So do you wear mixed fabric?
This is the second post on understanding the Old Testament. You can read the first post here. In a previous post I discussed Marcion, the …
How to Shipwreck Your Theology
If we refuse to align our behavior with our theological beliefs, those beliefs can become worse than useless for us. Beliefs and behavior must be held together.
I Can… Except I Can’t
I know few better ways to understand myself than being a father. Because kids are, after all, just little humans with all of the wonderful …
The Butterfly Lovers, the Cultural Revolution, and the Hand of God
Recently I attended a concert of the Hangzhou Symphony Orchestra. A violin concerto called “The Butterfly Lovers” was a part of the program. My youngest daughter, …
Why You Should Love the God of the Old Testament
In the very earliest days of the New Testament and hardly before the ink was dry, the church already faced a pernicious error. Marcion of …
She will be saved through childbearing…
It’s entirely possible to write blog articles mechanically or artificially. This one is quite personal. My wife’s due date for our fourth child is today. …
Human Nature: Heroes and Villains or Heroic Villains?
Wouldn’t it be easier if we could separate the heroes from the villains? But we can’t. Heroism and villainy, virtue and vice, coexist—not only in a single individual at different times, but also in a single individual engaged in one endeavor.
Worship With the Heavenly Angels
Whatever else we would say about Luke’s story of the angels and the shepherds, it’s definitely memorable. But less clear is the point. Why did …
Who were the Magi?
One day, out of nowhere, well-dressed men wearing expensive suits and dark sunglasses get out of Mercedes limos in a massive motorcade. They walk up …
Bibles are not talismans. It’s about the words.
There’s a very striking story about a man who never learned to read but who had a well-worn Bible. Someone asked him why the pages …