“God is not Zeus. He is not an oversized creature. He inhabits eternity; from everlasting to everlasting, He is God (Ps. 90:2). He is over all, in all, and through all. Nothing happens apart from His full knowledge and presence (Heb. 4:13). Nevertheless, God does not live in the same environment as we do, which …
Because Motives Are Only Two-Dimensional in Bad Fiction
“The preacher who does not dirty his homiletical hands with the fact of the deeper and quite fluid complexity of the motive world will not be trusted in the sermon, in a counseling chamber, or in the church board meeting” (Lowry, The Homiletical Plot, p. 46).
Out of the Left Field Bleachers
While you are over there, take a gander at the new CanonWIRED site. But the occasion for doing so is this extended response to the kerfluffle over Rob Bell’s universalism. Consider it a contribution to the discussion that is coming out of the left field bleachers.
Getting Into the Funny Pictures
Logos Concert | Caricatures from Canon Wired on Vimeo.
No Need to Reconcile Friends
“From cover to cover, the Bible teaches that divine sovereignty and human responsibility are compatible with one another; nowhere does the Bible even suggest that the affirmation of divine sovereignty leads to a denial of human liberty. Yet, those who oppose the doctrine of divine sovereignty constantly appeal to the court of human reason and, …
Which Hinders the Cure of Souls
“The greatest single weakness of the average sermon is the weakness of diagnosis” (Lowry, The Homiletical Plot, p. 41).
A Little Skynyrd
As I have mentioned before, we are having a grand time preparing and practicing for the Logos Benefit Concert. Speaking of a grand time, here is a link to a grand piano that has been donated for auction to help us raise funds. And while you are there, check out the nifty graphic on the …
Rowing Under
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #31 “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (1 Cor. 4:1-2). Paul then describes …
A Palin Critique
Given the trajectory of events, it looks to me as though Sarah Palin is going to be a significant player in the coming year, leading up to the 2012 presidential elections. I am not saying she is going to run, and I am not saying that she would get the nomination/presidency if she did run …
Although Sometimes They Do
“When the apostle Paul, with great wonder, asks, ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become his counselor?’ (Rom. 11:34), he is not expecting an upstart in the back row to raise his hand” (Back to Basics, p. 8).