Book Review: Prophet of Purpose
30 million copies of Purpose Driven Life sold. 25,000+ members of Saddleback Church. 1 Presidential forum with both candidates in 2008. When talking about Pastor Rick Warren it is easy to focus on the numbers, the influence, the … Continued
Book Review: Atheist Delusions
This, I think, is probably the best book I’ve ever read against something. In “Atheist Delusions”, Academic and Christian, David Bentley Hart, attacks the intellectually bankrupt and incoherent ideas of the New Atheists. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Church and … Continued
A Vineyard Position on LGBT Theological Questions
Questions around the inclusion, recognition, marriage, ordination (And, in some extreme cases, even the existence) of LGBT* people continue to challenge and divide the Body of Christ. The Vineyard, rooted in a messy revival on America’s West Coast, has … Continued
Book Review: Full Gospel, Fractured Minds
I discovered this book almost by accident in a second-hand bookshop, but after reading it, feel it deserves the widest possible readership in its intended audience. Regular readers will know what I seek to hold in tension a pursuit of … Continued
Book Review: Holy Fire
I’ve written at reasonable length on the topic of ‘Charismatic Clarity’, with the early posts in that on/off series engaging with John MacArthur’s ‘Strange Fire’ conference (and, to a lesser extent, book). I came to this book, by R. T. … Continued
Book Review: What is the Meaning of Sex?
In reading widely around the topic of sexuality and gender, a subset of my Masters dissertation (and bigger!) interest in the Doctrine of the Image of God and its application for today, I’ve read dozens (scores?) of books on sex, … Continued
Four Helpful Articles on the Imago Dei
I’ve been working away on an essay looking at the imago Dei in Genesis 1-3, specifically as it relates to gender relations between male and female. It has been brilliant fun, stretching my limited Hebrew, and forcing me to hunt footnotes across … Continued
Book Review: Did the Devil Make Me Do it?
Is the devil real? Can Christians be ‘possessed’ by the devil or demons? What are ‘strongholds’? Where does the devil come from? How can I ‘do’ spiritual warfare? These, and other questions, are common to a greater or lesser degree … Continued
Between ‘Yay’ and aggravation… An attempted response to Vicky Beeching
I’ve been following with interest (and, arguably, have been since before I was blogging, due to personal and social interest in the topic) the emerging phenomenon of people identifying as evangelicals and shifting on issues like sexuality. One of the … Continued
Guest Post: Charismatic Clarity with Robby McAlpine
Continuing my series of posts searching for a ‘Charismatic Clarity’, between a sub-biblical cessationism and a rampant and rabid hyper-Charismaticism, I’m excited to share this guest post from my friend Robby McAlpine. Robby is an author, missionary, and worship leader, … Continued
