Category Archives: Theological Musings

Did Jesus repudiate Old Testament violence?

Posted on July 23, 2009 by me

I tend to like Greg Boyd, even if his “open” theology puts him in many people’s “heretic” column.  I have given away numerous copies of his Letters From a Skeptic (with a cautionary note about one reference to his “open” … Continue reading →

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Are we in danger of losing the Gospel?

Posted on July 15, 2009 by me

From Martin Luther’s Introduction to the Commentary on Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians: I have taken in hand, in the name of the Lord, once again to expound the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians; not because I desire … Continue reading →

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Augustine was a trouble-maker

Posted on July 6, 2009 by me

Augustine ultimately attempted to weld together philosophical motions of the divine essence to the tenets of the Christian faith and, in so doing, allowed the content of Christian faith to be determined by the logic of philosphical rationalism.  The rationalization … Continue reading →

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How to find God (… but I didn’t know he was lost?)

Posted on June 8, 2009 by me

Following up on my last two posts which dealt with finding a place from which to properly discover and discuss who the God of Christianity really is, here is an exerpt from NT Wright, from The Meaning of Jesus – … Continue reading →

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