I was perusing the internet, and came upon a thread on PuritanBoard.com, in which various seminarians were discussing which systematic theology…
Interestingly, all religions (except Judaism, perhaps) recognize Jesus as some sort of spiritual prophet (which can not be said of…
We all know that paradoxes are two ideas that seem contradictory or mutually exclusive, yet are actually both true in…
The other day, a friend mined the following quote from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics…
I’ve always been a bit of a seeker, and have re-examined and overturned many of my previous convictions as I…
One of the more informative podcasts I listen to regularly is Issues Etc. Recently, they interviewed Joel Heck, who’s written…
Rob Bell’s new book Love Wins is a modern reformulation of Christian Universalism, that is, the idea that all are…
Joe over at the Evangelical Outpost (now defunct) had a nice post on the biblical view of capital punishment. In…
Recently, I was accused of choosing a stance on an issue because I was favoring my own situation. Specifically, since…
Many evangelicals have joined the chorus in support of reducing greenhouse emissions, but I am still on the fence about…
Many evangelicals and fundamentalists are tea-totalers, and a good number of them also look down upon Christians who do use…
As part of my hermeneuticsHermeneutics (/ˌhɜːrməˈnjuːtɪks/) is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom…
In my discussions with fellow classmates on the subject of hermeneuticsHermeneutics (/ˌhɜːrməˈnjuːtɪks/) is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially…
One of the problems with the descriptors “fundamentalist” and “neofundamentalism” is that they carry different meanings among different groups. This causes confusion…
I am working hard at getting back into the regular habit of prayer and scripture meditation/study. With two young kids…
This simple question came up in conversation the other day, and I thought to answer it. However, I would also…
Because Christians are most often harping about immoral sex, and say little about the joys of sex within marriage, they…
If a man asks you this question, beware! He is most likely just looking for an argument. In fact, a…
This post is part of a series. John Calvin coined the phrase Sensus Divinitatis (Sense of the Divine) to describe the…
This post is part of a series. Many great Christians in history, such as Andrew Murray and Watchman Nee, have…
While the scriptures are clear on the morality of some issues, on the more mundane issues, it is largely silent,…
I was recently in a discussion at the skeptic site NW Ohio Skeptics, and got into a discussion about the differences between Evangelicals and Fundamentalists,…
I just purchased the Leader’s version of Logos Software 4, and wow! I am learning like crazy without even trying. Just trying it out, I…
You can listen to the sermon below: How to Misunderstand Scripture Sermon outline after the jump. This sermon contains the following points: A. Good Teacher…