Theology That Bites Back
Introduction: A decade ago, Canon published Empires of Dirt, and given our cultural moment now, the subtitle is interesting to look back on. That subtitle was “Secularism, Radical Islam, and the Mere Christendom Alternative.” In some respects, the terrain back then was quite different than it is today, but in other ways, it is still …
“Because of the rampant confusion of spiritual and inspired (which are not the same thing at all), we need to do more theological spadework in the garden of our studies, and less beating our brethren over the head with the spade.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 47
“I am not bound to accept a prophetic utterance from a charismatic friend the same way I am bound to believe the book of Romans.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 45
“There is no way to maintain that the revelatory gifts are ongoing without jeopardizing the integrity of the canon of Scripture. If the word given is a Word from God, and if we believe that it is, then we must treat it as though it is.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 44
Dear Ehud, And now we have come to a short parenthetical topic. This is one that I wanted to address shortly after the earlier letter I wrote about Christ as the Prophet, the prophet "like unto ...
“We are often tempted to say that some things are supernatural simply because we do not know how far nature actually goes.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 43
Letter to the Editor: I’m interested in your practical advice for husbands on handling disagreement with their wives. How can a husband firmly disagree, correct, or push back on something ...
“What holy word does God speak into a sinful religious world? He says not to bow down before an image in religious devotion.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 40
Dear Tyler, It was good to meet you at the wedding last weekend, and thank you for the follow-up email. It really filled out the details of your situation. I am glad that your cousin Jill is doing well, and it is ironic that you are facing a comparable situation, only with the sexes reversed. …
