In the latter part of the nineteenth century, a gentleman named Robert Koch developed a series of postulates to help identify the causal agents for various diseases. The basic outlines of this approach were that, first, the germ had to be found abundantly in every patient and in every diseased tissue; second, the germ must …
Mosquitos and HIV
In my recent book God Is, in the course of responding to a charge that non-acceptance of the HIV causation of AIDS amounted to malevolence or stupidity or both, I used the illustration of a latex condom stopping an HIV virus being like trying to stop a mosquito with a chain link fence (given the …
He Cannot Deny Himself
Influenced by certain Enlightenment assumptions, we like to believe that we all may reserve the right to not believe certain things. But in Scripture to “believe not” is described as a sin. The verb used to describe this unbelief in Scripture is apisteo. The male disciples had been told by Jesus that He was going …
Preaching and Timbre
“God plays a number of different instruments, and the individual personality and background of the preacher is as much a part of powerful preaching as is the divine influence” (Wagner, Tongues Aflame, p. 31).
Anything Goes But That
“The most eminent American universities have become centers where sexual license and depravity are praised and the only conduct that meets with official rebuke is open disapproval of immorality” (Harold O.J. Brown, The Sensate Culture, p. 207).
Three Times as Quirky
This summer Thomas Nelson is releasing Nate’s next book, which is called Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl. To say that the first chapter reminds me of how Chesterton would have written had he taken LSD as a non-Christian in the sixties but who wrote many years later as one older, wiser, and three times as quirky, …
Easter Answer Once More
A week or so ago I blurbed The Easter Answer. A bunch of people went to that site and found an intriguing title, but no way to order the booklet. But, good news, the web site now has a purchase option here.
The Creator and Creature
Book I/Chapter 5 The revolt (section 4) 9. What is the nature of the “detestable madness” Calvin refers to? 10. How do men acknowledge they are fearfully and wonderfully made and still deny God? 11. How far does God’s workmanship extend? 12. How does Calvin deal with Epicurus? Confusion of Creator and creature (section 5) …
Personal Grace and Calling the Cops
Alright then, on postmill assumptions, knowing that there will come a time when they will not hurt nor destroy in all God’s holy mountain, when will we know to shut down all the fire departments? This is not a trick question. Actually, if you think about it, it might be a trick question. We will …
London Next Month
I will be speaking on biblical hope and the Christian family at a conference in London next month. Some details can be found here.