Nostalgia is a horrible motivator, when it comes to political decisions (like who to vote for). Democrats have been nostalgic for the late 1960's for decades. Woodstock, the civil rights movement, anti-war protests, etc., were the formative experience for the generation of Democrat politicians that led the party 1980 - 2010. Many Trump voters re-elected … Continue reading Nostalgia in Politics
William Prince, “The Charmer”
About ten days ago, I discovered William Prince. He's a Canadian country singer, with a smooth whiskey-edged baritone voice (and whiskey-edged lyrics to boot). Think Don Williams or Charley Pride. Some of his songs sound like the kind of country music I used to hear in Oklahoma when I was a kid, a long, looooong … Continue reading William Prince, “The Charmer”
Ninth Anniversary
I've been in Zagreb since last Tuesday. In that time, we have hosted a group from America (wonderful brothers and sisters from the Cornerstone Christian Church, from Dallas / Farmers Branch, Texas) and hosted a major event (a two day symposium on the spiritual needs of teen agers.) In all the craziness, an important date … Continue reading Ninth Anniversary
My Wish List
If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to? My life’s mission is to strengthen the churches in Croatia & the former Yugoslavia. So if I had a million dollars to give, that’s what I’d give it to. My wish list, off the top of my head: Purchase & … Continue reading My Wish List
Topics I Want to Explore
Here is a list of the things I’m thinking about & working on, my current “research agenda”. 1. Pastoral Implications of the Atonement One of my main interests is the pastoral use of the different atonement “theories”. The New Testament presents several different pictures of how Jesus’ death saves & impacts us. Those presented in … Continue reading Topics I Want to Explore
Boston and the War
Unlike Larry the Cucumber, I now HAVE been to Boston in the fall. The picture is from the Boston Tea Party Museum. That’s Sam Adams in high dudgeon, urging us (the collected Sons & Daughters of Liberty) to dispense with his majesty’s tea. “Taxation without representation is TYRANNY!” And this is Lexington Battle Green, where … Continue reading Boston and the War
For College Football Fans–The Marble Game
Check this out, refer back to it after every weekend. Every FBS school starts off with 100 marbles, plus 10 bonus marbles for every power conference opponent on their schedule Beat your opponent at your home place or neutral site (including conference championships), take 20% of their marbles; beat your opponent at their home place, … Continue reading For College Football Fans–The Marble Game
God’s Wrath, Miroslav Volf, and Me
Croatian theologian Miroslav Volf (Yale University) wrote in Free of Charge: I used to think that wrath was unworthy of God. Isn’t God love? Shouldn’t divine love be beyond wrath? God is love, and God loves every person and every creature. That’s exactly why God is wrathful against some of them. My last resistance to … Continue reading God’s Wrath, Miroslav Volf, and Me
Brad East on The Atonement Debate
One of my theological interests is the atonement, particularly how we understand and apply it pastorally. Here Brad East, theology professor at Abilene Christian University, wrestles with current discussions of "penal substitutionary atonement", a very popular view of atonement. From Christianity Today: The Way We Debate Atonement Is a Mess This is an article about … Continue reading Brad East on The Atonement Debate
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