Month: June 2008
A Word to My Mennonite Friends: “Cherish Your Treasure!”
Category: General
Hello friends, I plan on getting back to the problem of violence in the Old Testament soon, but today I want to share a marvelous experience I had last week. About eight months ago I…
A Review of Colson’s God & Government
Category: General
Tags: Book Reviews, Reviews
Chuck Colson is one of the most respected, influential voices in the modern Evangelical movement. His book God & Government is an important one, for in this work we find Colson’s seasoned reflections on the…
What is the difference between “libertarian” and “compatibilistic” freedom?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Free Will, Predestination, Q&A, Responding to Calvinism
Topics: Free Will and the Future, Providence, Predestination and Free Will
Question: I often hear philosophers and theologians talk about “libertarian” and “compatibilistic” freedom. What do these terms mean? Answer: A person who holds to “libertarian” freedom believes that an agent (human or angelic) is truly free and morally…
The Shack: A Review
Category: General
Over the last few months I’ve had at least a dozen people tell me I needed to read the novel The Shack by William P. Young. “It’s your theology in narrative form,” one person told…
Boyd and Heiser Dialogue On The Nephilim Question
Category: General
In the previous post my friend Michael Heiser offered clarifications to points where he felt I misunderstood and misrepresented his position. In this post I’d like to share a dialogue between Michael and I that…
Heiser Clarifies Misunderstandings in My Review
Category: General
In my last post I reviewed chapters from my friend Michael Heiser’s forthcoming book, The Myth That Is True. He wrote me a response pointing out several areas where I seem to have misunderstood him….
Yahweh’s War Against the Nephilim
Category: General
Hello Bloggers and Bloggerettes, Sorry it’s been awhile. Been very busy la la la la. In this post I’d like to review a forthcoming book by my friend Michael Heiser. It’s entitled The Myth That…