Ten Steps to Avoiding Knee-Jerk Theology
I probably don’t need to explain what knee-jerk theology is. We all know it and we all do it, to varying degrees. Somebody makes a comment or pontification on some...
God is Great, God is Good: Why Believing in God Is Reasonable and Responsible
I’m excited about a new book that was delivered to my door two days ago, God Is Great, God Is Good, co-edited by William Lane Craig and Chad Meister (InterVarsity Press). Of...
I Get it . . . I Was Wrong . . . I Recant
This was going to be just a comment on the last post. But seeing as how the last post is getting so much traffic, I decided that I should turn it into a short post all its...
"I am not Wimpy" or What is the Difference Between an Evangelical and A Fundamentalist
Defining terms. You know what they say: whenever you are losing an argument, just stop and require your opponent to define their terms ad infinitum. That way the argument gets...
The Christian Message in 9 Words
aGood (a-“not” “good”). The Christian message is not about being “good.” It is not about what you can present on your resume before God. It...
Dear Pope, What is Up with Genesis?
In honor of Reformation Day, I am once again submitting my Papal complaint. The primary reason that Catholics believe God provided the Roman Catholic Church as an infallible...
Manipulating the Evidence for the Greater Good?
I am going to post a video here. However, as interesting as the topic of the video may be, it is not the subject of this post. In fact, you really don’t have to watch...
Bucer, Evangelism and Unconditional Election
For my church history class, I had to read Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition for a group discussion and report. Andrew Purves examines texts considered classical...
Jesus with His Lights Turned off on Halloween
Will is dressing up as a ghost for Halloween. I was shocked. He has his Indiana Jones costume that he wears everywhere. I thought at least he would choose the Storm Trooper...