Yesterday for my day off, I went to Borders, ordered a large coffee, and, in connection with my recent interest in biographies, read James M. McPherson’s Abraham Lincoln. There are a host of books on...
When I started seminary I thought that among the various fields of theology, New Testament would be my primary interest. During my time in seminary, I have been surprised to find in me a growing...
For a Jan-term class on the Puritans I just finished, I had to read John Owen’s Communion with the Triune God, and I loved it. Its a great model of deep theology done unto a...
The professor I referenced in my last post would also frequently say during class discussions, “all of us see reality through a grid” in order to relativize a claim. For a while the way this...
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was born in Austria and spent much of his life in Cambridge. He lived a fascinating and very sad life – for example, three of his four brothers committed suicide. His main...
I am reading William Willimon’s Conversations with Barth on Preaching (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2006), and found this quotation of Barth very provocative: “Against boredom the only defense is again being biblical. If a sermon is...
I am seeking more joy in my life this holiday season. When I say joy, I mean something more than mere happiness – something deeper and less dependent on circumstances. While I recognize that authentic...
In his book The Problem of Pain, chapter 9, “On Animal Pain”, C.S. tackled this issue and suggested that the Satanic fall may be the best explanation for animal suffering. He wrote that it is...
As I type this post I have Planet Earth on in the background, which by the way is awesome and you should not sleep till you have watched every episode twice (okay thats an exaggeration...
