Monthly Archives: October 2008

The weather’s gotten cold in the mornings — so cold that we have to scrape ice off our cars’ windshields in mornings. In October, no less. Must be global warming … (very unusual in west Alabama). Anyway, it seems I … Continue reading →

As is my custom, here are the most popular posts for October.  I’m expecting my post on the Multiverse to go viral on the internet, now that Paris Hilton has written in! (By the way, I can read the return email address, … Continue reading →

McKnight concludes by referring to classic Postmodern arguments about the nature of language – Finally, ironic faith grows out of emergents’ realization that language plays a large role in our faith and our claims to know the truth. Even a … Continue reading →

Psalm 23 Vander Laan makes a powerful point about “green pastures” in Ps 23. In the video, his class is sitting in the wilderness — the desert. He says, “This is green pasture!” You can’t easily see it in the … Continue reading →

Good times … Sorry, Matthew.

This is my favorite one so far because Vander Laan so powerfully enriches my understanding of some familiar passages. And because I’m an elder trying to be a shepherd. This is short lesson, and I have more thoughts on it … Continue reading →

“Inerrant” Now denominations have split over the meaning of the non-Biblical word “inerrant.” While many pretend that it’s a black-and-white question, it’s really filled with shades of gray, so that many people who claim to believe the Bible to be … Continue reading →

When we discuss inerrancy, it’s critical that we avoid treating some very different ideas as the same. There are, in fact, very many positions within the not-inerrant camp, some of which are indeed heresy and some of which, I think, … Continue reading →