Does Theology Matter?
Monday, February 18th, 2008I’m currently teaching a Sunday school class titled Six Essential Christian Beliefs. I picked six so the class would fit into a thirteen week semester. In each class, we cover the doctrine at hand, then ask the "So what?" question and end the class with a hymn. I have found the "so what" portion of [...]
Tim Keller To The Rescue
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Tim Keller has been a hero of mine for a while. I first heard of him at a conference on preaching at Westminster West and listened to his talk repeatedly. It was on cassette tape so that should tell you roughly how long ago that was. Tim has a book coming out that kind of [...]
Correcting Greater with Lesser is No Gain
Thursday, August 16th, 2007I don’t have cable and seldom watch TV so I’m not very familiar with Fox’s Father Jonathan Morris. However, having read his response to Bill Maher’s forthcoming show has not bolstered my estimation of the priest’s theological acumen. Let me back up and explain. Bill Maher is a funny guy. He is also a skeptic [...]
What Doesn’t Kill You…
Friday, April 13th, 2007A recent article at First Things points out that: This Lent we have seen the Discovery Channel airing a documentary about the “Lost Tomb of Jesus,†a New York confectioner making a life-sized Jesus out of chocolate, Newsweek boldly asking “Is God Real?,†and the New York Times discussing both theism as the outgrowth of [...]