Myth #6 in Roger Olson’s book, Arminian Theology, is another oft-repeated accusation against Arminians: that Arminian theology is a human-centered theology with an optimistic anthropology. In fact, Olson argues, Arminian theology is every bit as God-intoxicated as Calvinist theology when it comes to the centrality of God’s work in redemption. |inline Read more
As NT Wright goes to great pains to show, Romans is about including both Jews and Gentiles in the one people of God. Paul urges the Romans, in 15:7, to welcome one another for, and here is a significant perspective of Paul: |inline Read more
For the good news that Becky, one of our blog community, received good news that her thyroid cancer is now gone. Thank you, Lord. |inline Read more
We had trouble with these yesterday, so I’m posting it again today. Kris and I will be flying next weekend to Durham, New Hampshire, to visit our niece. Lovely area to visit. |inline Read more
This prayer, a collect from The Book of Common Prayer, is one of my favorites: Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus... Read more
A former student (from my first year at TEDS) and now a pastor in the area, Kent Palmer, and his blog-reading wife, Phyllis, are in Maine and sent this picture to me to let me know that the Jesus Creed has officially arrived in Maine. It renders even those beautiful red lobsters kosher, thereby making all foods clean! |inline Read more
Something happened this morning to these; they were’nt showing; sorry. Kris and I will be flying next weekend to Durham, New Hampshire, to visit our niece. Lovely area to visit. |inline Read more
Here’s my question: How do you teach students to do word studies? But, here’s the kicker for me. All the student has is (1) a Bible [NIV, TNIV, NRSV, etc] and (2) a computer. There was a day when more had bound concordances; that day is no longer. So, how do we get a student from an English word to the original language word and a listing of all the references to that original language word in an English translation? Read more
Joseph Epstein’s fine study, Friendship: An Expose, has a chp on “friendlessness.” The chp, which speaks of a few kinds of friendlessness, led me to ponder a number of things. |inline Read more
Deafness. Here is our dog, Webster, asleep during a lightning and thunder storm. For years he was petrified of storms and would hide under the bed or descend into the basement where he could neither hear nor see the storms. Now, no problem. He’s deaf. Snoring. |inline Read more
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