Philippians and the Question of Humility (A Social Identity Approach)
The call to humility is one of the hallmarks of Paul's letter to the Philippians. But the counter-intuitive nature of that call is often...
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God is love. But is that all? And other questions…
So, with the release of Rob Bell’s controversial new book earlier this week, along with his Livestream interview with Lisa Miller and...
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At Least they Get It
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a cross on San Diego’s Mount Soledad is unconstitutional and must be removed,...
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The Leadership Dynamic: A Biblical Model for Raising Effective Leaders
Books on Christian leadership abound these days, and many take the approach of applying insights from the secular business world to the...
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Education Vouchers and So-called Private Schools: What’s at Stake and What’s the Solutio
New Florida Governor-elect Rick Scott is catching some heat for his suggestion that all Florida children receive vouchers which can be...
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The Gift of Death
To say I am appalled at the news that Planned Parenthood of Indiana is selling gift certificates that can be redeemed for abortions would...
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Scientific Evidence for Noah’s Deluge?
I came across the Ugley Vicar’s link to this story: Life may have survived ‘Snowball Earth’ in ocean pockets. According to the article,...
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Warring Worldviews
In this book I want to examine the distinctive view of reality that is first found in the Old Testament as it presently stands and which...
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Science and the Creator
In the opening chapter of his recent book, The Bible Among the Myths, John Oswalt, of Asbury Theological Seminary, takes the opening...
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Is the New NIV Going Liberal?
That appears to be the concern of some in the blogosphere concerning the translation of 1 Timothy 2:12 in the new edition of the NIV due...
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Wisdom and Eloquence
Sadness, anger, and hope. These are the emotions that I experienced as I read Wisdom and Eloquence: A Christian Paradigm for Classical...
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Secularization and Education
“The inevitable effect for Christian schools that adopt progressive ideas uncritically is a de facto dualistic compartmentalization in...
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Looking to be Led by the Blind?
I’m presently reading Why We Love the Church by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck. I’m only in the third chapter, so I’ll avoid any sort of...
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No Need for God?
The latest atheistic rage against God came with publication of Stephen Hawking’s new book, The Grand Design, co-authored with Leonard...
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A Love for Life: Christianity’s Consistent Protection of the Unborn by Dennis Di Mauro
Many Americans likely think that abortion is a modern issue over which Christians are rather evenly divided. With A Love for Life,...
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Ecology and the Gospel: What’s the Relationship?
Late last month, Scot McKnight raised these questions: Do you think ecology and the environment are part of the concerns of the gospel?...
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Not Mere Dialogue: Is Exchange Compatible with Evangelism?
The recent move by Claremont School of Theology to be part of an effort to train leaders of other religions alongside Christian pastors...
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Theological Education in a Pluralistic World
The record of Paul’s visit to Athens in Acts 17 provides an informative glimpse into the religious culture of the first century...
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A Dead Duck? The Future of Confessional Theological Education
A board member from Claremont School of Theology was recently quoted as claiming that, “The confessional seminary is a dead duck.” The...
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To Pay or Not to Pay: Christians, Universal Healthcare, and Taxes
There have been a number of interesting posts, as of late, by Evangelical bloggers on the a Christian response to the recent passage of...
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Creation and Word
I started reading Gospel and Kingdom by Graeme Goldsworthy yesterday. Goldsworthy is one of the more quotable authors I’ve read, as of...
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