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July 17, 2016
Whatever Happened to “Missions Sunday?”
Whatever Happened to “Missions Sunday?” This continues my series about things American evangelical Christians have...
July 13, 2016
Review of The Cosmic Dance by Greg Boyd and Friends
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July 11, 2016
Some Hopefully Timely and Relevant Thoughts about Racism in America
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July 10, 2016
Help Needed with Denomination: Plymouth Brethren
As many of you already know, I volunteered to edit the 14th edition of the...
July 07, 2016
The Rule of Good Intentions and Unintended Consequences
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July 06, 2016
Coming Soon…Please Watch for These Here!
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July 03, 2016
An Oldie but Goodie: The Difference between Patriotism and Nationalism
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July 01, 2016
Back by Popular Demand (But Changed)
A week ago I announced my retirement from blogging. Since then I have been inundated...
June 2016
June 25, 2016
Thanks to Everyone for Your Kind Words of Appreciation!
I am sorry I am not able to respond to every appreciative comment; there have...
June 24, 2016
Some Things I Have Learned from Blogging (And a Goodbye for Now)
It's been an interesting experience. I mean blogging. I have published here somewhere around 1,200...
June 21, 2016
What Is an “Evangelical?” To learn quickly and simply what an “evangelical Christian” is you...
June 19, 2016
Recently a student with whom I am very friendly (i.e., no adversarial relationship) informed me...
June 16, 2016
Is American Society Descending into “Anomie?”
Is American Society Descending into “Anomie?” I learned a new term while studying theology in...
June 11, 2016
Is Donald Trump the Antichrist?
Is Donald Trump the Antichrist? Okay, I got your attention. That was almost my only...
June 09, 2016
Should Western Christians Rediscover Exorcism?
Should Western Christians Rediscover Exorcism? I am well aware of how shocked some of my...
June 07, 2016
Is Christianity a “Religion Searching for a Metaphysic?”
Is Christianity a “Religion Searching for a Metaphysic?” Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead famously declared that...
May 2016
May 31, 2016
Ask a Theologian a Question The famous and very influential Baptist radio preacher Vance Havner...
May 29, 2016
Largely Ignored Forms of Oppression
Largely Ignored Forms of Oppression For many years now I have been a rare evangelical...
May 27, 2016
Why I Think Baptists (and “baptists”) Have It Wrong about the Sacraments
Why I Think Baptists (and "baptists") Have It Wrong about Sacraments First, some clarifications: This...
May 24, 2016
The Fundamental Difference between “Modern” and “Postmodern” Philosophies
The Fundamental Difference between "Modern" and "Postmodern" Philosophies Modernity included a search for absolute, indubitable,...
May 22, 2016
Reflections and Questions about the Word “Denomination”
I realize this is not an entirely new subject here, but I have new readers...
May 20, 2016
The Conversation about Transgender Is Closed (For Now)
This morning I had 69 new comments to moderate. And many of them violated the...
May 19, 2016
Saving Hell Now National Geographic has stepped into the evangelical debate about hell () (I...
May 17, 2016
A Serious Question about the Meaning of “Transgender”
A Serious Question about the Meaning of “Transgender” I think everyone would be helped by...
May 15, 2016
A Pentecost Sermon: The Holy Spirit…
The Holy Spirit: Shy Member of the Trinity? Today is Pentecost Sunday. That’s our Christian...
May 13, 2016
A Rare “Television” Entertainment Series about Religion: “The Path”
A Rare “Television” Entertainment Series about Religion: “The Path” (On Hulu) I subscribed to the...
May 11, 2016
A Question for Christian Supporters of U.S.A. Presidential Candidate Donald Trump
A Question for Christian Supporters of U.S.A. Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Here’s my question to...
May 10, 2016
Is God always Gentle with Us? Calling for a Retrieval of a Balanced Biblical View of God
Is God always Gentle with Us? Calling for a Retrieval of the Balanced Biblical View...
May 08, 2016
Dreaming of the Ideal “Mission Trip”
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May 06, 2016
Tempest surrounding Bathrooms: Gender Controversy du Jour
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