John G. Stackhouse Jr.'s Blog, page 9

The Seven Deadly Signs

Ministries that Think They Can Do No Financial Wrong Are Deceiving Themselves I published this article twenty years ago. I regret to say that it is just as relevant today. Historic evangelicalism has unblinkingly taught robust doctrines of sin and … Continued

On “Dr. Jill Biden” & Medical Status Anxiety

The ignoramus who wrote in the WSJ about Jill Biden not being a real doctor (because she isn’t a physician, but holds a Doctor of Education degree) and the ignoramuses who allowed it to run don’t understand two basic data: … Continued

Advent/Christmas Reflections

If you’re preaching during Advent, here is a group of previous seasonal reflections, with the last one linking you to more (let me know, please, if links are broken), in case they can be of help to you:

Write Better

At this time of year, students are receiving back papers from professors with various forms of the same advice: “Please get help for your writing.” Well, if your campus has a fine writing centre, then you can pretty easily do … Continued

How NOT to Apply for an Academic Job

Despite COVID-19, some universities, colleges, and seminaries are hiring. We here at Crandall University are, in fact: in Business, Education, Psychology, and Religious Studies. I have sat on search committees for lo, these several decades—at two small Christian universities, at … Continued

Are Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel Lost?

One of the great obstacles to Christian faith in our time is the traditional teaching that all who have not heard and received the Gospel of Jesus Christ are destined for an eternity of suffering. That’s actually two obstacles in … Continued

Decision by Crowd

HERE is a link to my latest column in Faith Today. And Faith Today is offering free subscriptions, so why not take advantage what surely must be a brief lapse in financial good judgment and subscribe?

Review of Atherstone and Jones, eds., MAKING EVANGELICAL HISTORY

I’ve recently reviewed Andrew Atherstone and David Ceri Jones, eds., Making Evangelical History: Faith, Scholarship and the Evangelical Past, Routledge Studies in Evangelicalism (New York: Routledge, 2019), for “Reading Religion,” a publication of the American Academy of Religion. You can … Continued

Don’t Ask Me to Pray

Almost 20 years ago, I published this column in Faith Today (September 2001). A reader recently wrote to the FT editors asking for its location online since he remembered it and wanted to send it around to some others. Since … Continued

So Long to “Context”

After writing 233 weekly columns over nearly five years, it’s time for a change. I am very grateful for the opportunity to have worked with “Context: Beyond the Headlines,” a TV program and associated media aimed at providing Christian perspective … Continued