While it is hard to define the word “evangelical,” there are characteristics of evangelicalism that can be understood so that we can communicate who we are. Evangelicals are doctrinally focused,…
5 Reasons I Reject the Doctrine of Transubstantiation
The doctrine of Transubstantiation is the belief that the elements of the Lord’s table (bread and wine) supernaturally transform into the body and blood of Christ during the Mass. This…
Fundamentalists, Liberals, and Evangelicals Charted
Tuesday night, at “Coffee and Theology” at the Credo House, I taught what might very well be the most important lesson I have ever taught for “Coffee and Theology.” It…
Shawn McCraney on the Linear Thinking of His Theological Critics
Shawn McCraney is a former Mormon who became a “born-again” Christian and eventually left Mormonism, received some ministry training through Calvary Chapel, and launched his own ministry in Salt Lake…
Let this Strange Firestorm be a Lesson
Controversy is like a social hemorrhoid that will flare up on a regular basis & need to be cooled and soothed (I almost used the term strange anal fire but…
Evangelicalism in One Simple Chart
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The Danger of Theological Novelty
Not long ago, I met with an old friend of mine who is a “swinger.” For those of you who don’t know, swinging is when both partners in a committed…
12 Ways to Guarantee You’ll Never Be Called a “Fundy”
By Carrie Hunter We Evangelicals have a reputation to uphold. We cannot, under any circumstance, be confused with Them. Them of course being those crazy, unsophisticated, hard-line, uncharitable, literalistic, mean-spirited, dogmatic,…
Is the Muslim My Neighbor?
I am conflicted. It was Muslim terrorists who flew commercial planes into the twin towers in New York and the Pentagon, killing 3000 people. It was Muslim terrorists who did…
Quarles Reviews Licona on the Resurrection
Charles L. Quarles of Louisiana College has a lengthy review of Michael R. Licona’s book The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2010) in…