Please watch this great talk given by Scot McKnight from the Q Gathering 2010 on the topic, Did Jesus Preach the Gospel?. The most influential piece of literature in the twentieth century was the gospel tract. Why? Because it reduced the gospel to...
I was thinking the other day over the phrase “love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.” As I meditated on that verse it wasn’t the with part that captivated me. I get that Jesus basically says to love...
Did you know that? Of course he was. He was baptized by a Baptist, right? Back during the first quarter of the year I was offered the opportunity to write this book for an Episcopal publishing house. I jumped at the opportunity because it was a paid...
As Christians, we have historically treated homosexuality as a choice, something a sinful person decides to engage in. This mindset does not take into account the complexities of sin. All sin is a reflection of our brokenness that comes from the...
I had intended to begin this series earlier in the week but got delayed by some more research and reading and thought it best to wait. So today I start looking at the issue of homosexuality. This will be one of the most important topics for...
Dark matter. Now dark energy. Is Earth a special planet in a special location?
My previous two posts (here and here) looked at what many philosophers deem to be a special kind of knowledge, one which is the basis for the standard view of knowledge. It is called propositional knowledge. Here is a short recap. Propositional...
Americans talk and write endlessly about what the church needs to becoming, what the church must do ot be effective. The perceived failures of the church are analyzed and reforming strategies prescribed. The church is understood almost exclusively...
I ran across a new word today as I was working on a position paper about what happens when a person dies. The word is Christadelphians. Here’s information on them from Wikipedia: The Christadelphians are a nontrinitarian religious denomination...
This small book by Darrell W. Johnson helps us understand the essence of the trinity – how the term came about, the preservation of the idea by the early church and the biblical texts that demonstrate not only the concept but the reality of...