Category Archives: Theological Musings

Must everything change?

Posted on November 16, 2007 by me

Brian McLaren, pop icon of the Emerging Church movement, has recently published a book entitled Everything Must Change, in which he attempts to make the case that if people really believed in the Secret Message of Jesus, everything must change. … Continue reading →

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Bibliolatry and blogging: the return to an oral culture?

Posted on November 14, 2007 by me

I’ve been thinking lately about the importance that the written word (any word, not just The Word of God) has in our Modernist culture, as opposed to what is merely spoken. A few weeks ago Ben Witherington published on his … Continue reading →

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The Bourne Theology

Posted on November 13, 2007 by me

I’ve been reading a very good little book on the theology of Martin Luther, Luther for Armchair Theologians, by Steven Paulson, and am being struck afresh with the power of Luther’s thought and emotion. Luther has been as close to … Continue reading →

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Joel Osteen revisited: Is the antithesis any better?

Posted on October 28, 2007 by me

It seems that Mr. Osteen is still generating some commentary from Ben Witherington. Now, I don’t know why Osteen bugs him so much; compared to what else is on TV in the name of Christianity, Osteen is pretty bland. But, … Continue reading →

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