Eight Points of Encouragement for Those Who Are Doubting Their Faith
1. Focus only on the issues that make or break Christianity. Realize this: People can and do easily get off course, discussing, debating, and getting depressed over issues...
Theology Unplugged: Why I Am/Not A Charismatic, Part 16
Join C. Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley, Sam Storms and J.J. Seid as they discuss issues surrounding spiritual gifts. [display_podcast]
Top Ten Theologians: #3 – John Calvin
Wow, we’ve now arrived to the top three in our Top Ten Theologians series. Whether you consider yourself a 5-point Calvinist, 4-point Calvinist, Arminian or something...
Calvinists Sometimes Make the Worst Calvinists
Labels are a postmodern taboo. This is understandable. Once you are labeled something, you live under the presumptions of a system that has been typified by others. This...
Don’t Put the Bart Before the Horse
Last month I flew to Dallas to attend a historic debate on the text of the New Testament between Bart Ehrman and Dan Wallace. These two scholars squared off three years ago in...
You Talking To Me?: Personalizing Biblical Narrative and Prophetic Discourse
(Lisa Robinson) I have found one of the biggest differences between good Bible reading and Bible reading that is disjointed or otherwise skews what is being communicated, is...
Did Joseph Smith Restore Theosis? Part Five: Early Church Fathers and Joseph Smith’s Doctrine of Exaltation
This is the fifth (and long overdue) installment in my series responding to Dan Peterson’s recent article, “Joseph Smith’s restoration of ‘theosis’ was miracle, not scandal.”...
Do Roger Olson and I Worship the Same God?
You may be surprised to know that my “Do ____ _____ and I worship the same God” posts this week have been inspired by Roger Olson, a man I respect very deeply....
Do Joel Osteen and I Worship the Same God?
What a presumptuous question, right? The presumption is in the fact that I would even pose such a question. The question itself presumes that I might answer in the negative....