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May 2018

May 03, 2018

An Extremely Sensitive Subject Explored: Sexual Abuse of Males

An Extremely Sensitive Subject Explored: Sexual Abuse of Males So why would I be interested...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Was James Cone a Prophet? Some Thoughts about “Black Theology”

Was James Cone a Prophet? Some Thoughts about “Black Theology” A few years ago I...

April 27, 2018

Thoughts about Universalism

Thoughts about Universalism On the heels of my recent review of the movie “Come Sunday”...

April 24, 2018

Review of Movie “Come Sunday” (A Personal Perspective)

Review of Movie “Come Sunday” (A Personal Perspective) What I mean by “a personal perspective”...

April 21, 2018

The Criminal Justice System and Restorative Justice (Guest Post)

The following guest blog post is by Tyler Phillips and is used here with...

April 18, 2018

It’s about Time! Evangelical Leaders Meet to Discuss Evangelical Identity in the Trump Era

It’s about Time! Evangelical Leaders Meet to Discuss Evangelical Identity in the Trump Era According...

April 16, 2018

On the Other Hand: Some “Views from Somewhere” (Metaphysical Views of Reality) are Destined to Die Out

On the Other Hand: Some “Views from Somewhere” (Metaphysical Views of Reality) Are Destined to...

April 13, 2018

The Myth of “Secular Reasoning”

The Myth of “Secular Reasoning” I might as well make it clear and let...

April 09, 2018

Christian Diversity: Is It Good or Bad or Both?

Christian Diversity: Is It Good or Bad or Both? In May (2018) Abingdon Press will...

April 05, 2018

Is There Really Such a Thing as “Christian Privilege?”

Is There Really Such a Thing as “Christian Privilege?” Recently, so it is reported, some...

April 01, 2018

Easter Ought to Mean Joy!

Easter Ought to Mean Joy “The Lord is risen!” “He is risen indeed!” This traditional...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

Calvinism and Assurance of Salvation (or Not)

Calvinism and Assurance of Salvation (or Not) Here is a very interesting, and I would...

March 25, 2018

An Almost Forgotten 20th Century Christian Theologian: Christoph Blumhardt

An Almost Forgotten 20th Century Christian Theologian: Christoph Blumhardt Christoph Blumhardt was born in 1842...

March 22, 2018

Does God Speak to People through Dreams? An African (and Personal) Christian Perspective

Does God Speak to People through Dreams? An African (and Personal) Christian Perspective Over the...

March 18, 2018

Torture Again: Why It Is Always Wrong and More

Torture Again: Why It Is Always Wrong and More I know that I have written...

March 14, 2018

What Is “Original Sin?” And Where Has It Gone (In American Christianity)?

What Is “Original Sin?” And Where Has It Gone (In American Christianity)? I fully realize...

March 09, 2018

Final Thoughts about Church Discipline (For Now)

Final Thoughts about Church Discipline (for Now) Again, as with the previous post about this...

March 05, 2018

Whatever Happened to Church Discipline?

This blog post is intended ONLY for pastors and lay leaders of evangelical Protestant churches—especially...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

Is It True that “What’s Good for Business is Good for America?”

Is It True that “What’s Good for Business is Good for America?” There it was...

February 25, 2018

Remembering Billy Graham (1918-2018)

Remembering Billy Graham (1918-2018) On Wednesday, February 21, American evangelist Billy Graham passed away just...

February 22, 2018

Would You Be Mad at God If He Saved Everyone?

Would You Be Mad at God if He Saved Everyone? Another way of getting at...

February 18, 2018

What Is “Progressive Christianity” and Why Should You Beware of It?

What Is “Progressive Christianity” and Why Should You Beware of It? First of all, do...

February 14, 2018

One Cause of Christian Syncretism Beautifully Explained in a New Documentary: “What Is New Thought?”

One Cause of Christian Syncretism Beautifully Explained in a New Documentary: What Is New Thought?...

February 09, 2018

Why My Conversations with Calvinists are Rarely Productive

Why My Conversations with Calvinists Are Rarely Productive One of the reasons I started this...

February 03, 2018

It’s Time for a National Conversation about Football

The facts are irrefutable now; American football causes long-term and irreversible brain damage in many...

January 2018

January 30, 2018

Why Do We Need Religious Labels?

My stock answer is: What’s the alternative?

January 26, 2018

A Few Words about “Slain in the Spirit” as a Spiritual Experience

Many evangelical and especially Pentecostal-charismatic evangelists have claimed the ability to cause people they pray...

January 23, 2018

R. C. Sproul R.I.P. A Great Evangelical Thinker Remembered

R. C. Sproul R.I.P. A Great Evangelical Thinker Remembered Last month (December, 2017) evangelicalism lost...

January 20, 2018

And Now…More about Trump’s Vile Comments about Other Countries

And Now…More about Trump’s Vile Comments about Other Countries I rarely compose an entire post...

January 18, 2018

An Open Letter to My Fellow Evangelicals about Trump

Jesus was a citizen of a “sh*thole country” if there ever was one.