Month: September 2013

art prize

The weekend success of both the Browns and Indians have nearly persuaded me to be an open theist. It’s hard to believe an omniscient God would let that happen. Unless he is setting us up for a fall. But that is getting harder to do, after 50 years of losing. We won’t let ourselves believe…

September 30, 2013
full atonement, can it be?

Here is a post on the atonement that I wrote for The Gospel Coalition. Drop over and say something nice, if you’re so inclined. You might notice on my sidebar that I have a new book coming out. I’m probably biased, but I really like it. It’s not available in bookstores or Amazon until next…

September 26, 2013
salvation history for kids

I enjoy the challenge of communicating theology to a general audience, but Jim Hamilton has taken this to a whole new level. He has published an illustrated storybook for children that winsomely presents the main turning points of salvation history. The Bible’s Big Story covers creation, fall, the protevangelion, flood, Abrahamic covenant, Exodus, conquest, David’s…

September 23, 2013
on the money

Some former students go on to do great things. Then there is Nate Archer, who on his way to great things also has time to be creatively funny. Here are his musings about which theologians should appear on which bills in the kingdom of God. This is written from an American perspective, with U.S. dollars,…

September 20, 2013
Jesus’ plows

Os Guinness makes an intriguing observation in The Call. He writes that Justin Martyr “notes that the plows made by Joseph and Jesus were still being used widely in his day” (p. 202). Chuck Colson taped a Breakpoint recording around this point and many preachers have mentioned it in sermons. I have myself, but always…

September 13, 2013