Monthly Archives: August 2011

David Fitch is an author and frequent speaker at church seminars. He recently posted on his blog a request that we stop planting churches! Instead of funding one entrepreneurial pastor, preacher and organizer to go in and organize a center … Continue reading →

We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading →

Several readers have posted comments objecting to Leroy Garrett’s characterization of the Churches of Christ as “sectarian.” The word “sectarian” takes on a variety of meanings depending on the context, but I think it’s clear from Leroy’s writing that he … Continue reading →

I’m back. Just now. My suitcases aren’t unpacked yet, and I’ve not checked the DVR for recorded programs. But the car’s trunk is empty, and I’ve just downloaded 328 emails, including 109 comments on One In Jesus posts. I’ll catch … Continue reading →

The hard question And so, you see, I’m not exactly an Open Theist or Closed Theist. And most of the arguments simply don’t address what, to me, is the hard question. The hard question to me isn’t whether God can … Continue reading →

Why we’ve been blind to the Old Testament Why is it that New Testament commentaries so routinely overlook powerful, vivid allusions to the Old Testament? Why do some cross-referencing Bibles not even bother to refer the reader to the Old … Continue reading →

We’re working our way through Leroy Garrett’s book: What Must the Church of Christ Do to Be Saved? The paperback is $7.95, but it’s also available in Kindle edition for $0.99. For $0.99, it’s really an offer you can’t refuse! … Continue reading →

History of the argument I want to now respond from a slightly different angle. Where did this embarrassingly bad argument come from? Well, from a line of reasoning popular in the mid-19th Century that emphasized obedience to “positive commands” over … Continue reading →

Another simple technique I use is a Bible concordance. Once upon a time, we used printed exhaustive concordances, which allowed you to find every verse in the Bible containing a given word. Those massive books have now been replaced by computers … Continue reading →

Introduction to Open Theism — Perhaps Over-Simplified Open Theism has been a topic on interest in the comments lately. I thought I’d explain my understanding. Maybe it’ll make sense. First, a definition – In the openness debate the focus is … Continue reading →