C.S. Lewis, Cupid & God’s Inescapable Love

Here’s a repost from last year worth sharing again. -JB It’s Valentine’s Day.  The celebration heart-shaped candies that taste like chalk, and overpriced cards that tell our sweethearts what some Hallmark writer thinks — who, for all we know, has never even been on a date.  It’s the day of chocolates, amor and perhaps some … More C.S. Lewis, Cupid & God’s Inescapable Love

A Summary of the Bible (D.A. Carson)

Oh, how I love grasping the main plot of the entire Bible, how all 66 books tell one coherent story of redemption and grace!  While Carson is extraordinarily articulate, I believe all Christians should be able to share this basic storyline of Creation-Fall-Covenant-Christ-New Creation in their own words.  Sadly, many Christians can’t yet see the … More A Summary of the Bible (D.A. Carson)

Greg Boyd & the Open View of God’s Foreknowledge

Frankly, I don’t know which view of God’s foreknowledge is ultimately correct.  For centuries, people have generally fallen into either the Calvinist camp or the Arminian camp.  We were all settled into this deeply entrenched, long-standing either-or match when this pesky Open View came along creating more confusion and stirring up new debate. What if … More Greg Boyd & the Open View of God’s Foreknowledge