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Category Archives: Theological
The Psalms in Worship
Ben Myers has some wonderful thoughts on the place and importance of the Psalms in worship: I sometimes worry that our hymnbooks – where you have a more or less arbitrary selection of songs, arranged by various doctrinal and liturgical … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, OT, Psalms, The Church, Theological, Worship
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The Institution of Marriage, Same-Sex Unions, and Procreation
John H blogged on the connection between marriage and procreation and the infertility objection earlier today on Curlew River. While frequently employed as a facile and dismissive rejoinder to any argument that would identify procreation as a primary purpose of … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics
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James K. A. Smith, Peter Enns, and the Evolution of Adam
There is a feature of Enns’ argument that could easily go unnoticed only because it is so ubiquitous: his account is entirely “from below.” That is, Enns’ argument is predicated on the working assumption that the meaning of the Scriptures … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Creation, OT Theology, Theological
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The Whore and the Bible
In a recent post, Richard Beck discusses the Madonna/Whore dynamic, arguing for its presence within the biblical text, especially within the book of Revelation. As I often find with Richard’s posts, he raises lots of the right questions, yet I … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Theological
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Most Popular Posts (and a few neglected ones)
I realize that I haven’t blogged for over a week. I doubt that I will blog much if at all in the next couple of weeks either. Due to constraints of time and energy, current demands of work, and a … Continue reading
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Scripture as Performance
During my absence over Lent, a couple of guest posts of mine on the subject of Scripture were posted over on A Borrowed Flame. They give a rough sketch of some thoughts on a different way to approach and think … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Guest Post, Worship
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A Better Gospel
In the comments following my previous post on the problems with a particular form of the evangelical gospel presentation, I was asked how I would go about presenting the gospel, and how I would capture some of the core gospel … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Theological
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Eschatologically Weighted Ontology and the Fall
Maximus writes this section in a metaphysical idiom, but his argument helps fill out the importance of recognizing the eschatological aspiration that was inherent in Adam’s situation. If Adam was fulfilled, perfected from the outset, then we are almost inevitably … Continue reading
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Theology of Clothing Book Plans
I have decided for Lent this year to take a break from blogging and regular online activity to write the first draft of a book. I presented three suggestions for topics to a friend, who decided on the topic of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Theological
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Is YHWH a War Criminal?
The question of divine goodness and justice in light of the deep problems raised by the biblical commands concerning the slaughter of the Canaanites seems to be the hot topic right now. Philip Jenkins writes on the subject of the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Joshua, OT, Theological
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