This is the last post in our series on the new book by Peter Enns The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn’t Say about Human Origins. The conclusion to the book outlines nine theses that Enns suggests shape key parameters for the discussion of Adam. In this post I would like to outline these nine theses, make a few comments about some of them, and open it up for discussion. Thesis 1. Literalism is not an option.... Read more
This series on the church and business people is by Michael Kruse. I hope every pastor reads this. Henri Nouwen once observed that when people came to him for counseling, most of them would open up and readily discuss the most intimate details of their sex lives. But when he began probing about personal finances, body postures became closed and people would want to know why he was getting so personal. Money is important to us. Today we continue our... Read more
Wow, it gets deeper. By Anne Kadet: Perhaps it was inevitable, given the track record of the American boomer parent. After coaching their kids through junior hockey, supervising their science projects and cowriting their college applications, a growing number of enthusiastic moms and dads are moving to the next challenge, taking on the job of job hunting. Of course, parents have always played the role of over-the-phone cheerleader before job interviews, and generations of kids have gotten their first job... Read more
By Mickey Goodman: But why have parents shifted from teaching self-reliance to becoming hovering helicopter parents who want to protect their children at all costs? “I think it began in the fall of 1982, when seven people died after taking extra-strength Tylenol laced with poison after it left the factory,” he says. Halloween was just around the corner, and parents began checking every item in the loot bags. Homemade brownies and cookies (usually the most coveted items) hit the garbage;... Read more
Roger Ols0n, some time back, posted on a litmus test he uses — fallibly, admittedly — to determine if a person’s got genuine inward faith: Usually, somewhere in the conversation the person (as happened recently) claims that IF there is any hope of salvation for the unevangelized, that would undermine missions and evangelism. Then I pull out my litmus test question: “If God revealed to you in a way you could not deny that, indeed, many will be forgiven who... Read more
IF GOD THEN WHAT 1 – THE POWER OF QUESTIONS So here’s the big idea: I think our communication of the Christian message, in an increasingly secular cultural context, needs to involve asking really good questions, and not just providing really good answers. Most of the time, when Christians are articulating the gospel in a public context, our focus is on answers. ‘Come and get your questions answered’, we say. ‘Here are the answers to the top ten questions you’ve... Read more
The correlation between birth and death hovers at 1:1. That unalterable ratio leads humans to ponder what happens at and after death. Christian theology teaches that humans have the opportunity to spend eternity in the presence of God, nuances and footnotes unmentioned. Let us assume that to enjoy the presence of God one must enjoy who God is and what God is like and what conditions obtain in the presence of God. Let us agree that at least one of... Read more
Michael Barber, and his buddies are my favorite young Catholic theologians today: Today has been an extremely exciting day! The International Theological Commission has a new document out, Theology Today:Perspectives, Principles and Criteria. This is an incredibly helpful guide to doing Catholic theology. To be sure, this is not a magisterial document–an official document from the Church’s teaching office. Nonetheless, this is important reading for Catholics interested in theology. Even non-Catholics I think will find it illuminating. It contains some... Read more
In my life of speaking at conferences, my recent time with the church planters at the Anglican 1000 Summit is at the top. Wow, what a wonderful time for me. Where to begin? First, thanks to Daniel Adkinson (@DLAdkinson) and to the good folks at Christ Church Plano Texas for the invitation and the opportunity to participate in this drive to plant 1000 new Anglican churches this decade. The good news is that 200+ have been planted in the last... Read more
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