Category Archives: Theological Musings

The Church: simul iustus et peccator

Many years ago, concerned by friends leaving our church, I preached a sermon on the topic, “what is the church?”  I could not find a copy of my notes, but I am guessing that I probably would not agree with … Continue reading

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I still don’t understand Calvinists

I have never understood Calvinists. “Mild” Calvinists are not too bad, but hyper-Calvinists are downright wacky.  Coincidentally (or perhaps it was predestined…), two of the blogs I read regularly have current posts dealing in some way with Calvinism.  So, it … Continue reading

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Romans and epistemology

I have been fascinated with the 1st Chapter of Romans for some time; while it serves as an introduction to the rest of the book, Paul says an awful lot in just a few verses.  Paul was, of course, writing … Continue reading

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Atheism, evangelism and the freedom to choose

My friend Mike has written an interesting post (which can be found here and here) entitled “How much religion do we have to study?”  He’s referring to how much do people have to know about religion in order to properly … Continue reading

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