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Wendell Berry, in Citizenship Papers — a volume that is not afraid to disagree with government, has a chp called “The Failure of War.” Here is his essential point: “Militarization in defense of freedom reduces the freedom of the defenders.”

In my teaching career, especially since I’ve been at North Park and started with this blog, I’ve had more than a few questions that are now being given a fresh examination by Peter Enns, in his new book, Inspiration and Incarnation. I want to narrow our conversation today to a specific question, and I’m going…

Here is my piece in Publisher’s Weekly Online and then a piece about The Nativity Story for CBN’s special.

“How can those who are young keep their way pure?,” asks the psalmist in the opening line of the Beth lines of Psalm 119 (v. 9a). Some think the entire psalm is the journal reflections of an ancient Israelite as life progresses. What impresses me is other verses in this great psalm that give context…

I must confess something: I love seminaries. Other than the obvious — teaching and training pastors and missionaries and evangelists and the like — what I like most is the rhetorical level. Using theological words brings me pleasure, the kind of pleasure an artist feels when he or she can say to a fellow artist,…

Mary. Thanks to Paraclete’s heroic speed and efforts, the book is now here. I don’t know if street teams have gotten their copies yet. Hope so.

From a commenter who read my paper from Westminster I got a great question, and now I’d like to reflect on the diversity of this thing called “emerging.”:

I am impressed this morning with Psalm 119:5-6: “Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees! Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.” What impresses me is that desire (v. 5) leads to imagination of what life would be like if that desire were fulfilled (v.…

October 14, 15 Embracing Grace Irving Bible Church Irving, Texas Contact: Steve Roese October 19-22 Durham, New Hampshire October 24-27 Emergent at Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia, PA Contact: Anthony Stiff November 7 John Brown University Siloam Springs, Arkansas Chapel: The Great Commandment Contact: Tracy Balzer November 10-12 Inauguration and Installation of NPU’s new President Dr.…

Introductory warning: these are rough and ready definitions designed to help readers of this blog; a glossary like this is not designed to be quoted, cited, or referenced in papers and books. So, please do not quote this anywhere else. Apophatic: a way of speaking about God by using negations: infinite, incomprehensible, unfathomable… These terms…
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