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Month: October 2017
Growing Older— A Parable of Three Cars
My wife and I were having an a somewhat impromptu conversation with a couple of our ministry partners (they know who they are). As we talked the issue of achieving one's dreams (or failure to do so) came up, along with the issue of regret. That led me into what I hoped was a somewhat …
Don’t We Worship the Same God Anyway?
If you don't want to look at the whole presentation, my answers are: YES, but... one group may not know the God they worship. or NO, but... both groups SEEK to worship the same God.
Racism in the Church and Inane FB Comments
On FB was an article "Open Letter to John Piper on White Evangelicalism and Multiethnic Relationships" by Raymond Chang. It was shared by ChurchLeaders and Ed Stetzer, but originated in Christianity Today. I found it to be a rather nice article--- a bit too benign if anything on race relations in Evangelicalism. I am an …
A Necessary Tragedy
This year (2017), and this month (October) marks the 500th anniversary, 'officially' of the Protestant Reformation. I was at a theological forum that commemorated this event, and looked at the original break event 1517 and subsequent years from a traditional Protestant viewpoint, a post-Vatican II Catholic viewpoint, and a Separatist viewpoint. A term that came …
Theology Of Religions: Pluralism, Inclusivism, Exclusivism | Earthpages.org
By Domenic Marbaniang The term ‘theology of religion’ is to be understood here as the branch of Christian theology that attempts to theologically and biblically evaluate the phenomena of reli… Source: Theology Of Religions: Pluralism, Inclusivism, Exclusivism | Earthpages.org
Projects Update
I don't normally add personal updates here. But once in awhile it seems like it may be appropriate. Books. My book work has gone down, partly because my teaching load has gone up. But I still am trying to plug away on things. "The Dynamics in Pastoral Care." This book I have been working on …