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September 2010

September 07, 2010

Protestant purgatory?

For some years now I've been wrestling with the concept of purgatory and wondering whether...

September 05, 2010

Arminian teaching regarding original sin

One of the purposes of this blog is to clarify Arminian theology and distinguish classical...

September 03, 2010

Stephen Hawking on the world without God

According to news reports, noted physicist Stephen Hawking has publicly declared that God did not...

September 03, 2010

Quick response re: Arminian doctrine of total depravity

Contrary to one post here, "total depravity" does not necessarily include being born guilty of...

September 02, 2010

A good, new, non-Arminian, Arminian book!

If the header confuses you, the book's lack of admission that it is promoting Arminianism...

September 01, 2010

God and evil

Obviously, one posted message cannot begin to solve the problem(s) of God and evil. All...

August 2010

August 30, 2010

God's self-limitations

Several posters here seem to me to ignore an important presupposition of classical Arminian theology...

August 29, 2010

Why I am not an open theist

Someone asked me why I am not an open theist. I respect open theists for...

August 27, 2010

Evangelicalism and postmodernism

For some time now I've been concerned about the term "postmodernism"--especially as it is thrown...

August 26, 2010

A quick question for my Calvinist interlocutors

Rarely do I intend to use this blog to engage in debate; I see it...

August 25, 2010

Why open theism doesn't even matter (very much)

A couple days ago I wrote here about the controversy over open theism among evangelicals. ...

August 24, 2010

A brief respite from writing…

Dear readers, Don't despair! (As if you would!) I will be back. (Some of you...

August 23, 2010

Open theism: a test case for evangelicals

In the January 9, 1995 issue of Christianity Today I reviewed the then new book...

August 22, 2010

One more quick sidebar about clarifying Arminianism

I have forwarded posts with which I strongly disagree, but I don't have time to...

August 21, 2010

coming up next: open theism

On Monday (the Lord willing) I will post something here about open theism and the...

August 20, 2010

How do I know the Bible is God's Word?

A common response to my rejection of the term "inerrancy" is "If the Bible contains...

August 19, 2010

Why inerrancy doesn't matter

I know I promised more about postconservative evangelicalism today. Even though it may not seem...

August 18, 2010

Unconditional election & universal atonement

Contrary to what one respondant claims, classical Calvinism does believe that God's election of persons...

August 17, 2010

Remembering Clark Pinnock: Postconservative Evangelical Par Excellence

I just heard about my friend Clark Pinnock's death on Sunday, August 15 at age...

August 17, 2010

A comment about God's "passing over"…

Only occasionally will I take the time to respond in a post to a specific...

August 16, 2010

"Confessions of a postconservative evangelical"

Previously I confessed that I can no longer call myself an "evangelical" without qualification. The...

August 14, 2010

Is there one evangelicalism?

Recently I heard that author Anne Rice is "quitting Christianity." According to reports I have...

August 13, 2010

Diversity of Calvinism/Reformed theology

One person responding to one of my postings said something about the diversity of Arminianism...

August 12, 2010

Two new books about evangelicalism

Occasionally I will review or just recommend (or not) books here. Yesterday I received a new book Baker...

August 11, 2010

A word about the parable…

Returning to the parable I posted here Monday: A parable is a story that is...

August 10, 2010

A modest proposal to end the gay marriage debate

Recently a federal court struck down as unconstitutional California's Proposition 8 that made gay marriage...

August 09, 2010

Grace and free will: a parable

A Calvinist seminary professor lectured on the incompatibility of salvation by grace alone through faith...

August 07, 2010

Changing the subject: church music

I find the weekend a good opportunity to change subjects (even if only temporarily). Most...

August 06, 2010

The problem with Calvinism is…

People often ask me what is my single most serious problem with Calvinism. Why am...

August 05, 2010

What is an Arminian?

Contrary to what some critics say, an Arminian is someone who believes that salvation is...