The Role of Presuppositions in Scholarship
A few weeks ago I asked the question concerning how much those committed to evangelical faith should engage with progressive scholarship.[1] The... Read More
Scholars or Pastors?: On the Purpose of a Seminary
Should the chief role of a seminary be the training of scholars or pastors? In recent years there has been much said... Read More
How Much Should We Engage with Progressive Scholarship?
I have been reading quite a bit about John’s Gospel recently. My reading has spanned the spectrum from conservatives to fairly progressive... Read More
7 Points on the Ongoing Trinitarian Flap
A few weeks ago a theological kerfuffle erupted on the blogosphere. Several Reformed Confessionalists (whom I will call Carl Trueman and Co.)... Read More
Did God Die on the Cross? Another Attempt
Once again the anniversary of Christ’s death is opening up the question whether it is proper to say that God died on... Read More
The Messianic Secret and the Son of Man
When I was an associate pastor, I remember “Grandma” Audrey, an eighty-year-old woman, asking me why Jesus required His disciples to keep... Read More
The Pope’s Problem: A Reprise
The pope is finally gone and I am happier for it. He has practically no redeeming qualities and has left a trail... Read More
What About Life on Mars?
The scientific community is abuzz this week with the announcement that liquid water has been confirmed on Mars. Of course scientists have... Read More
No We Are Not Together
With all of the hullabaloo this week over the visit of antichrist (not THE antichrist, mind you, but surely one who most... Read More
Ethics or Theological Subscription as the Ground of Functional Christian Fellowship?
A couple of weeks ago Union University made news by practicing secondary separation (or at least what fundamentalists have been pummeled over... Read More