Common Denominator

At this point I remind myself that I am not designing a system of governance from scratch. Almost everyone--if not everyone--in this room i...

The issue of free will is one of debate among Christians. But I think we can all agree that whether or not we ultimately have free will, we...

The reason that Jesus' ethics in the Sermon on the Mount only seem to give us a partial sense of how a Christian would govern is because...

We have established biblically that America is not Israel. We have also hinted that even if we could find a modern "Israel" that ...

Tomorrow is the religion colloquium at IWU, and I'm supposed to present on this topic. By the way, all are invited and you can get chap...

Christians also believe that God is love (1 John 4:8). Let's take a moment to ponder what this claim might mean in relation to His role ...

After laying down some ground rules, I'd like to begin now with God. I start with the faith claim that God created the world out of ...

It looks like Bush has won, although it may take a day or two for Kerry to admit it. In some respects this is a relief. I approve of man...

Dear Ken, I’m really struggling with how a Christian could ever vote Republican. I mean Jesus made it the cornerstone of his earthly min...

A second matter of prolegomena is a question of approach. Do we presume Christian faith and work to substantiate it? Do we allow for modif...

For the indefinite future I want to think about theology. I know a bit about what the church has believed as well as what my church believe...

I don't know how many people are reading my blog. I know some people in the dorms of Indiana Wesleyan University do. I know a few frie...

There are no more debates. Bush is up in the polls. Unless something goes very wrong in Iraq to pin on Bush, it looks like he'll win. ...

If the American system is roughly universal egoist and roughly based on the social contract model, how is a Christian to interact with it, g...

Well, the debates are over. More time to work, which is good. Less time to watch the fireworks, oh well. I thought both did well enough...

The following is a document drafted by several leading evangelicals, principally Richard Hays of Duke, George Hunsinger of Princeton, Richar...

Once upon a pan'cras churning Went the Da to death a learnin' Over the under takers he received the endless snore Derrida went over ...

To return to the train of thought on Christianity and Government, I suggested in the previous point that while a theocracy would be ideal, i...

These last few years I have really come to appreciate the importance of mystery for faith. On the one hand, I think most of us at least pay ...

Has there ever been a special place that immediately brought back fond memories as soon as you arrived? I enjoyed my years at college great...