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2015-10-08T06:10:48-05:00

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Is There a Role for Shaming in Public Ethics?

Last updated on: October 8, 2015 at 6:10 am By Roger E. Olson

One of the most famous questions ever asked in public of a public person was U.S. Army counsel Joseph Welch’s question to Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 during McCarthy’s anti-communist witch hunt in Congress. In total disgust Welch asked McCarthy “At long last, Senator, have you no sense of decency?” This was an example of what I call public shaming for ethical misconduct that does not violate the law. Sometimes I wonder if we need more of that. Too often,... Read more

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2015-10-05T07:37:00-05:00

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Discussion of Scot McKnight’s “Kingdom Conspiracy” Part Four

Last updated on: October 5, 2015 at 7:37 am By Roger E. Olson

Discussion of Scot McKnight’s Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church Part Four A week and some days ago I invited you to read Kingdom Conspiracy (Brazos Press, 2014) along with me and participate in a discussion of it here. Hopefully you have obtained the book by now and are prepared to participate as you wish. I am offering my thoughts about the book in several response posts over a few weeks. This is Part Four... Read more

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2015-10-03T07:28:22-05:00

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Guest Column from Austin Fischer: Monergism…

Last updated on: October 3, 2015 at 7:28 am By Roger E. Olson

As some of you who have been my long-time readers know, Austin Fischer is my protégé even tough I can’t take credit for his intelligence or writing skills. He’s a brilliant thinker, teaching pastor (The Vista Community Church, Temple, Texas) and excellent writer. His book “Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed” (Wipf & Stock) has sold very well and is making a real impact among young Christians who have doubts about Calvinism. But I count Austin as more than a protégé... Read more

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2015-09-30T07:33:41-05:00

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Discussion of Scot McKnight’s “Kingdom Conspiracy” Part Three

Last updated on: September 30, 2015 at 7:33 am By Roger E. Olson

Discussion of Scot McKnight’s Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church Part Three A week and some days ago I invited you to read Kingdom Conspiracy (Brazos Press, 2014) along with me and participate in a discussion of it here. Hopefully you have obtained the book by now and are prepared to participate as you wish. I am offering my thoughts about the book in several response posts over a few weeks. This Part Three of... Read more

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2015-09-27T08:42:19-05:00

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Returning to My Roots for One Day

Last updated on: September 27, 2015 at 8:42 am By Roger E. Olson

Today, Sunday, September 27, 2015, I return to my roots for a day. My home church, the church I grew up in, a “sort of” Pentecostal church (that fits nobody’s stereotype of that religious type) invited me to preach and lead the singing. Many people have asked me about my idea of an “ideal New Testament church.” I don’t know very much about my home church as it is now. I know the pastor and he reads my blog faithfully;... Read more

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2015-09-24T08:14:14-05:00

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Is It Capitalism at Work or “Gouging” or Both?

Last updated on: September 24, 2015 at 8:14 am By Roger E. Olson

Current news reports (September 23/24, 2015) are pointing an accusing finger at a pharmaceutical company’s CEO for suddenly increasing the price of a medicine it manufactures and sells–from about $15 per pill to about $700 per pill. (The details vary, of course, because what price is charged can depend on the retailer.) Apparently, from reports I have seen on network news and read, this medicine has no competition; there is no generic or less expensive version or viable alternative. So,... Read more

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2015-09-23T07:36:06-05:00

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Discussion of Scot McKnight’s “Kingdom Conspiracy” Part Two

Last updated on: September 23, 2015 at 7:36 am By Roger E. Olson

Discussion of Scot McKnight’s Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church Part Two A few days ago here I invited you to read Kingdom Conspiracy (Brazos Press, 2014) along with me and participate in a discussion of it here. Hopefully you have obtained the book by now and are prepared to participate as you wish. I will be offering my thoughts about the book in several response posts over the next couple weeks. This Part Two... Read more

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2015-09-21T07:28:54-05:00

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Should A Christian Be President of the United States?

Last updated on: September 21, 2015 at 7:28 am By Roger E. Olson

Should A Christian Be President of the United States? According to news reports, a candidate for the Republican nomination for president of the United States was asked whether a Muslim should be president of the United States and he responded that he did not think so. Later, according to other news reports, he “clarified” that he meant that the American people are not ready for that. I immediately thought of Martin Luther’s comment that he would rather have a competent... Read more

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2015-09-20T08:07:15-05:00

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Embarrassed by the Parousia? Evangelicals and the Return of Christ

Last updated on: September 20, 2015 at 8:07 am By Roger E. Olson

Embarrassed by the Parousia? Evangelicals and the Return of Christ A while back I blogged here about evangelical embarrassment about the supernatural, miracles. I admitted then that most American evangelical Christians pay lip service to the reality of miracles but seem reluctant actually to believe in contemporary miracles—except “on the mission fields” (viz., Africa and Asia). This is a major change from when I was growing up in the “thick” of American evangelicalism. I suspect two things changed American evangelicalism’s... Read more

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2015-09-18T07:34:59-05:00

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Discussion of Scot McKnight’s “Kingdom Conspiracy” Part One

Last updated on: September 18, 2015 at 7:34 am By Roger E. Olson

Discussion of Scot McKnight’s Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church Part One A few days ago here I invited you to read Kingdom Conspiracy (Brazos Press, 2014) along with me and participate in a discussion of it here. Hopefully you have obtained the book by now and are prepared to participate as you wish. I will be offering my thoughts about the book in several response posts over the next couple weeks. First, let me... Read more

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