Shoving God into a Box
There’s God in the Gaps and then there’s God in the Box. A great cartoon at Exploring Our Matrix.
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Loving C. S. Lewis and Hating Rob Bell?
ByhenryMichael Patton, who often steps into controversial issues (which I do not mean as a criticism), asks why people love C. S. Lewis, but hate Rob Bell. His conclusion is that this is because Bell’s ideas that push the boundaries characterize his ministry, unlike those of C. S. Lewis. I must admit that I’ve read…
Words from the Mouth of God?
ByhenryIn comments to an earlier post one reader notes that there are those who call the Bible “words from the mouth of God.” I respond that I do not think the Bible is words from the mouth of God, but rather the testimony of people’s experience of God. There are those who think I diminish…
Interpreting the Bible VI – Introducing some Test Passages
ByhenryI’ve been delinquent on this series since January 24, but here goes again. My major point has been to show first that there is no obvious interpretation which one should take from the Bible, but rather that how one applies the Bible to one’s life, if at all, is based on an interpretive framework. It’s…
Responding to TGC on Sex and Power
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A Note on Sacraments and Sacramental Acts
ByhenryI’ve generated a bit of surprise by my agreement with Dr. Herold Weiss (Meditations on According to John, chapter 18) in last Thursday’s video study from the gospel according to John (not to mention my Sunday School class), that the gospel is not attempting to institute or to teach sacraments. As a foundation to this…