Misplacing Romans: John Wesley and Hermeneutics
One of the most insidious tendencies is to see all of Scripture through the lens of Romans. This bias goes way back in history.
One of the most insidious tendencies is to see all of Scripture through the lens of Romans. This bias goes way back in history.
Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behavior: A Novel. New York: HarperCollins, 2012. 437 pp. — Barbara Kingsolver is a fine writer. One can learn a lot about writing just from carefully reading her superbly crafted work. She
Consider these fourteen words from the Sermon on the Mount. “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Have these words lost meaning through over-familiarity? I suppose
The world is a mess. Where are the reformers? Americans are frustrated with what is variously called “gridlock” or “dysfunction” in Washington. We face boat-loads of other problems and issues, from obesity (of all things!)
The world is a mess. Where are the reformers? Americans are frustrated with what is variously called “gridlock” or “dysfunction” in Washington. We face boat-loads of other problems and issues, from obesity (of all things!)
Reading Roger Steer’s biography of John Stott, I jotted down at the front, “Stott in general had excellent mentoring.” Fortunately for us, he in turn mentored others. Steer’s book, Basic Christian: The Inside Story of
The world is a getting safer. For centuries, violence has been subsiding. Really? Most people find this hard to believe. But consider evidence presented by Stephen Pinker in his fascinating book, The Better Angels of
The world is a getting safer. For centuries, violence has been subsiding. Really? Most people find this hard to believe. But consider evidence presented by Stephen Pinker in his fascinating book, The Better Angels of
How do you think? Ever thought about that? Not everyone thinks the same way. We all tend to think—that is, to reason—in different ways, depending upon influences that have shaped us. Probably genetics plays a
The Church gets in trouble whenever it thinks its in the church business rather than the kingdom business. In the church business, people are concerned with church activities, religious behaviour and spiritual things. In
Hear now these parables of the kingdom. Parable of the Praiseful Servant The king of a great land was about to take a long journey. He called his top three officials together. “I am putting
Recently I was asked to look back over my writing ministry and reflect on the books I’ve published—how I assess them, and what impact they may have had. (Read the full interview by Frank Viola)