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A Strange Thought Experiment in Ethics

A Strange Thought Experiment in Ethics *Note: If you choose to comment, make sure your comment is civil and respectful to the conversational ethos of this blog. Harsh, vicious, insulting comments will not be posted here. If you post a comment, make sure it is on topic and responds to what I wrote. Respond to […]

Review of “God in Motion” and Thoughts about “Open Theism”

Review of “God in Motion” and Thoughts about “Open Theism” Thanks to Baylor University Press which sent me a complimentary review copy of “God in Motion: A Critical Exploration of the Open Theism Debate” by Swiss theologian Manuel Schmid (translated by Alex Englander) (2021). Here I will not even attempt to summarize the book. I […]

Remembering “My” Evangelicalism

Remembering “My” Evangelicalism I grew up in the “thick” of white American evangelicalism in the 1950s through the 1970s. It did NOT include Southern Baptists who, although geographically present, generally declined to participate in evangelical cooperative programs or events. I grew up in the Upper Midwest but knew many evangelicals from around the country, especially […]

A Response to Kristen Du Metz : Jesus and John Wayne

A Response to Kristen Du Mez : Jesus and John Wayne *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to post a comment here, make sure it is on topic, relatively brief, and civil in language and temperament. Do not include any links or photos.* I admit that I have not yet read Kristen Du Mez’s […]

What to Do…Subterranean Theology Part 2

What to Do…Subterranean Theology Part 2 *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to respond with a comment, please make sure it is relatively brief and very much on topic. Also, make sure it is not argumentative or hostile. Do not misrepresent anything I wrote; do not put word in my mouth. Do not include […]

Subterranean Theology: Controversies that Cannot Be Settled by Study of the Bible

Subterranean Theology: Controversies that Cannot Be Settled by the Bible *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to respond with a comment, make sure it is on topic, civil and respectful, calm and kind. Do not attempt to misuse my blog to promote your own alternative belief systems. This blog is not a discussion board; […]

A Better Documentary about American Evangelicals

A Better Documentary about America Evangelicals *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to comment here, please make sure your comment is: relatively brief, not hostile or argumentative, and on point (relative to the post to which you are responding). Do not misrepresent what I have written and do not attempt to misuse my blog […]

Are “Fanatics” Increasingly Shaping America?

Are “Fanatics” Increasingly Shaping America? *Note to would-be commenters: Know that this is not a discussion board; it is a moderated blog the purpose which is to share my “musings” and invite feedback that is civil, respectful, on topic, calm and kind. If you post a comment, please keep it relatively brief and definitely on […]

An Almost Forgotten Evangelical Movement and Theology: Keswick

An Almost Forgotten Evangelical Movement and Theology: Keswick *Note to would-be commenters: If you choose to post a comment here, know that I only approve and post comments that are on topic, not hostile or argumentative, are relatively brief, and are civil and no respectful. Do not include in your comment any links or photos.* […]

About Men and Church

About Men and Church *Note to would-be commenters: Please be kind or don’t post a comment at all. If you do post a comment, please keep it relatively brief and on the topic. Don’t include any links or photos. Comments that are argumentative or hostile or off topic will not be posted here.* There has […]