Sex, Power, and Money: Be Careful Who Owns You
“If you want to know who rules over you, find out who you are not allowed to criticize” – Voltaire If the three sisters of grace are faith, hope, and love, we may also say the three sisters of the…
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The Apologetics of Christian Solidarity
Love is the end (telos) of the apostles’ teaching and the first apology for the faith (1 Tim. 1:5). Without love even the most celebrated preacher or apologist is just a noisy gong or clanging cymbal; by love even the…
Propaganda Masquerading as Fluff
“As a form of withheld truth, propaganda can be 90 percent true. It’s the deceptive 10 percent that gets you” (14). I picked up Sue Ellen Browder’s fascinating tell-all book, Subverted: How I helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the…
The Climactic Word – Transfigured Hermeneutics 6
This is the sixth of a ten part treatment of the significance of the Transfiguration for Christian theology and biblical reflection. I am currently exploring the way in which the Transfiguration draws upon associations with the events of the Exodus…
Openness Unhindered
Rosaria Champagne Butterfield. Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ. Pittsburgh, PA: Crown & Covenant Publications, 2015. 206pp. $12.99 “Follow me as I follow Christ.” So Paul unsubtly implores on several occasions…
Openness Unhindered
Rosaria Champagne Butterfield. Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ. Pittsburgh, PA: Crown & Covenant Publications, 2015. 206pp. $12.99 “Follow me as I follow Christ.” So Paul unsubtly implores on several occasions…
Socialism is Merely Human: A Response
Socialism is Merely Human: a response to Rick Phillips’ Blog post, “Socialism is Evil” The attraction of young voters to Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign has puzzled some observers. The bewilderment is often mentioned in conjunction with Sanders’ declared vision of…
Justification by God’s Word of Promise Alone
“One thing,” Martin Luther writes in the Freedom of a Christian (1520), “and only one thing, is necessary for Christian life, righteousness, and freedom. That one thing is _______.” Knowing Luther to be the author, we’re quick to assume that “faith” belongs…
“Our God is a consuming fire” (part three)
Introduction Hebrews 12.28 prescribes that Christian worship be grateful, awe-filled, and reverent. Hebrews 12.29 describes why Christian worship should be so: “our God is a consuming fire.” In the preceding post, we paused to consider the significance of this imagery…
Why you should subscribe to Evangelicals Now
Evangelicals Now is a monthly evangelical newspaper printed in the UK that is now available in an online version. EN contains news, interviews, articles, commentary and book reviews plus much more. It’s a terrific way of keeping up to date…