In his helpful book on theology, author Millard Erickson outlines two different approaches to talking about God in our modern day. He describes one method as "transformers" and the other "translators." One category speaks to a temptation and the other to Christian duty. The transformers are those who recognize that culture is always changing. They believe people are always changing…...
Read MoreHere's Your Weekend Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:40AM (EST). ⊕  Give Heaven Some Hell ⊕  Mortal Heroes…...
Read MoreThe song-writer turned singer, Michael Hardy, tells the story of a man saying goodbye to a good friend in his song "Give Heaven Some Hell." He describes a packed funeral with a line outside of people waiting to say goodbye. "You had a wild side," Hardy writes, "but you had amazing grace." The song illustrates themes familiar to anyone who…...
Read MoreHere's Your Weekend Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:40AM (EST). ⊕ The Trinity and Reality (Part…...
Read MoreEvery semester I wrap things up with a talk I call "Towards a Theology of Science." This is a way of pointing students back to my central thesis for the class, that we we must begin our theology with Scripture and not experience. This is impossible to do, however, as we all bring baggage with us to our understanding of…...
Read MoreAs long as their have been humans, there have been big questions to fill their heads during the day and haunt their dreams by night. One of the mysteries that has always loomed large in the human mind is that of unity. How can we have some unified way of making sense of our world with all of its diversity.…...
Read MoreThe Marvel Comics Universe (MCU) continues to expand in fascinating ways. I've really enjoyed the most recent series with actors Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. The ethnic diversity of the starring duo plays out in powerful ways in the script as well. Here's a trailer for the final episode of this season (mild language warning). From their recent movies and…...
Read MoreA few weeks back I participated in a discussion about the recent Gallup data regarding church membership with a journalist from the National Desk in Washington, D.C. As a result of that interview, I've had a handful of other opportunities to reflect on how church leaders and Christians in general can respond. I'm sitting in my office now preparing to…...
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