Monthly Archives: August 2009

ted kennedy knew better than the average evangelical

Posted on August 31, 2009 by

In this week’s Time magazine, Mike Barnicle described Ted Kennedy’s fondness for sailing and his home in Hyannis Port (p. 42). “I love living here,” Kennedy said, “And I believe in the Resurrection.” I don’t know how much of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Worldview | 10 Comments

freshman foundation

Posted on August 26, 2009 by

Our new provost at Cornerstone University, Rick Ostrander, has written an essential introduction to Christian education which every Christian young person should read.  Why College Matters to God explains the history of Christian higher education, analyzes such education through the … Continue reading →

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that ’80s show

Posted on August 22, 2009 by

Pete Scribner has demonstrated that a) he has a lot of free time and b) it is possible to cheapen the doctrines of grace by describing them with song titles from the 80′s.  Here is how Tulip would look if … Continue reading →

Posted in miscellaneous | 27 Comments

enlarge my borders (and start with this blog)

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

My present study of evangelical fideism led me yesterday to revisit the gift book that rocked our pre-9/11 world, the “little prayer with the giant prize” (17), The Prayer of Jabez. I first noticed 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 in 1989 when … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | 15 Comments

protestant tetzels

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

In honor of the indulgence seller Johann Tetzel whose famous jingle “When the coin in the coffer clings a soul from purgatory springs” angered Martin Luther and helped to ignite the Reformation,  here is a N Y Times article which … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Theology | 7 Comments

adventures in fideism

Posted on August 14, 2009 by

I am enjoying our first and perhaps last full week of summer in Michigan (every day sunny and in the 80s), so I am trying to get outdoors as much as possible. Since I don’t have a research assistant, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Theology | 8 Comments

do either of these work for you?

Posted on August 12, 2009 by

Thank you all for your help on my last post.  I would like to explain my thinking for each of these titles, but since I won’t have that opportunity in real life, here goes.  With apologies to Eddie Van Halen, … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | 18 Comments

leap of faith

Posted on August 7, 2009 by

I want to research something but it’s summer and I don’t want to waste my one warm weekend of the year in the library, so could those of you who are willing and have an opinion answer two questions for … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | 19 Comments

a fool and his money are easily parted

Posted on August 4, 2009 by

My friend was doing a tile job for a wealthy doctor who lives in a gated community on a hill overlooking Amway valley.  When he asked the doctor’s wife why their ’74 Fiat (16,000 miles) was no longer in the … Continue reading →

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evangelical ecclesiology

Posted on August 2, 2009 by

Mark Noll, the former Wheaton historian who is now teaching at Notre Dame, jokes that “The main difference between us and the Catholics is ecclesiology. They have one and we don’t.” There is a new book which seeks to remedy … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | 25 Comments