Archive for the ‘Theology’ Category
Monday, April 2nd, 2007
To say that God's goodness may be different in kind from man's goodness, what is it but saying, with a slight change of phraseology, that God may possibly not be good?"
John Stuart Mill
But as we have already unearthed in the previous entries comments, the term "good" can be somewhat ...
Posted in Theology, redemptive reconciliation | 52 Comments »
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
There are certain things about God that I believe are clear throughout Scripture. They are:
1. God created us to be in relationship with Him
2. God is love
3. God is knowable
From the very beginning God desired to have intimacy and fellowship with His creation. He did not create ...
Posted in Theology, redemptive reconciliation | 24 Comments »
Monday, March 26th, 2007
Toward the end of last year I did a lengthy series on non-violence and Christianity. It received tremendous feedback and, although we did not reach complete agreement, the discussion was overwhelmingly civil and productive. Each of us that participated were stretched and challenged by the discussion.
Although there is ...
Posted in The Love of God, Theology, redemptive reconciliation | 37 Comments »
Monday, March 19th, 2007
--One bad thing about Wordpress is that it is overly spam-friendly. I have a good filter but occasionally a few get through onto my comments. And sometimes legitimate comments get hung up for moderation or swooped up in the spam filter. I don't moderate comments with the ...
Posted in Asides, Housekeeping, Sports, Theology | 41 Comments »
Monday, March 12th, 2007
I'm prone to questioning. That accounts for my opting to do my undergrad work in Philosophy. I am, by nature, a seeker. A questioner and a critic.
And so I've spent a fair amount of time trying to develop an epistemology that accounts for the presence of the ...
Posted in Theology | 8 Comments »
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
I have benefited greatly from the community that has sprung up in my blog world. I love the comments and discussion that takes place here. However, I know that often I give rather than take.
I made the commitment that I would comment more on other blogs ...
Posted in Asides, Housekeeping, The Love of God, Theology | 7 Comments »
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
Part of the problem with this discussion is due to our proclivity to jump ahead in the story. To proceed in a systematic order we have to determine the best place to start.
With the guidelines firmly in place (and I am thankful for the civil discourse thus far) it ...
Posted in Jesus, Theology, non-violence | 71 Comments »
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
I'm not a pacifist. At least in the sense that it is a definable position for me. I do, however, subscribe to what I believe is the very Christian idea of non-violence. What I mean by that is that I do not believe that my commitment ...
Posted in Jesus, Theology, non-violence | 63 Comments »
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
To me, Jesus does not explode off of the page in the book of Matthew as He does in the other gospels.
Instead, He arrives orderly and systematic. He is verified and certified: Jewish, from the line of David. Matthew goes to great lengths to confirm the legitimacy of ...
Posted in Jesus, New Testament, Theology | 9 Comments »
Thursday, August 24th, 2006
For the record:
If a scantily clad super-model plops herself down on my desk, I'm probably going to lust.
If I accidently cut my leg off with a power tool, I'm probably going to mutter some choice words.
If someone impersonates me and begins to earn money speaking at NRA rallies, I'm probably ...
Posted in Jesus, Loving People, Theology | 40 Comments »