Monthly Archives: May 2014

#Luke2Acts – Some Notes on Luke 5 to 16

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Matt Armstrong has very kindly assembled all of my #Luke2Acts tweets from Luke 5-16 into a single document. I thought that I would order them into a less tweet-like form and post them here. You can see my other posts … Continue reading →

Posted in #Luke2Acts, Bible, Luke, N.T. Wright, NT, NT Theology, Theological | 2 Comments

Eleven Theses on Being a Creedal Christian

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

1. Confession of the creed is not just about faith, but is an exercise of faith. The creed, while being an expression of true doctrine, involves us adopting a committed posture of trust in the God whose identity we declare. … Continue reading →

Posted in The Church, Theological | 6 Comments

Open Mic Thread 3

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The open mic thread is where you have the floor and can raise or discuss issues of your choice. There is no such thing as off-topic here. The comments of this thread are free for you to: Discuss things that you … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Mic, Public Service Announcement | 51 Comments

The Prophet Oded and the Good Samaritan

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

In the #Luke2Acts Bible study on Twitter, we recently studied Luke 10, with the parable of the Good Samaritan and Jesus’ visit to Mary and Martha. Rereading these accounts a number of things struck me. I thought that I would … Continue reading →

Posted in #Luke2Acts, 2 Chronicles, Bible, Ethics, Luke, N.T. Wright, NT, NT Theology, Scripture, The Church, Theological | 8 Comments

The Future of Protestantism

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

  Last year, Peter Leithart wrote a provocative piece entitled ‘The End of Protestantism‘, which provoked considerable discussion in many quarters. A couple of evenings ago, the Torrey Honors Institute, First Things, and the Davenant Trust collaborated to arrange a debate between … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Lectures, On the web, The Church, Theological, Video, What I'm Watching | 7 Comments

What’s a Good Question?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve already linked to this post on my Delicious account (you can see the latest five links in the sidebar, or follow the Twitter account where I post my links). However, as it is such a superb post, I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Quotations, The Blogosphere, Theological | 6 Comments