I find that most people have the wrong idea of what the biblical doctrine of election is. Most people think that Calvin’s conception of election is synonymous with the biblical doctrine of election. I don’t believe this to be the case...
(From Holiness in Fresh Perspective: Covenant, Cross, and Kingdom. Wipf and Stock, expected 2014) Faith was the subject matter in the patriarchal stories, and here, once again, in the story of the Exodus and desert wanderings, we have faith as the...
(from Holiness in Fresh Perspective: Covenant, Cross, and Kingdom; Wipf & Stock, expected 2014) Another intriguing dynamic we find in the meta-narrative of Scripture is that it becomes apparent that God, as a part of his design, has created...
(from Holiness in Fresh Perspective: Covenant, Cross, and Kingdom. Wipf & Stock, expected 2014). Another dimension of holiness that emerges when we look at it with the interpretive lens of the New Perspective is holiness as mission. This...
As our conversation progressed, we became warmer towards one another with a growing mutual respect. As I asked David, the orthodox Jew seated next to me on a flight, hard questions about his faith and how it was different from mine, he continually...
(There will be two parts to this post about my conversation with an orthodox Jew on an airplane) As long as I can remember I have been fascinated with Judaism. I’m always learning everything I can about the various forms of modern-day Judaism. I’ve...
The Bible is a difficult book. It’s just plain hard to read and even more so, understand. Along with this, there’s some tuff stuff in the Bible. Lots of death, murder, violence, empires rising and falling, epic battles, stories of heroes and their...
A few days ago I wrote about Oswald Chambers (Life After Sanctification). Today’s post is from my wife’s blog which is directly from Chambers. It was so good I had to share it. God called Jesus Christ to what seemed absolute disaster...
I had a professor once who always talked about “belly-button theology”. To be honest, I wrote it off at first because it seemed to make childish very serious matters of theology. Thinking and talking about God (‘theology’) should not include belly...
I really appreciate Oswald Chambers. He had a sharp mind. I don’t know how many times I’ve read My Utmost for His Highest and it’s still my first choice for a daily devo. Through Chambers, God has often times corrected my theology (good theology, by...