This marks the end of our series on Douglas Jacobsen’s and Rodney Sawatsky’s fine book, Gracious Christianity, and tomorrow I’ll resume looking at Peterson’s Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places — one day later than I hoped. Overall, Gracious Christianity adds a note of pervasive grace to classical theological questions. Not the least of which is our topic today: The Future. How does one approach the future with gracious Christianity? |inline Read more
This marks the end of our series on Douglas Jacobsen’s and Rodney Sawatsky’s fine book, Gracious Christianity, and tomorrow I’ll resume looking at Peterson’s Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places — one day later than I hoped. Overall, Gracious Christianity adds a note of pervasive grace to classical theological questions. Not the least of which is our topic today: The Future. How does one approach the future with gracious Christianity? |inline Read more
Hello! Today is Sunday, Feb. 12. I spoke to Linda [Bob’s wife] this evening. Bob is still very critical. His oxygen levels seem to be improving, but there are other things they are measuring that are still higher than they’d like, including his blood pressure. |inline Read more
Rock-bottom motivations for moral decisions tend to revolve around these views. First, altruism: I help my neighbor, regardless of what I think of the person, because helping others is a good. Second, the alternative to altruism is ethical egoism: I help my neighbor because it makes me feel good or somehow will help me down the road. |inline Read more
Rock-bottom motivations for moral decisions tend to revolve around these views. First, altruism: I help my neighbor, regardless of what I think of the person, because helping others is a good. Second, the alternative to altruism is ethical egoism: I help my neighbor because it makes me feel good or somehow will help me down the road. |inline Read more
Allan Bevere, a rare combination of pastor and professor, and I will now begin a series of looking at N.T. (Tom) Wright’s new book, Paul, In Fresh Perspective. We will do two chps per week, Monday and Thursday, if our plans work out. Today’s post is a summary (by McKnight) of the first chapter and a response to the chapter by Bevere. Why don’t you read with us? If you can’t, go ahead and ask questions anyway. Wright studies in... Read more
Here’s the deal. My school has asked me to post this auction to support missions work for our students. If you win the bid at NPU [#11], which funds go for missions work, I’ll take you and a friend out for a round of golf. Just a good four hours of chat about whatever you want to chat about. Read more
Tonight was a little scary, but things are great now. Bob’s heart rate shot way up and they had everyone leave who was in the room with him. Nobody knew what was going on for a couple hours, and it was very quiet. But now Bob is doing much much better. These up and downs are expected, they say. Sorry I can’t go into much detail about what happened. I’m not medically inclined, although I try to catch on. |inline Read more
Tonight was a little scary, but things are great now. Bob’s heart rate shot way up and they had everyone leave who was in the room with him. Nobody knew what was going on for a couple hours, and it was very quiet. But now Bob is doing much much better. These up and downs are expected, they say. Sorry I can’t go into much detail about what happened. I’m not medically inclined, although I try to catch on. |inline Read more
The blog of the week is the story about Bob Robinson, former student, fellow blogger, and energetic, enthusiastic emerging voice who is now ministering to college students. Bob had emergency heart surgery (see here) and we are still asking for prayers for him, for Linda, and the children. I have been updating what I hear on this blog (one of which is published today, Saturday, 11 Feb.) |inline Read more
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