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“All Men Desire Happiness” Can Be Confusing
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When Blaise Pascal1 and Jonathan Edwards2 (and I3) say that all human beings desire happiness we say something true and, for some, misleading. Here’s the problem. Happiness (I’m not distinguishing it from joy) is an experience ...
The Great Story and the Single Verse
Posted in Jesus, News, Theology
In my neck of the Christian woods, words like narrative, meta-narrative, story, storyline, biblical theology, and big picture abound. I would like to sound a note that may encourage some who, like me, may wonder how this language works to ...
You Like C.S. Lewis?
Posted in News, Theology, Uncategorized
Joel Heck, Professor of Theology at Concordia University, Texas, has served us again by publishing rare materials relating to C. S. Lewis. In 2008 he published The Personal Heresy: A Controversy. And now he has published the Socratic Digest (Concordia ...
A Close Analysis of the Beatitudes
Posted in Series, Theology, Uncategorized
Probably the best way to study these beatitudes would be to work through the basic process for each one--the definitions, the backgrounds, the connections and the applications. If you were teaching the beatitudes to a class you would do better ...
More Thoughts on Friends Who Fail You
Posted in Theology
There has been arguments that sometimes friends forsake you never to return — like Demas. He loved “the present world,” and so abandoned the great apostle who craved the Lord’s appearing more than he craved the world (2 Timothy ...
“In, but not of”
Posted in Theology
“In, but not of”— if you’ve spent much time Christian circles, you’re probably familiar with this slogan. In the world, but not of the world. It captures a truth about Jesus’s followers. There’s a real sense in which we are “in” this ...
Why Was Jesus Unintimidated by Pilate?
Posted in Jesus, Theology
Ponder with me the lesson of Pilate’s authority over Jesus. Pilate said to Jesus, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” Jesus answered him, “You would ...
Biblical Authority Is the Real Issue
Posted in Theology
A report from a delegate at this month's Episcopal Church General Convention: We began the afternoon by Reconsidering A061 which added some newer Biblical translations to the list of officially authorized versions. Yesterday (that would be Saturday for those of ...
“Locking Out” Sinners
Posted in News, Theology, Uncategorized
The British Prime Minister supports same-sex marriage and declared that churches are "locking out" homosexuals because the churches will only approve of marriage as the Bible teaches it. A representative of the Church of England objected to this mischaracterization, ...
Doing the Right Thing
Posted in Pastor Mike, Theology
Why, if doing the right thing is usually the smart things to do, does God take it personally when we sin? Isn’t it just unreasonable behavior? ...
