The Danger of a Polarized Reading Plan: Why Every Study Should Be Devotional
If you’re like me, you’ve been told there are different types of reading plans for the Bible. There are time when we crack open all the study aids and decipher...
Case Studies in Inerrancy: 1 Sam. 26:5-16
My first case study in inerrancy comes from the story of David when he was on the run from King Saul. 1 Sam. 26:5-16: 5 David then arose and came to the place where Saul had...
Case Studies in Inerrancy: A New P&P Series
I believe in a doctrine called inerrancy. More particularly, I call it “reasoned inerrancy” to distinguish it from other more “technically precise”...
Why I Believe the Canon is Fallible . . . And am Fine with It!
I am looking on page 23 of my Bible and it has the list of books. The books all together number 66—39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. This is often...
On Being a Theologian of the Cross
Wecome our guest blogger Timothy Dalrymple who heads up the Evangelical Portal at Patheos.com. The Reformation is often said to have begun when Martin Luther posted his...
When I Don’t Trust God
Issues of certainty, assurance, and conviction are hot theological topics today. Indeed, they seem to be polarizing the church into two extremes. On the one hand, from a...
Birth Control and the Christian
I remember back in seminary, there was a small yet militant movement of students who were evangelists of the anti-birth control movement. They were not against it because the...
Haiti and the Pact with the Devil
On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, an earthquake that measured 7.0 on the Richter scale did unspeakable damage to Haiti, leaving at least one and a half million people homeless and...
“Good Question. I Will Find the Answer and Get Back to You” . . . And Other Stupid Statements
Added to the “. . . And Other Stupid Statements” series The other day I was listening to a radio program. The speaker is someone who is very popular in Evangelical...