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Four views on hell: A universalist view
Series introduction: I recently had opportunity to read the second edition of Zondervan’s Four Views on Hell. This series of posts will form my personal evaluation of each of the arguments presented in the book. It is probably fair to say that the doctrine of...
Four views on hell: Hell and purgatory
Series introduction: I recently had opportunity to read the second edition of Zondervan’s Four Views on Hell. This series of posts will form my personal evaluation of each of the arguments presented in the book. Ever since the Reformation, evangelicals (Protestants)...
The blessing of presence
I recently stumbled across The Phil Vischer Podcast, which I have subsequently recommended to several people in the church whom I know listen to podcasts. This weekly podcast is hosted by Phil Vischer—the creator of VeggieTales—and is co-hosted by Skye Jethani and...
Justifying the wicked
Imagine for a moment freely handing your credit card over to a friend and giving him free reign to spend as much as he wants. Your friend might consider you a kind person, and perhaps you would feel good for a moment about extending kindness to a friend. But you would...
The robust theology of lament
Erik “Ordinary Pastor” Raymond recently published a blog post titled “Can Your Theology Handle the book of Lamentations?” In it, he argues that far too many professing Christians “ignore this God who judges” because “it is much easier for him to be, well, nice.” There...
What do you know?
In an opinion piece[1. William Irwin, “God Is a Question, Not an Answer,” http://goo.gl/CrIJB2, retrieved 7 April 2016.] published on the New York Times website, dated 26 March 2016—the day before Easter Sunday—William Irwin, professor of Philosophy at King’s College,...