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Under Review: Listening to the Spirit in the Text

(Note: I'm republishing this review as I am currently in St. Louis. Normal blogging returns Sunday). On a recent foray into our library, I picked up Gordon Fee&

Andrew SelbyTheology and Practice

Luther's Bondage of the Will

Lately I've been doing some reading about predestination and free-will. I think theology is utterly important - after all, how can you have a relationship with someone without

Andrew SelbyBibleTheology and Practice

The Strong Doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy

I was just listening to a lecture by JP Moreland on the doctrine of Biblical inerrancy. A few highlights - these are not comprehensive arguments by any stretch but are aspects

Andrew SelbyTheology and Practice

Quotes from "The Hidden Life"

A truly excellent devotional I am now reading is 19th century Bible expositor Adolph Saphir's, The Hidden Life. Here are some gems: In the sweet valley of humiliation

Matthew Lee AndersonTheology and PracticeEpistemology

More "hot ice and wondrous strange snow"

From another term paper: "Not only is the Christian God indescribable and magnificent, the description of God is interesting as well" (emphasis mine). That (rather unwittingly, I am

Matthew Lee AndersonHermeneuticsTheology and Practice

Egalitarian Histories and the Claims of Scripture

The next couple days I'm going to revist a couple recent posts where people have left insightful comments that I would like to fully respond to. I'

TexChurchEvangelicalismTheology and Practice

Trent, Reformation, and the Spirit of Our Age

With all the news coverage of the passing of Pope John Paul II and now the election of Pope Benedict XVI, I have begun to hear more people abuzz with

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"Indeed"

On this day we commemorate the day when the Christ, the Lord of all, vanquished the power of death for all. Death was Satan's final stronghold, and man&

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Interesting Reading for the Weekend

I know it's Easter today and I have a ton of Easter thoughts. However, as I was perusing the blogs tonight I found some very interesting reading. For

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Honest Words about Depictions of Heaven

From an interview with the screenwriters of Constantine, the latest Keanu Reeves film: Interviewer: So is that why you didn’t show Heaven more? FRANK: The true reason for that

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A Methodological Suggestion for Discussing the Evangelical Identity

Now that I have thought about Dr. Jackson's characterization of evangelicalism a bit more, it has occurred to me that attempting to include a "spiritual ethos"

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What we Believe but cannot Prove

I found it from my brother, but only because I checked his site before A&L Daily. The Edge has released answers by predominantly scientific thinkers to their question,