R.C. Sproul was one of God’s gifts to the church. Stephen Nicols’ recent biography R.C.Sproul: A Life, goes into great detail on the life of Sproul, and the contributions he made to the life of the church. Nichols’ biography is well-written, and spends a large amount of time in delving into those forces that shaped […]
“Studied Ambiguity” and the Slow Slide of the Evangelical Church Read More »
A Christmas Carol is mandatory viewing for our family around Christmas time. We love its many iterations, from the Muppets to Jim Carrey to several of the live-action versions. There’s something about Dicken’s classic story that fits with Christmas. It fits because A Christmas Carol is what Christmas is truly about: redemption. Scrooge is a
When Belief Falls Short of Practice: Charles Dickens: A Life Read More »
We are created beings, fallen, broken, and extraordinarily finite in our understanding of the future. This leads us to change frequently. Sometimes that is a good thing. The person in the grip of alcoholism may find freedom, the parents who are perpetually late may take steps to be on time for their commitments. Sometimes change
Theology for All #6: God Doesn’t Change Read More »
One of the most humbling aspects of God is that He is completely “other” than we are. To put this in other terms, we have no innate capacity to approach God. What we know about God must be learned through revelation. If God does not show Himself to us, we will not come to know
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Most of us know the story of Moses. Hid because of Pharaoh’s genocide when he was a baby, found by Pharaoh’s daughter, and raised in the palace. Moses was given every advantage of life in the most advanced nation of its day. Education, military tactics, wealth. It was all his. In fact, an argument can
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