My classes have been interacting with Chris Brauns’ careful and thorough guide, Unpacking Forgiveness. Forgiveness is a rabbit hole topic, for sometimes the more you think about it the more confusing it gets. Must the person repent before you can forgive them? What if their repentance is not sincere? If you suspect they aren’t sincere, [...]
Archive for October, 2011
forgive me
Posted in Christian Worldview, Ethics, Theology, tagged forgiveness; forgive myself on October 27, 2011 | 12 Comments »
the quoteable Barth
Posted in Theology on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some memorable lines from this week’s reading in Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics, II/1. “And when man accepts again his destiny in Jesus Christ in the promise and faith of the future revelation of his participation in God’s glory as it is already given Him here and now, he is only like a late-comer slipping [...]
internet monopoly
Posted in Christian Worldview, Theology on October 17, 2011 | 24 Comments »
I heard rumors of this during the summer when Christ Alone encountered problems on amazon.com. The site refuses to stock books that don’t offer sufficient margins, which is why many books are not available for two to three weeks. Today’s New York Times explains that Amazon is attempting to cut out publishers and agents and publish the books that [...]
the opposition of God
Posted in Theology on October 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Here is a powerful line from this week’s reading in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics, II/1: “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the God who has sent us His Son, who is the Lord of the covenant sanctified by the blood of Jesus Christ, who is the Spirit of grace. In the [...]
what is your passion?
Posted in Christian Worldview, Theology on October 11, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Here is my latest effort for Our Daily Journey (constructive feedback is always appreciated). I hope the opening paragraph doesn’t sound too critical. I’m just being honest, and I put myself in the same boat. When asked what my seminary students are passionate about, I immediately ticked off a few issues of social justice—the plight [...]
perspectives
Posted in Christian Worldview on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My brother, Phil, just sent me this link to a chart on how various parts of Christendom view each other. It’s very funny, and very true. This is one of those times when humor is instructive. Enjoy!
get your Barth fix here
Posted in Theology on October 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s an absolutely beautiful summer day, which is fairly unusual for Michigan in October. I know that I’m supposed to be against global warming, but days like this make it difficult to work up much antipathy. I was grading my students’ confessions on eschatology this week, and one began this way: “I believe hat eschatology [...]
Steve Jobs on Death
Posted in Christian Worldview, Theology, tagged death of Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs on October 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
In their discussion of the life and death of Steve Jobs, the media is referring often to Job’s acclaimed commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005. Steve was acutely aware of his own mortality, and he shared many nuggets of wisdom that only come from a man who has brushed against death. One line that [...]
