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One of the saddest descriptions of Eikons can be found in Romans 1:28-32. Make sure you read it. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind and to things that should not be done. 29 They were filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, covetousness,…

Jonathan Wilson’s For God So Loved the World: A Christology of Disciples came across my desk recently because it has a nice section on atonement theories, arguing as many of us are arguing today, that atonement is a multi-splendored work of God. Well, what I thought I was getting — a nice study of atonement…

We leave today (Thursday) for a trip to Italy. Webster, our 13-year old, deaf but very cheery and happy Bichon, was scheduled for the Bichon Bed and Breakfast in our community. Kris, in her desire to make sure he was taken care of, gave him some of our dinner (tilapia bathed in a roasted garlic…

My friend Joel Green recommended that I read Ted Peters’ Sin: Radical Evil in Soul and Society and I’m glad for Joel’s suggestion. This is a really fine theological and soul-ish analysis of sin. There is a pastoral element to the entire book, and it is loaded with story and excellent quotations. What do you…

Well, we are back to a text that gave rise to a 14-part series I did some time back on homosexuality. We need today to pause to look at the context for this text: it has to do with those who suppress the truth by injustice, who exchange the invisible God for the gods of…

Ah! What a relief, the desk is now clean. All the atonement books off the desk, back on the shelves — and I found I had outgrown those portions of my library. But, still, it feels so good to clean off the desk after more than a month of clogged space.

It’s been a good week. This week Kris found a ten dollar bill, a one dollar bill, several dimes, a brand new nickel, and a bundle of pennies. Any competitors?

A brother from South Africa sent me this, and if you haven’t seen it (which I hadn’t), it is worth the read. I have the first third of it or so here. Many evangelistic efforts often close hearts rather than open them. How can you lovingly help someone wonder her way to Christ?

As Tom Wright observes, natural theology has attached itself to Romans 1:19-21 and gotten all it can out of these verses. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisible though…

Someone has asked me about good writers. In particular, I mentioned C.H. Dodd, and N.T. Wright, and also C.F.D. Moule. But this person has asked about similar examples in Old Testament studies, Church History, Theology, Sciences, Sociology … you understand. So, this post is a question: In your opinion, who are the best writers in…
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