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4. The 59-Second Apologist: What are Calvinism and Arminianism?
Have you seen the t-shirt that explains Calvinism and Arminianism? On the front it declares “Calvinism: This shirt chose me”. And on the back it says, “Arminianism: I chose this shirt.” In case you’re...
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From weak scientism to atheism? “WIBA”: A Review (Part 15)
The sun rises and sets, people busy themselves with the tasks of life, wars are fought, dreams are crushed, love is born … and yet another installment of my review of John Loftus, Why I Became an...
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Could it ever be right to deny Christ?
“Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 10:32) In his...
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6. The 59-Second Apologist: How does the atonement work?
The good news of the Christian gospel is that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:19) so that through him those who are separated from God can be made at-one with him....
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Is God like Buckley’s cough syrup?
Buckley’s Cough Syrup was first marketed in Toronto in 1920 and quickly became known for its bad taste and great effectiveness. Indeed, Buckley’s website has a page on the history of the concoction...
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62. Paul Helm on God, Time, and Eternity
Augustine famously commented on the nature of time, “What, then, is time? If no one ask of me, I know; if I wish to explain to him who asks, I know not.” Augustine isn’t alone: the nature of time...
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Ignorance as a badge of honor? Fundamentalism among Christians and atheists
If there is one thing Christian fundamentalists are good at doing, it is dismissing expert opinion. Of course, we all know that experts can be wrong. However, it is no small thing to reject a field of...
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A Primer for (Generous) Transgender Theological Reflection
It should be no surprise that North America has been gripped by the story of Bruce Jenner’s transgender journey. This is a topic that is not going away any time soon. I blogged about this difficult...
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A More Christlike God: A (very long and detailed) Review
Bradley Jersak. A More Christlike God, A More Beautiful Gospel. (Pasadena, CA: CWR Press, 2015). The back cover of Philip Yancey’s book What’s So Amazing About Grace? includes the following epigram:...
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11. The 59-Second Apologist: Is the incarnation a contradiction?
John 1:14 declares that “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” But how can it be that the eternal, infinite divine Word became a temporal, finite human being? In this episode of the 59-Second...
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The Apologist’s Dilemma
A few days ago I began reading Os Guinness’ latest book, Fool’s Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion (IVP, 2015). I’ve been a Guinness fan since I read The Gravedigger File back in 1997....
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76. Keith L. Johnson on Theology as Discipleship
Dr. Keith L. Johnson Theologian William Placher once made the following observation: “Several times, introducing me to a church group, a well-meaning person has said, ‘Bill Placher is a theologian,...
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87. From the Bible to Doctrine: A conversation with Stephen Holmes
Open up your trusty King James Bible, turn to 1 John 5:7, and read: “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” For many...
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A new review of Faith Lacking Understanding
In my 2008 book Faith Lacking Understanding: Theology through a glass darkly I take the reader on an exploratory journey through seven doctrines in the Apostles’ Creed. After a prefatory chapter on...
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88. Euthanasia, Death, and the Good Life: A Conversation with Heidi Janz
Dr. Heidi Janz, ethicist and disability advocate “Euthanasia.” The word derives from the Greek prefix “eu” or good, and “thanatos” or death. Hence, euthanasia promises a good death. But what is a good...
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God, Science, and the Universe: A Debate between Krauss, Meyer, and Lamoureaux
This debate live-streamed on March 19th and features Lawrence Krauss (atheist), Stephen Meyer (intelligent design theorist), and Denis Lamoureux (theistic evolutionist).
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The omniscient God as the jilted lover
In “God in the terrifying image of a jilted lover” I provided some reasons why readers of the Bible should not interpret descriptions of God’s tumultuous emotional life literally. The focus of my...
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89. What did the cross achieve? Oliver Crisp on Atonement
Yo, don’t mess with me bruv. I’m Oliver. In 1973 the great Reformed theologian J.I. Packer delivered a very influential Tyndale Lecture titled “What did the cross achieve? The logic of penal...
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93. Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? A conversation with Andy...
Dr. Andy Bannister (left) with Imam Sherif Ayoup at Taylor Seminary’s Crucial Conversations Conversation on Islam and Christianity. In December 2015, Wheaton College Professor Larycia Hawkins...
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God and the Problem of Suffering: An Interview with Paul Buller
Paul Buller In this interview I discuss that most difficult of problems, God and suffering, with Christian apologist Paul Buller. Paul is a co-founder of the Network of Christian Apologists in Calgary,...
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