Life and Ethics Ramblings on the (Trinitarian) Speech of God 16 Nov 201822 Nov 2018 1. Does God Speak Today? Does God speak today? Or is He silent? And if God speaks, how do we know it's Him? How does He even speak to us? Does…
Life and Ethics Liberals in Evangelical Clothes 20 Oct 201819 Dec 2018 1. "Evangelical Liberalism" Most evangelicals, despite having conservative views in almost every other area of life, are actually liberal in their theology, or at least in the way they go…
Life and Ethics Self-Worth Won’t Satisfy Your Soul 7 May 201811 Jul 2018 1. Self-Esteem and Self-Worth in American Christianity There is no greater idol in American culture than the self. The self is at the heart of the sexual revolution, the gender…
Denver Seminary Papers… A Theological Reflection on the Problem of Racial Divisiveness in Our Nation 14 Apr 20188 Dec 2018 (What follows is a lightly edited version of an essay I wrote in seminary.) 1. Introduction and Thesis Statement The Vernon Grounds Institute of Public Ethics’ Rally for the Common…
Life and Ethics Baptism and Salvation in the Church of Christ 18 Mar 201820 Dec 2018 (This post was requested by a close friend. It is polemical and therefore goes over the usual word limit. Enjoy!) 1. Growing up in the Church of Christ I grew…
Denver Seminary Papers… Loud and Quiet: The Two Loves in Marriage 16 Mar 201825 Feb 2019 (The following is an edited version of a paper I wrote in seminary.) 1. Introduction I'm not married, but I am interested in the theology of marriage. I can't cover…
Denver Seminary Papers… The Deep Things of God 2 Mar 20188 Dec 2018 (This is an edited version of a paper I wrote in seminary.) 1. The Deep Things of God Fred Sanders’ book The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes…
Apologetics… On Bullshit and Truth 1 Mar 20188 Dec 2018 (This is an edited version of a paper I wrote in seminary.) 1. On Bullshit and On Truth Harry G. Frankfurt’s book On Bullshit develops “a theoretical understanding of bullshit,…
Life and Ethics Five Concerns about the “Sinner’s Prayer” 29 Jan 201811 Jul 2018 The "sinner's prayer" is quite popular in contemporary American Christianity. Basically, it's the concept that a preacher, usually at the end of his message, asks his audience to close their…
