangelicals and Trump

Evangelicals and Trump According to a recent news report, Pew Research says that approximately 75%...

July 02, 2020

Now I Support Government Funding of Religious Schools (Not)

Now I Support Government Funding of Religious Schools (Not) *Satire Warning* *Note: I had to...

July 01, 2020

Non-Violent Revolution Is Possible

Non-Violent Revolution Is Possible *Note: Here I speak only for myself. If you choose to...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

Words of Caution and Advice for the Protesters

Words of Caution and Advice for the Protesters *Note: If you choose to comment make...

June 26, 2020

Is Racism Ignorance or Disease?

Is Racism Ignorance or Disease? Of course these are not the only two options; it’s...

June 22, 2020

Whatever Happened to Shame?

Whatever Happened to Shame? Some of you, my dear readers, may be old enough to...

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