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August 2019

August 20, 2019

Could I Attend a Calvinist Church?

Could I Attend a Calvinist Church? The simple answer is—“it depends.” Here’s a hypothetical case...

August 15, 2019

Cruelty to Children: Clear Evidence of Evil

Cruelty to Children: Clear Evidence of Evil Recently I watched an interview with the head...

August 11, 2019

Who Is Helping Christians Cope with Non-Christian Messages?

Who Is Helping Christians Cope with Non-Christian Messages? Some years ago I felt called to...

August 08, 2019

The Watershed Difference between Calvinism and Arminianism

The Watershed Difference between Calvinism and Arminianism John Piper and other aggressive Calvinists continue to...

August 05, 2019

What’s Behind the Frequent Mass Shootings in the United States?

What’s Behind the Frequent Mass Shootings in the United States? My fear is that mass...

August 02, 2019

Why True Christianity Can Never Be an Ideology

Why True Christianity Can Never Be an Ideology This is my promised follow up to...

July 2019

July 31, 2019

What Is an Ideology and How to Detect One

What Is an Ideology and How to Detect One For many years I’ve been fascinated...

July 27, 2019

The Key Difference between Conservative and Postconservative Evangelicals

The Key Difference between Conservative and Postconservative Evangelicals Some years ago I thought I coined...

July 24, 2019

My Religious Roots: A Sentimental Journey and Pilgrimage Story

My Religious Roots: A Pilgrimage I rarely talk here about myself, but some of my...

July 23, 2019

Stopping the Mouths of Evangelicalism’s Critics

Stopping the Mouths of Evangelicalism’s Critics I have said it before here many, many times...

July 18, 2019

9.5 Theses about Evangelical Christianity

9.5 Theses about Evangelical Christianity 1. Evangelical Christianity is not a movement. There have been...

July 17, 2019

What Is This Blog For? An Answer by Roger Olson

What This Blog Is For: From Roger Olson Some people who comment here seem not...

July 12, 2019

The New American Evangelical Liturgy

The New American Evangelical Liturgy Over the years I have had the blessing and curse...

July 09, 2019

Where Is America Going?

Where Is America Going? Why Is There Not More Outrage? Today (when I write this)...

July 06, 2019

The Humpty Dumpty Synderome

The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome In recent discussion here—going back to my post about the problems...

July 03, 2019

On Taking Satanists Seriously

On Taking Satanists Seriously Before reading this you must look back at the immediately preceding...

July 01, 2019

Is Unlimited Pluralism Really a Good Idea?

Is Unlimited Pluralism Really a Good Idea? Two things came to my attention via the...

June 2019

June 27, 2019

My Response to John Piper Regarding “The Heart of the Calvinist-Arminian Divide”

My Response to John Piper Regarding “The Heart of the Calvinist-Arminian Divide” Before reading this...

June 24, 2019

Is Paradox Something Good in Christian Doctrine?

Is Paradox Something Good in Christian Doctrine? A friend recently forwarded to me a sermon...

June 19, 2019

Why Compatibilism is Unbiblical

Why Compatibilism is Unbiblical and an Example of Philosophy Undermining Scripture First, what is “compatibilism?”...

June 14, 2019

Revisioning Masculinity: Toward a Good Masculinism

Revisioning Masculinity: Toward a Good Masculinism One hears of “feminism,” but what might “masculinism” be?...

June 11, 2019

Why I Can’t Be a Fundamentalist (Although I Miss Some of It)

Why I Can’t Be a Fundamentalist (Although I Miss Some of It) Recently, here, a...

June 10, 2019

More about Gay Marriage, Progressive Churches, and Plural Marriage

More about Gay Marriage, Progressive Churches, and Plural Marriage If you have not read my...

June 05, 2019

Why Not Polygamy? A Question to Progressive Churches

Why Not Polygamy? A Question to Progressive Churches Recently several churches with which I have...

June 01, 2019

Three American Religions Confused with Christianity

Three American Religions Confused with Christianity Recently I have been examining and critiquing an American...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

The American Religion: Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism (MTD) Part 3

The American Religion: Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism (MTD) Part 3 If you have not yet read...

May 25, 2019

The American Religion: Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism (MTD) Part 2

The American Religion: Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism (MTD) Part 2 If you have not, please read...

May 22, 2019

The American Religion: Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism (MTD) Part 1

The American Religion: Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism (MTD) Part 1 Several years ago sociologists of religion...

May 19, 2019

What Makes a Religious Group a Cult? Part 3 (Final)

What Makes a Religious Group a Cult? Part 3 (Final) Before reading this blog essay...

May 16, 2019

What Makes a Religious Group a Cult? Part 2

What Makes a Religious Group a Cult? Part 2 If you haven’t read Part 1,...