- 04/16/2011
'A Massive Shift Coming in What it Means to Be a Christian?'
The real question is now whether the church has sufficient biblical conviction to resist this doctrinal seduction. Otherwise, it may well be that Rob Bell’s “massive shift” is the shape of things to come.
- 04/14/2011
Scientific Extremism on Display – And the Prize Goes to ...
The edifice of modern science is built upon a worldview of naturalistic materialism as a methodological assumption. This controversy shows that the commitment of many scientists goes far beyond methodological naturalism — their commitment is to naturalistic materialism as a fundamental and non-negotiable worldview.
- 04/10/2011
Why is the Muslim World So Resistant to the Gospel?
The future shape of the world appears to be a worldview competition between Christianity, Islam, and Western Secularism.
1 comments - 04/08/2011
The Real Scandal of Pastor Terry Jones
The case of Florida pastor Terry Jones presents Christians with an easy judgment but a difficult dilemma. Our condemnation gives this pastor what he most desires — public attention
- 04/06/2011
The Only Game in Town? Richard Dawkins and the Limits of Reason
Dawkins really believes (or at least really claims) that those who disagree with him are insane, deluded, intellectually perverse, and unintelligent.
1 comments - 04/02/2011
The Misplaced Aims of the Tiger Mother
We can learn a great deal by reading Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, but we cannot read the book without being both impressed and grieved.
- 03/29/2011
Must a Pastor Be Married? The New York Times Asks the Question
The normative expectation is that the pastor is a married man with wife and believing children.
1 comments - 03/24/2011
A Theological Conversation Worth Having: A Response to Brian McLaren
We are talking about two rival understandings of the Gospel here — two very different understandings of theology, Gospel, Bible, doctrine, and the totality of the Christian faith. Both sides in this controversy understand what is at stake.
1 comments - 03/22/2011
This Priest Faces Mecca? A Parable of Confusion
Rev. Steve Lawler has attracted the attention of the national media because this Episcopal priest decided to “adopt the rituals of Islam” for the forty day season
- 03/18/2011
We Have Seen All This Before: Rob Bell and the (Re)Emergence of Liberal Theology
In this new book, Rob Bell takes his stand with those who have tried to rescue Christianity from itself. This is a massive tragedy by any measure.
- 03/15/2011
When the Earth Moves: Pray for the People of Japan
Disasters like this often bring out the most reckless forms of theologizing. Nevertheless, Jesus warned his disciples about drawing the conclusion that a natural disaster can be traced to the sins of those who directly suffer its effects
- 03/11/2011
Doing Away with Hell? Part Two
A second issue that has contributed to the modern denial of hell is a changed view of justice. Retributive justice has been under assault for many years in western cultures
- 03/09/2011
Doing Away with Hell? Part One
Current controversies raise this issue anew among American Christians and even among some evangelicals. Nevertheless, there is no way to deny the Bible’s teaching on hell and remain genuinely evangelical. No doctrine stands alone.
- 03/03/2011
Universalism as a Lure? The Emerging Case of Rob Bell
The publicity surrounding Bell’s new book indicates that he is ready to answer one of the hardest questions — the question of the exclusivity of the Gospel of Christ.
- 02/28/2011
How Did this Happen? Why Same-Sex Marriage Makes Sense to So Many
Same-sex marriage is not an idea that emerged from a vacuum. The project of normalizing homosexuality has deep roots and ideological momentum.
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