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2015-04-12T07:42:35-05:00

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Thoughts about Detente with Cuba

Last updated on: April 12, 2015 at 7:42 am By Roger E. Olson

I rarely comment here on world events, but this one has me excited and hopeful. The presidents of the United States and Cuba have met in Panama and pretty much sealed the deal (pending congressional approval) for a renewal of diplomatic relations between their two countries. Hopefully this will open the door to greater freedom of travel and trade between the countries. But most importantly, I believe it will pave the way toward greater freedom in Cuba–especially freedoms of religion... Read more

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2015-04-09T07:27:52-05:00

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Only God Is an “End in Itself” (But That’s Not the Whole Story)

Last updated on: April 9, 2015 at 7:27 am By Roger E. Olson

Only God Is an “End in Itself” (But That’s Not the Whole Story) I put “end in itself” in quotation marks to indicate a technical phrase; I am not implying that God is impersonal. “End in himself” would be more correct. But people often talk about something as an “end in itself” meaning “for its own sake.” “Art for art’s sake” is a motto of the National Endowment for the Arts. However, many people regard certain activities, products, persons, organizations,... Read more

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2015-04-07T07:35:18-05:00

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Where Does Theology Really Matter?

Last updated on: April 7, 2015 at 7:35 am By Roger E. Olson

Where Does Theology Really Matter? I recently had reason to re-read parts of Karl Barth’s final volume of Church Dogmatics (IV/4 “Fragment” on Baptism). In the middle of his critique of infant baptism he digresses into a complaint about how the churches don’t listen to their own theologians. He clearly didn’t expect his own Reformed denomination to adjust its belief or practice of baptism because of his devastating critique of infant baptism. One can almost hear the tears in Barth’s... Read more

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2015-04-06T07:45:10-05:00

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Against the Political Misuses of Words

Last updated on: April 6, 2015 at 7:45 am By Roger E. Olson

Against the Political Misuses of Words Both the political and religious left and the political and religious right do it. It’s become the strategy of choice for ideologues who want to manipulate public opinion for a cause. It’s a sure sign of demagoguery and ought to be called out. Unfortunately, it’s become so common we take it for granted and are swayed by it even as we try to resist it. It’s powerful even as it’s so obviously wrong. That... Read more

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2015-04-05T07:56:26-05:00

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Easter Ought to Mean Joy

Last updated on: April 5, 2015 at 7:56 am By Roger E. Olson

Easter Ought to Mean Joy “The Lord is risen!” “He is risen indeed!” This traditional Christian call and response ought to be shouted with great joy! The resurrection of Jesus is good news for all people. It signals the hope (confident expectation) of life conquering death, not by the earthly powers of Spring but by the divine power of God breaking into and overcoming death and decay. According to the gospel Jesus did not merely “come back to life.” His... Read more

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2015-04-03T07:57:14-05:00

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Guest Good Friday Post by Austin Fischer

Last updated on: April 3, 2015 at 7:57 am By Roger E. Olson

The Shadow Of Uriah Our church staff is reading through the Psalms together. This week, I was assigned Psalm 17, and as usual (as our youth pastor likes to point out), David is telling God what to do. He starts out with his typical chutzpah: “Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry.” David is confident his cause is just, his lips are truthful, and his way is peaceful (17:1-5). And he’s confident Yahweh knows it. So because... Read more

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2015-03-31T09:15:03-05:00

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Calvinist Attempts to Rescue God’s Character Considered and Refuted

Last updated on: March 31, 2015 at 9:15 am By Roger E. Olson

Calvinist Attempts to Rescue God’s Character Considered and Refuted As anyone who has read me or listened to me (on the subject of Calvinism) knows, my main complaint about Calvinism is that it undermines the character of God. Of course, I do not mean that God’s real character can be undermined; I mean the reputation of God’s character is undermined by Calvinism. And when I write or speak that way I am referring primarily, of course, to “high federal Calvinism”... Read more

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2015-03-29T08:01:22-05:00

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Remembering an All-But-Forgotten, Extremely Influential Theologian: Christoph Blumhardt

Last updated on: March 29, 2015 at 8:01 am By Roger E. Olson

Remembering an All-But-Forgotten, Extremely Influential Theologian: Christoph Blumhardt Much to their credit, a few historical theologians are trying to revive memory of German theologian-evangelist Christoph Blumhardt. My friend and co-author Christian Collins Winn (Bethel College, MN) is one of them. (He and I collaborated on our recently published book Reclaiming Pietism: Retrieving an Evangelical Tradition [Eerdmans, 2015].) In my opinion, however, Blumhardt is one of those great Christian thinkers and leaders who has been pushed to the deep background and... Read more

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2015-03-27T07:45:24-05:00

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My Visit to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (March 26, 2015)

Last updated on: March 27, 2015 at 7:45 am By Roger E. Olson

My Visit to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (March 26, 2015) Several weeks ago I received a nice letter from President Paige Patterson of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas—the largest seminary in the world. (It is one of six seminaries officially affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.) The letter expressed appreciation for some of my writings. Dr. Patterson also expressed a desire to meet me sometime, so I responded cordially and said I would be happy to come... Read more

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2015-03-24T07:27:31-05:00

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C. S. Lewis Said It: God’s “Goodness” Cannot Be Wholly Other

Last updated on: March 24, 2015 at 7:27 am By Roger E. Olson

C. S. Lewis Said It: God’s “Goodness” Cannot Be Wholly Other For years now I have been insisting that the main reason I am not a Calvinist (or any kind of divine determinist) is that, taken to its “good and necessary consequences,” Calvinism makes God morally monstrous. I fully realize and understand that many Calvinists do not see this and disagree. Of course they do. In my opinion, most simply close their eyes to the fact that if God creates... Read more

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