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No, I don’t have a list. I don’t even know of many out there. I am interested in what you listen to. What are the best theology podcasts out there on the web. Qualifications: Have to be consistant…at least once every two weeks. Can’t be just a web version of a radio broadcast. (i.e. Renewing [...]

The noted philosopher of religion Marilyn McCord Adams makes the mystifying assertion that “the Paul of Acts does not pursue his mission to the Athenians, for the simple reason that he was not a philosopher.”[1]  Au contraire!  His departing Athens was by no means due to insufficient philosophical skills.   In Douglas Groothuis’s book On Jesus [...]

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. The Great Kings of Israel Without question the two greatest kings of Israel were David and Solomon. The Bible is full of rich stories recounting these two remarkable lives. David burst onto the [...]

Roger Olson is my favorite Evangelical Arminians. He has a unique ability to be an anchor of doctrinal stability and a provocative juggernaut of theological inquiry that causes us to scratch our heads and, many times, reshape our paradigms. I have used his The Mosaic of Christian Belief in The Theology Program for over six [...]

Last week I blogged here about the recent controversy over evangelical views of TV political commentator and culture warrior Glenn Beck, who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons). The issue there was whether and in what sense one might speak of a Mormon such as Beck as [...]

Join C. Michael Patton, Sam Storm, and Tim Kimberley as they continue to discuss the issue of theological arrogance. MESSAGE SUMMARY: Often it is the case that the more you understand and know, the more you fall on your face before God. Well, this is ideal. However, knowledge “puffs up.” Sometimes we just become more arrogent. Sometimes [...]

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There is an amusing scene in the 1990 film Back to the Future III in which time-traveler Marty McFly, exploring his home town in the year 2015, encounters a holographic projection of a shark as part of the marquee at a theater showing Jaws 19. At first taken by surprise, Marty recovers and comments, “The [...]

In Revelation 3:20 Jesus says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him and he [will dine] with me.” The crucial phrase for our purposes is “I shall come in to him.” This text has [...]

Thanks to my friend Larry Moyer of EvanTell for putting this together.

This is one of those rare personal posts from me.  But having written about my singleness here and here, I thought this was a good place to share some more thoughts on the subject, especially given this particular point in my life and the fact that I know I am not alone.  There are many [...]

1. The Elect In Romans 9:6-13 Paul makes that argument to those who believe that God’s promises to Christians might fail just as the seemed to fail with Israel that it is only the elect that are “children of promise.” Not all of Israel is true Israel. Click image to enlarge 2. The intermediate state compared [...]

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. The Biblical Account 1400 BC was an unusual time in history. Moses, about 40 years earlier, led a sea of people through the Red Sea. He was intent to lead them from Egypt [...]