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May 11, 2026

A New Christian Left?

Everyone in America has heard of James Talarico by now. He is the relatively young,...

May 09, 2026

The Evangelical Theological Society and Me

I almost joined the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) but I’m glad I didn’t. The year...

May 05, 2026

Evangelicalism Was a Closed Club: I Saw It From Inside

Evangelicalism: A Closed Club? Not Always Fair Based on my extensive and deep involvement with...

May 02, 2026

The Secret of Clark Pinnock

Clark Pinnock was a leading evangelical theologian who died in 2010. I followed his career,...

April 2026

April 29, 2026

Evangelicalism: Duplicity and Dissimulation?

Here I continue my series, recently begun, of telling my memories and secrets of the...

April 28, 2026

Memories and Secrets of Evangelicalism

Here I begin a series telling my memories of American evangelicalism and what happened in...

April 24, 2026

Why an Evangelical Theologian Says Capitalism Is Sin

People will have their own opinions, of course, but I will not call this my...

April 22, 2026

The Importance of Breaking Up

I recently here discussed a book by Gary Agee entitled That We May Be One:...

April 20, 2026

Christian Theology In a Post-Theological World

First, it is important to define terms. By “Christian theology” here I mean the discipline...

April 15, 2026

Does Trump Think He Is Jesus?

*What follows is opinion and not meant to impugn anyone’s character* Does Trump think he...

April 14, 2026

An Important but Unrecognized Difference Between Theologies

The Almost Completely Unknown Difference that Makes All the Difference (between Christians and Culture and...

April 05, 2026

Non-denominational Money? (Satire Warning)

A story: The other day I needed some cash. So I went to the bank...

April 02, 2026

Christmas and Easter: Four Holidays?

Today I was trying to explain to my granddaughter what the Easter Bunny has to...

March 2026

March 30, 2026

Taking A Posture of Unity: Ch. 3 of That We May Be One

Here I continue discussion of the book That We May Be One: Practicing Unity in...

March 25, 2026

A New Religious Left In America?

The accompanying picture is of Texas Democrat James Talarico, Democratic candidate for the United States...

March 22, 2026

Speaking of Unity: Chapter 2 of That We May Be One

Here I continue discussion of the book That We May Be One: Practicing Unity in...

March 18, 2026

Two Anglicanisms and Two Pentecostalisms

In recent years a wide divide has opened up within Anglicanism. The Episcopal Church USA...

March 15, 2026

That We May Be One: Unity in a Divided Church

Here I begin discussion of Gary B. Agee’s book That We May Be One: Practicing...

March 11, 2026

Every Interpretation of the Bible’s “Texts of Terror”

Every Known Theistic Approach to Old Testament “Texts of Terror” The phrase “texts of terror”...

March 09, 2026

A New Book Discussion: That We May Be One

In about a week to ten days I will begin discussing That We May Be...

March 05, 2026

Can God Change? Exploring Divine “Becoming” in Theology

Before the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, Christian talk about God “becoming” was shockingly...

March 03, 2026

How Christian Colleges Can Avoid Going Liberal

Everyone involved in Christian higher education knows that many contemporary liberal American colleges and universities...

February 2026

February 28, 2026

Controversies About Evangelical Christian Universities

I have taught Christian theology in three major evangelical Christian universities over forty years. I...

February 25, 2026

What Kind of Christian Are You?

When asked what kind of Christian you are, most people would name a denomination. Or,...

February 21, 2026

Is Calvinism A Heresy?

What is a “heresy?” The dictionary helps little. As a religion scholar and theologian (four...

February 19, 2026

Does God Have Two Natures?

All Christians believe there is only one God—Yahweh—who exists as three “persons” or “hypostases.” (The...

February 17, 2026

Apostasy Again: Case Studies

Recently I posted an essay here about the concept of “apostasy.” Here I will add...

February 12, 2026

The “German Christians” and Apostasy

During the 1930s in Germany some German Protestants declared themselves “German Christians” and openly supported...

February 09, 2026

Surviving As a Reflective Christian

Here I continue and conclude discussion of Daniel Taylor’s book The Myth of Certainty: The...

February 07, 2026

How Liberal Theology Happened

Here I explain my theory of the origins of liberal theology among Christians especially in...

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