A Response to Kristen Du Mez : Jesus and John Wayne *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to post a comment here, make sure it is on topic, relatively brief, and civil in language and temperament. Do not include any links or photos.* I admit that I have not yet read Kristen Du Mez’s book “Jesus and John Wayne.” I plan to. However, I have watched the following Youtube interview with Du Mez: “Kristen Du Mez: How Evangelicals Corrupted... Read more

What to Do…Subterranean Theology Part 2 *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to respond with a comment, please make sure it is relatively brief and very much on topic. Also, make sure it is not argumentative or hostile. Do not misrepresent anything I wrote; do not put word in my mouth. Do not include any links or photos.* This is the promised follow up to my immediately preceding blog essay about what I call “subterranean theology”—control beliefs that are... Read more

Subterranean Theology: Controversies that Cannot Be Settled by the Bible *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to respond with a comment, make sure it is on topic, civil and respectful, calm and kind. Do not attempt to misuse my blog to promote your own alternative belief systems. This blog is not a discussion board; it is a place for me to share my opinions and engage in constructive dialogue with others. Do not include links or photos. Do not... Read more

A Better Documentary about America Evangelicals *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to comment here, please make sure your comment is: relatively brief, not hostile or argumentative, and on point (relative to the post to which you are responding). Do not misrepresent what I have written and do not attempt to misuse my blog to promote your own alternative worldview, philosophy, theology, whatever. Do not include any links or photos.* Recently I complained here about a documentary about American... Read more

Are “Fanatics” Increasingly Shaping America? *Note to would-be commenters: Know that this is not a discussion board; it is a moderated blog the purpose which is to share my “musings” and invite feedback that is civil, respectful, on topic, calm and kind. If you post a comment, please keep it relatively brief and definitely on topic. Don’t misuse my blog as your own platform to promote alternative philosophies, worldviews, theologies, opinions. Don’t include any links or photos in your comment... Read more

An Almost Forgotten Evangelical Movement and Theology: Keswick *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to post a comment here, know that I only approve and post comments that are on topic, not hostile or argumentative, are relatively brief, and are civil and no respectful. Do not include in your comment any links or photos.* Recently my wife and I watched a travelogue about Great Britain’s “Lake District.” The presenter went to several towns and villages and showed Keswick as... Read more

About Men and Church *Note to would-be commenters: Please be kind or don’t post a comment at all. If you do post a comment, please keep it relatively brief and on the topic. Don’t include any links or photos. Comments that are argumentative or hostile or off topic will not be posted here.* There has been a lot of “talk” (much in writing) about why American men are increasingly staying away from church. The purported statistics bear this out. About... Read more

Against Fundamentalism? *Note to would-be commenters: This is not a discussion board; it is a moderated blog. If you choose to comment, please keep it brief and on point (relevant to the blog post about which you are commenting). Comments posted here must be civil, respectful, not argumentative or hostile. Do not include links or photos.* I have now written two books with titles that include “Against” — “Against Calvinism” and “Against Liberal Theology.” Both are published by Zondervan. See... Read more

If I Did Not Believe in the Bodily Resurrection… *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to post a comment here, know that this is not a discussion board; it is a moderated blog and I do not post hostile, argumentative, insulting or off-topic comments. Please do not include in your comment any links or photos.* Today is Easter Sunday, 2022. Today Christians around the world celebrate the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ including the empty tomb. That... Read more

What’s Good about “Good Friday?” *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to comment, make sure your comment is on point (relevant to the blog post), relatively brief (no more than 100 words), civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and contains no links or photos.* When I was a kid growing up in a conservative evangelical church (moderately Pentecostal) we did not observe Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, or Good Friday. Nor did most conservative evangelical Protestant churches in the... Read more