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May 2012

May 23, 2012

Part 11 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 11 The Kingdom of God

Part 11 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 11 The Kingdom of God...

May 21, 2012

Should a Christian Work for Government?

Should a Christian Work for Government? Lately I’ve been reading a lot of Hauerwas. Earlier...

May 19, 2012

A final word on Social Darwinism (and misunderstanding a blog!)

Recently I blogged here about Social Darwinism. My main point was that Social Darwinism is...

May 18, 2012

Guest post about Romney and the Religious Right

(The following post is by Brandon Morgan. It does not necessarily express the views held...

May 16, 2012

Can a Christian be a Social Darwinist?

I don't have a definite answer to that although I tend to think Social Darwinism...

May 15, 2012

A New Book on Justification and Some Questions about Calvinism and Heavenly Rewards

A New Calvinist Book on Justification Perplexes I have been asked to review Justification: A...

May 14, 2012

Brian Abasciano’s response to a review of his book on Romans 9-11

I don't normally do this at my blog, but friend Brian Abasciano of Gordon-Conwell Theological...

May 13, 2012

How to Believe without Being Fundamentalist

How to Believe without Being Fundamentalist Because of the prevalence of fundamentalism (and what I...

May 11, 2012

“Full Gospel?” Part 10 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 10 “The Holy Spirit”

Part 10 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 10: “The Holy Spirit” The...

May 09, 2012

“Fundamentalism” of the Left

I put "fundamentalism" in scare quotes to distinguish its use here from its proper, historical-theological...

May 07, 2012

Theological thoughts about “megachurches”

The question of megachurches arises frequently. Recently someone here reported that an influential Baptist seminary...

May 05, 2012

A Few Thoughts about Science and Theology

I did not get to hear Alvin Plantinga when he spoke at my university a...

May 03, 2012

A “Favorite” Pet Peeve: “Asking Oprah (or Dear Abby)…”

In a recent column a Christian woman asked "Dear Abby" (Pauline Phillips) about God and...

May 01, 2012

Recent responses to Against Calvinism

Here I post two e-mails that typify responses I've received from individuals about Against Calvinism....

April 2012

April 29, 2012

Part 9 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Justification

Part 9 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 9, “Justification” by Philip Graham...

April 28, 2012

Christless Christianity in Movies?

About a year ago my friend Mike Horton published a book entitled Christless Christianity. Mike...

April 27, 2012

Mention in New York Times (April 29)

Thanks to the faithful visitor to my blog who alerted me to the fact that...

April 27, 2012

Experimenting with formatting/fonts

Please excuse this test post. I'm trying to find the right font. The one I...

April 25, 2012

Emerging Churches and the Jesus People Movement Compared

Emerging Churches and the Jesus People Movement Compared Earlier I blogged about similarities I see...

April 22, 2012

Certainty Not. (A Guest Post)

What follows is a guest post by Austin Fischer, Teaching Pastor at Vista Community Church,...

April 19, 2012

What Distinguishes “Evangelical” from “Fundamentalist?”

What Distinguishes “Evangelical” from “Fundamentalist?” Is it possible to be truly, authentically evangelical without being...

April 17, 2012

Another Round in the Theodicy Debate (This Time Involving Bob Dylan!)

For some reason WordPress has changed my font size and being the complete non-techie that...

April 15, 2012

Part 8 of Response to The Gospel as Center, Chapter 8: “Christ’s Redemption”

Part 8 of Response to The Gospel as Center; Chapter 8: “Christ’s Redemption” by Sandy...

April 12, 2012

And Now…It’s Time’s Turn: April 16 (2012) Cover Story about Heaven

And Now…It’s Time’s Turn: April 16 (2012) Cover Story about Heaven It seems the major...

April 10, 2012

Part 7 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 7 “What Is the Gospel?”

Part 7 of Response to The Gospel as Center. Chapter 7: “What Is the Gospel”...

April 08, 2012

Truly he is risen!…He sure is! An Easter Meditation

“Truly he is risen!” “He…sure is!” An Easter Meditation On Easter Sunday morning I took...

April 06, 2012

Reflections on Cognitive Dissonance: Hauerwas and Newsweek

Reflections on Cognitive Dissonance: Hauerwas and Newsweek Recently I’ve been reading a lot of Stanley...

April 04, 2012

Part 6 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 6 “The Plan”

Part 6 of Response to The Gospel as Center: Chapter 6, “The Plan” by Colin...

April 01, 2012

John Piper and Pietism

Recently John Piper declared himself a pietistic Reformed person. See: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/marchweb-only/john-piper-racism-reconciliation.html?utm_source=ctweekly-html&utm_medium=eNews&utm_term=3050084&utm_content=122851977&utm_campaign=2012 As someone who likes...

April 01, 2012

Are divorce and remarriage and homosexual relations comparable?

A recent guest editorial in the Minneapolis Star Tribune (April 1, 2012) argues that evangelicals...