I finished my master’s work at the UI in 1979, and so Nancy and I decided to spend the summer in Vancouver, B.C. where I took a few classes at Regent College. John Stott was teaching through the book of Acts, and I decided to take three other classes as well. Leon Morris taught a …
The Catnip Effect
“A boy can seem to be developing into an almost rational creature, but then when girls come into the picture we see what might be called the catnip effect. One moment he is upright and strong, a most promising young man, and the next moment, after a glimpse of her, he is barging into furniture …
More On IVP
Since I posted something on the Judy Brown problem earlier today, I thought I should follow up by posting the following statement released by IVP just a short time ago. Here it is: InterVarsity Press April 8, 2005 InterVarsity Press learned on April 7, 2005, that Dr. Judy L. Brown, the contributor of an article …
Me and St. Peter
“There follows from this a vital and liberating point, which I first met in the works of the great Anglican divine Richard Hooker, and for which I shall always be grateful. One is not justified by faith by believing in justification by faith. One is justified by faith by believing in Jesus” (What St. Paul …
All Fatherhood
Our Father in heaven, You are the Father from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth derives its name. We worship You now in the name of Jesus Christ, Your eternal Son, and we ask You to receive us for His sake. We look to You, wanting Your Holy Spirit to bind us together …
IVP. Again.
We should want to categorize something like this in the category of beyond unspeakable. Judy L. Brown, an evangelical egalitarian, contributed to an IVP book called Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy. Nothing out of the ordinary so far — just the normal IVP monkeyshines. She was the pastor of a Salem Covenant Worship Center, …
Short History of Calvinism
The History of the Debate This installment will not be exegetical. The purpose is simply to provide a historical backdrop for understanding how the debate about the biblical exegesis has been conducted, and when. We will limit our discussion to the history of the Christian church, although it is important to recognize that this is …
Simplistic Categories
Dear visionaries, A brief response to Larry. The reason Tom’s newspaper response did not interact with the controversy and criticism is that from the outbreak of this controversy in the paper, the facts have been consistently misrepresented. Our private school found itself in an editorial inkbath created by journalistic ineptitude, and in contrast to this, …
A Political Agenda?
Dear visionaries, There are two ways to find out our “agenda” for the future of the fair town of Moscow. One of them would be to go back into the 20/20 archives and reread all our previous discussions on this subject. We haven’t changed our minds since then. Another cool way to find out would …
The Kindness of God
Our family moved from Tacoma Park, Maryland to Annapolis in 1958. I have some fragmentary memories of kindergarten in Tacoma Park, and more solid recollections of first grade in Annapolis, up to and including the name of my first grade teacher, a very pleasant woman named Miss Robinson. I grew up in Annapolis, and have …