Adam, Sin, and Death, … Oh My 1 (RJS)

Last updated on: April 26, 2011 at 7:39 am By RJS

Several weeks ago (here) I posted on the book by Karl Giberson and Francis Collins The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions and posed a few questions… specifically What arguments against evolution do you find convincing? Why? and What arguments would you like to see discussed on this blog (in future posts)? A number of comments asked questions and made requests for future posts. The questions raised could be grouped into two general categories – theological... Read more

Variety within Calvinism

Last updated on: April 22, 2011 at 4:09 pm By Scot McKnight

If you say “predestination” you may well find the person you are talking to with a snarl. For some, perhaps most, the very idea that God, for whatever reason but God’s ways are God’s ways, chose some to be saved is objectionable if not unconscionable. And, yet, if you were to attend the lectures of many theologians in seminaries, at least those of a more traditional set of beliefs, you would hear Calvinism. It’s right there that we encounter the... Read more

Hal Lindsey Redux

Last updated on: April 23, 2011 at 7:57 pm By Scot McKnight

Well, I find this incredible. Sorry if you don’t. Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter might play a significant role in the second coming of Christ, evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham says. “The Bible says that every eye is going to see [the second coming],” Graham told “This Week” anchor Christiane Amanpour. “How is the whole world going to see [Jesus Christ] all at one time? I don’t know, unless all of a sudden everybody’s taking pictures and it’s... Read more

It’s SO True

Last updated on: April 23, 2011 at 7:57 pm By Scot McKnight

Apple vs. PC, the stereotypes are true: (CNN) — Remember those Apple ads that cast the Mac as a 20-something, self-satisfied hipster while the PC was portrayed by an older, square-looking guy in a brown suit? Well, those characterizations, unfair as they may be, appear to have some truth to them. An unscientific survey by Hunch, a site that makes recommendations based on detailed user preferences, found that Mac users tend to be younger, more liberal, more fashion-conscious and more likely... Read more

The End of Evangelicalism? 1

Last updated on: April 25, 2011 at 7:31 am By Scot McKnight

Many today are predicting the (even imminent) collapse of evangelicalism. Others, like Brad Wright, show that evangelicalism is flourshing, while others, like Chris Smith, show that while it may be flourishing it is not what it used to be. At work here are two questions that I want to deal with before we go another step: What is evangelicalism? I have been, am and will stand by David Bebbington and Mark Noll. Evangelicalism is a movement in the Protestant church... Read more

Into the Depths of Why? 4

Last updated on: April 25, 2011 at 5:58 am By Scot McKnight

I love Adam Hamilton’s new book, Why?: Making Sense of God’s Will, which explores the great questions bundled into the question “Why?” His last chp, called “Why God’s Love Prevails,” is about how to live, how to think, in light of the previous chapters and, in particular, in light of tragedies in this life. Adam is simply at his finest in this chp. There are four themes in knowing how to face life that sometimes forces us to ask “Why?”... Read more

The Lamb is the Lion who is Roaring

Last updated on: April 24, 2011 at 7:13 am By Scot McKnight

From One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow: Kris and I were at a lion park in South Africa, not far from a place called Pilanesberg National Park, a game reserve. We had driven with some friends through Pilanesberg hoping we might see a lion in the wild. We did see baboons and elephants and giraffes and some other animals that show up in the U.S. only in zoos. But no lions. So our friend, Attie Nel, took us to the lion... Read more

The Stone Table Cracks

Last updated on: April 19, 2011 at 8:32 pm By Scot McKnight

Jesus Has Risen 1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and... Read more

Prayer(s) for the Week: Easter

Last updated on: April 1, 2011 at 3:12 pm By Scot McKnight

O God, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. or this O God, who made... Read more

Arrived!

Last updated on: April 23, 2011 at 7:01 am By Scot McKnight

My copy of the NIV Thinline Reference Bible, Large Print (large print edition) arrived, and I encourage you to get one. The Committee on Bible Translation deserves our thanks for their care and their patience — fielding inquiries and pondering suggestions and making corrections and always with more than a few critics looking over their shoulders. Anyway, this will now be the Bible I take to class and will preach from. It is thin, a center column, and a nice readable... Read more

What miracle did Elijah perform for a widow at Zarephath?