Is the Roman Catholic Church Catholic Enough? I recently read an excellent book by two Arminian-Wesleyan friends. One is a theologian and the other is a philosopher but both are very knowledgeable about both philosophy and theology. Kenneth J. Collins and Jerry L. Walls have written Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation (BakerAcademic, 2017). The publisher asked me to write a promotional statement for the book before it was published, so I read... Read more

Why is it that, during my lifetime, evangelical Christianity in America seems to have largely forgotten and possibly even discarded the theme of substitutionary atonement? Read more

Please, please, Lecrae, do not abandon evangelicalism according to its true meaning which is not tied to any movement. Read more

Is Christian recognition of civil marriage a relic of Christendom? Read more

The one seemingly obvious commonality in these tragic, even horrific events: they are all committed by boys or men. Read more

Most Calvinists I have ever read or heard or spoken to will insist that God is not the author of sin and evil. But can they, real Calvinists, say that with logic on their side? Read more

I reject any idea that I, or anyone else, should “repent” of anything they cannot help being. Read more

Is “Normal” Really Just a Setting on the Washing Machine? Or, another way of asking it is “Is ‘normal’ just a town in Illinois?” I have heard it said both ways—that “normal” is just a setting on the washing machine (or drying machine) and that “normal” is just a town in Illinois. Going deeper—these clichés seem to represent, express, a common attitude growing even among Christians (especially young ones). I certainly see it being represented in popular culture. I write... Read more

For me, there is no simple answer to that question. Read more