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February 2019

February 04, 2019

What Has Happened to the Evangelical Christianity of Not Long Ago?

What Has Happened to the Evangelical Christianity of Not Long Ago? The other day I...

February 02, 2019

Does Taking Migrant Children from Parents Constitute a Crime Against Humanity?

Does Taking Migrant Children from Parents Constitute a Crime Against Humanity? Before reading this, I...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

Is Evangelicalism White?

Is Evangelicalism White? Increasingly others are joining me (or I am joining them) in criticizing...

January 26, 2019

What Is a “Moral Universe?”

What Is a “Moral Universe?” In my immediately preceding blog essay here I talked about...

January 23, 2019

Down to “Rock Bottom” of Christian Theism: God and the Good

Down to “Rock Bottom” of Christian Theism: God and the Good Unfortunately for everyone (including...

January 20, 2019

Does God “Embrace All People Regardless…?”

Does God “Embrace All People Regardless…?” Not very long ago I was invited to sign...

January 17, 2019

Is There Anything New Under the Sun? (Return to Discussion of “INC”)

Is There Anything New Under the Sun? (Return to Discussion of “INC”) My previous (most...

January 13, 2019

A Newish American Church Phenomenon: INC (Independent Network Christianity)

A Newish American Church Phenomenon: INC (Independent Network Christianity) I learned the name of this...

January 10, 2019

The “Judge Judged in Our Place”: Substitutionary Atonement Reclaimed

The “Judge Judged in Our Place”: Substitutionary Atonement Reclaimed Over the years of teaching theology...

January 07, 2019

“Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Wall”

“Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Wall” The poem “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost...

January 04, 2019

Empathy Is Good; Justice Is Better

Empathy Is Good; Justice Is Better In a way, this is “Part 3” of an...

January 02, 2019

Follow Up to Previous Post: Was Slavery Always Morally and Ethically Wrong Even When It Was Legal?

Follow Up to Previous Post: Was Slavery Always Morally and Ethically Wrong Even When It...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

What Is the Foundation (If Any) of Human Rights?

What Is the Foundation (If Any) of Human Rights? We hear much talk (in Western...

December 28, 2018

Did Jesus “Sort” People?

Did Jesus “Sort” People? According to a mainline Protestant pastor, writing a guest column in...

December 24, 2018

What Do We Owe the Dead? A Question of Ethics

What Do We Owe the Dead? A Question of Ethics A couple years ago I...

December 20, 2018

A New Name for an Old Fallacy: “Assailment-by-Entailment”

A New Name for an Old Fallacy: “Assailment-by-Entailment” I receive a lot of e-mail from...

December 17, 2018

Is It Time for American Christians to Bow out of the Culture Wars? Part 2

Is It Time for American Christians to Bow out of the Culture Wars? Part 2...

December 14, 2018

Is It Time for American Christians to Bow Out of the Culture Wars? Part 1

Is It Time for American Christians to Bow out of the Culture Wars? Part 1...

December 11, 2018

Idolatry on a Billboard?

Idolatry on a Billboard? For some time now I have been warning anyone who will...

December 08, 2018

Can a Calvinist Honestly Say “God Loves You” to Everyone?

Can a Calvinist Honestly Say “God Loves You” to Everyone? Recently a leading American Calvinist...

December 04, 2018

Is “Calminianism” Really a Thing?

Is “Calminianism” Really a Thing? Recently I received in the mail a pre-publication copy...

December 01, 2018

“We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us” Thoughts about American “Evangelicals”

“We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us” Thoughts about American “Evangelicals” The famous...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

A Powerful Wedding Sermon: Example of “Prophecy?”

“The Climb” Guest Post by Asahel Adams *This is a sermon heard at a Christian...

November 22, 2018

What Can Be “The Bible?”

What Can Be “The Bible?” A question has come to me and the questioner has...

November 18, 2018

Who Is an “Evangelical” and Who Gets to Decide?

Who Is an “Evangelical” and Who Gets to Decide? This question (or two) has been...

November 13, 2018

The Prophethood of Every Believer

The Prophethood of Every Believer “Prophecy” means many different things to different people. Here I...

November 09, 2018

Billy Graham as “Pope” of Evangelicalism

Billy Graham as “Pope” of Evangelicalism Roger E. Olson *Note: This essay was presented...

November 07, 2018

Calvinism and Arminianism Compared by Roger E. Olson

Calvinism and Arminianism Compared by Roger E. Olson *Note: The below is not copyrighted material,...

November 06, 2018

Follow Up to My Recent Blog Post about American Men

Follow Up to My Recent Blog Post about American Men I wish I had seen...

November 04, 2018

Thoughts about Men in American Culture

Thoughts about Men in American Culture Believe me, I’m not trying to start a new...