Category Archives: Theology
Apparently critical thinking isn’t important if you want to critique Genesis
A recent article on Inside Higher Ed discussed Christian schools that want to teach, or at least permit, various elements of evolution in Christian education. As in most cases, the claim from the ‘evolutionists’ is that the scientific evidence clearly … Continue reading
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Getting It to Christian Students
Summit Ministries as a couple of very good articles about teaching a Christian worldview (Part 1 and Part 2). A quote that particularly struck me: There simply is no substitute here for equipping students to dive deeply into the Scriptures. … Continue reading
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Meditation on Loss and Suffering
Today we went to the funeral of a long-time friend’s mother. It can be hard to know what to think in such times. We rejoice that she is free from her years of suffering, and that she is rejoicing in … Continue reading
Good article on church music
From Mere Comments, this article expresses a perspective that some segments of evangelicalism seem to have lost almost completely. The ensuing discussion is worth reading too. (I initially found it from Bob Bixby’s blog)
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Recovering fundamentalists?
Do these people really mean to imply that fundamentalism is a kind of sickness? Lincoln has recently posted his observations about a Facebook thread called “Recovering Fundamentalists.” Since he has closed comments, I will make a couple of observations here. … Continue reading
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Simply Christian by N. T. Wright
Many fellow Christians of my generation have found C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity a very helpful and thoughtful expression of their faith. In a way, this phenomenon is a testimony to the quality of Lewis’s thought and writing. The book … Continue reading
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