A Deep Dive into Relational Theology—A Review of The God Who Trusts by Curtis Holtzen If God is Love… and Love Always Trusts… Does God Trust? Several years ago I was serving as a pastor… Continue reading “A Deep Dive into Relational Theology—A Review of The God Who Trusts by Curtis Holtzen”…
A Provocative and Pastoral Theodicy: A Brief Review of God Can’t by Thomas Jay Oord As I finished reading God Can’t by Thomas Jay Oord, I could hear the iconic chorus from Bobby Caldwell’s 1978… Continue reading “A Provocative and Pastoral Theodicy: A Brief Review of God Can’t by Thomas Jay Oord”…
14 Words in Response to Wilson’s 14 Words 1.… Continue reading “14 Words in Response to Wilson’s 14 Words”…
Evil and the God Who is Love: A Review of Thomas Jay Oord’s The Uncontrolling Love of God When Blueprints Fail In 15 years of full-time Christian ministry, I had not presided over a funeral service until yesterday.… Continue reading “Evil and the God Who is Love: A Review of Thomas Jay Oord’s The Uncontrolling Love of God”…
Building a Boyd of Straw with Sound Bite Scholarship: A Refutation of a Classic Example of a Neo-Calvinist Caricature of Open Theism 1. Historical Setting The Openness of God was published in 1994(1) and made significant waves in evangelical theological scholarship circles.… Continue reading “Building a Boyd of Straw with Sound Bite Scholarship: A Refutation of a Classic Example of a Neo-Calvinist Caricature of Open Theism”…
Tasty Theology Tapas—A Review of Relational Theology: A Contemporary Introduction Relational Theology: A Contemporary Introduction (hereafter RT) is a collection of very brief essays written by a large group of… Continue reading “Tasty Theology Tapas—A Review of Relational Theology: A Contemporary Introduction”…
The Future of Openness? A Review of Creation Made Free: Open Theology Engaging Science What does the future hold for Open theology? Is the trajectory of its formulation and communication evident now? Can we… Continue reading “The Future of Openness? A Review of Creation Made Free: Open Theology Engaging Science”…
Freestyle Providence: Hip Hop, Improvisation, and the Praiseworthy Wisdom of God Today, I spent longer than normal on the bus because I needed to get a haircut in Allston, which is… Continue reading “Freestyle Providence: Hip Hop, Improvisation, and the Praiseworthy Wisdom of God”…