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February 2011

February 26, 2011

A review of Kenneth Stewart's Ten Myths about Calvinism: Recovering the Breadth of the Reformed Tradition

This is a book everyone interested in Calvinism, whether for it, against it or simply...

February 25, 2011

Is it possible to believe a paradox?

First, let me define "paradox" as not everyone agrees on its meaning.  A paradox is...

February 23, 2011

A Youtube attack on Arminianism

Please take the time to watch Arminianism: The Root of "Christian" Liberalism? on youtube.com.  I,...

February 22, 2011

New Book about Calvinism

I'm slowly working my way through an advance copy of a forthcoming book on Calvinism...

February 20, 2011

American Christianity and Semi-Pelagianism

I have agreed with my Calvinist friends (such as Mike Horton) that American Christianity is...

February 18, 2011

Do Arminians owe "The Church" an apology?

The owner of YouTube channel The Pristine Faith has posted a video where he apologizes...

February 16, 2011

Why do conservatives and moderates/liberals worship the ways they do?

I have worshiped in many different kinds of churches.  Here I'll focus only on Protestant...

February 14, 2011

Thoughts on God changing the past

Thoughts on God changing the past So, here is where I have come to on...

February 12, 2011

Report on a holocaust conference

I like to use my blog at least occasionally to report on conferences I attended. ...

February 11, 2011

Follow up regarding God changing the past

Several commenters responded to my question about whether God can change the past by saying...

February 10, 2011

Can God change the past?

Sounds like "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" doesn't it? ...

February 08, 2011

On a completely different note (about men's and women's health)

Three things about February annoy me: my birthday (who celebrates it after 50 except as...

February 06, 2011

Crossless Christianity?

I've only been on this earth less than six full decades, but I have noticed...

February 03, 2011

About the atonement

If you have not read the recent discussion threat responding to my posting about Edwards'...

February 01, 2011

Jonathan Edwards and John Piper on the atonement

I've been reading Jonathan Edwards and John Piper on the atonement lately.  Both (naturally because...

January 2011

January 30, 2011

One more good word misused (and then I'll quite grinding this axe for a while!)

Besides "community" there's "love."  I get so irritated by the ways in which the word...

January 28, 2011

Another good word that is losing all meaning

One of my pet peeves is how the media take good words and twist them...

January 26, 2011

A brief pause to let my readers catch up…

I want to take a brief hiatus from posting so that everyone can read my...

January 24, 2011

Arminian theology is evangelical theology (long)

  I apologize that some formatting may have been lost here--especially the blocking and indentation...

January 22, 2011

Needed: a summit of evangelical Calvinists and (Real) Arminians

Obviously this debate between Calvinists and Arminians is never going to be resolved until heaven. ...

January 20, 2011

What the analogy is and is not

Several people have misinterpreted the analogy of the ship's captain and the drowning man as...

January 19, 2011

A thought experiment (about "cooperative effort")

This is a follow up to my earlier response to Michael Horton's comment about Arminianism...

January 18, 2011

Michael Horton responds

My friend and brother in Christ Michael Horton has submitted a response to my complaint...

January 16, 2011

My response to Michael Horton's Christless Christianity

For the most part I agree with Horton in Christless Christianity that American Christianity has...

January 14, 2011

Inclusivism, Arminianism and Liberalism

When someone drags out the tired, old canard that Arminianism leads to liberalism in theology...

January 12, 2011

A thought experiment about restrictivism and inclusivism

One of the hottest topics among evangelical theologians (and theologically interested pastors and lay people)...

January 11, 2011

A word of encouragement to those attempting to post comments

My blog master tells me a fix is on its way.  Many of you have...

January 10, 2011

If you are having trouble posting a comment here….

Several potential commentors have e-mailed me saying they have tried without success to post comments...

January 08, 2011

Does anyone know what the Kingdom of God is?

One of my pet peeves is the fact that most Christian lay people and even...

January 06, 2011

American exceptionalism as idolatry?

Recently there's been a lot of talk about something called "American exceptionalism."  Some right wing...

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