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December 2016

December 23, 2016

Merry Christmas and Please Be Patient….

For a few days around Christmas (2016) I will not be able to moderate this...

December 22, 2016

An Excellent Arminian Book on Divine Providence

An Excellent Arminian Book on Divine Providence As an out-of-the-closet evangelical Arminian I am often...

December 19, 2016

The Transcendent Foundation of Humanism (or Why Human Rights Are not Arbitrary)

The Transcendent Foundation of Humanism (Or Why Human Rights Are not Arbitrary) Recently and before...

December 16, 2016

My Thoughts about a New Proposal about God’s Providence and Power

My Thoughts about a New Proposal about God’s Providence and Power Below is a paper...

December 14, 2016

A Kerfuffle over “Church Autonomy” among Baptists

A Kerfuffle over “Church Autonomy” among Baptists My apologies to those of you who have...

December 10, 2016

And Now It Begins: Trump’s Ignorant and Un-American Opinions and Plans

And Now It Begins…Trump’s Ignorant and Un-American Opinions and Plans… According to Associated Press news...

December 07, 2016

What Living in a Post-Truth Culture Means

What Living in a Post-Truth Culture Means It took a newspaper syndicated cartoon (“Non Sequitur”)...

December 04, 2016

Does What the Apostle Paul Said Matter? (Or Is Jesus the Only Norm for Christianity)

Does What the Apostle Paul Said Matter? (Or Is Jesus the Only Norm for Christianity?)...

December 01, 2016

What Makes Someone an “Evangelical?”

What Makes Someone an “Evangelical?” (This is an op-ed piece I wrote for the Waco...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

Is There Such a Thing as “Collective Guilt?”

Is There Such a Thing as “Collective Guilt?” I often wonder what it is that...

November 27, 2016

Thoughts about Fidel Castro

Thoughts about Fidel Castro As most Americans know by now, Cuban leader Fidel Castro died...

November 25, 2016

Do Adherents of Abrahamic Faiths Worship the Same God?

I posted here on this question some months ago, but since then I was invited...

November 23, 2016

R.I.P. Ivan A. Rogers (of “Good Report”)

Some of you have asked me about Ivan A. Rogers--one of my most faithful readers...

November 22, 2016

A Different Interprtation of American History (Worth Considering)

Recently I had some time to binge watch some Netflix videos. I'm always drawn to...

November 21, 2016

Is “Mansplaining” a Thing?

Is "Mansplaining" a Thing? Recently I have heard the term "mansplaining" three times in one...

November 18, 2016

Why I Will Still Not Stop Calling Myself “Evangelical”

Why I Will Still Not Stop Calling Myself “Evangelical” Ever since the election of Donald...

November 16, 2016

Should Christians Worship and Pray together with Non-Christians?

Should Christians Worship and Pray together with Non-Christians? This Thanksgiving Day (November 24) many Christians...

November 13, 2016

Finally, My Thoughts about the 2016 Election

Finally, My Thoughts about the 2016 Election Rarely am I without words. However, I admit...

November 10, 2016

Musings about Adolf Hitler based on the Book “Hitler’s Last Witness…”

Musings about Adolf Hitler based on the Book Hitler’s Last Witness: The Memoirs of Hitler’s...

November 08, 2016

How Denominations Can Survive (If They Should)

How Denominations Can Survive (If They Should) Roger E. Olson Study Conference, November, 2015 The...

November 05, 2016

“In Defense of Denominationalism”

In Defense of Denominations Roger E. Olson Study Conference, November, 2015 The Sider Institute for...

November 02, 2016

Thoughts about Liberation Theologies

Thoughts about Liberation Theologies *Here is a message I sent to my students in my...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

The Dark Side of Pentecostalism

The Dark Side of Pentecostalism This is a follow up, an extended footnotes, if you...

October 29, 2016

What Is Pentecostalism? What Do Pentecostals Believe?

The modern Pentecostal movement began in the first decade of the twentieth century even though...

October 27, 2016

A Few Brief Thoughts about Blogging…

Dear Readers, Occasionally, as right now, I am either too busy or too lacking in...

October 25, 2016

A Shout Out for “Movember”

A Shout Out for “Movember” As everyone in the U.S. knows, October is “Breast Cancer...

October 20, 2016

What to Do about “Angry, White Men?”

What to Do about " Angry, White Men?" Frequently during the past year I have...

October 18, 2016

An Alarming Trend in American Culture: The Decline of Reading Literature

An Alarming Trend in American Culture: The Decline in Reading Literature According to an article...

October 15, 2016

Follow Up to My Post about Denominations: Is Church Attendance Really “Down?”

Follow Up to My Post about Denominations... Over the past year I have read many...

October 13, 2016

Update and Reflections about Editing the Handbook of Denominations…

Update and Reflections about Editing the Handbook of Denominations Some time ago I took on...