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How the Bible Actually Works by Peter Enns: a Book Review
For me, this is perhaps one of the best books I have ever read—and I have read a LOT of books! On page 4, Pete sets the stage by stating that the Bible is not a divine instruction manual or … Continue reading
Posted in authority, Bible, book or movie review, evangelicalism, fundamentalism, God, inerrancy, Old Testament
Tagged Exile, homosexuality, Inspiration, Old Testament Law, Peter Enns, Proverbs 26, Proverbs 8, Romans 1, violent God, wisdom
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Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child?
Michael and Debi Pearl’s parenting book, To Train Up a Child, is very popular among American fundamentalists. Michael has given great thought to his ideas on child-training and expresses them well. He also shares some good insights on child-parent relationships, … Continue reading
Child Abuse in Fundamentalist Parenting Practices
Last time, we talked about patterns of extreme child abuse in some very isolated families. However, a different level of child abuse exists among typical fundamentalists. Rather than criminal abuse, however, this abuse is centered around parenting practices promoted by several … Continue reading
Posted in authority, book or movie review, fundamentalism
Tagged corporal punishment, Michael Pearl, parenting, To Train Up a Child
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Bishop Spong and the Resurrection that Never Was
Bishop John Shelby Spong has a unique view on the resurrection of Jesus; it was not really a resurrection at all as we understand it. In his book, Resurrection: Myth or Reality (1994), he states repeatedly that he believes in … Continue reading
The Great Divorce by CS Lewis: A Book Review
I read this small volume many years ago and it impacted my thinking tremendously. In years since, I have been amazed by the number of other evangelicals who have said the same thing about this book—it transformed their perspective on … Continue reading
Prayers for Bobby: a Movie Review
Based on a True Story from the Early 1980s Mary Griffith, a very religious, ‘Bible-believing’ mother (played by Sigourney Weaver) discovers that her 16-year-old son, Bobby, thinks he might be gay. Immediately, she begins to do everything she can to … Continue reading
Love Wins by Rob Bell: a Book Review
This is not a new book. I read it when it first released in 2011, but I am reviewing it now. Rob Bell was the founder and pastor of the prominent Mar’s Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids (not to … Continue reading
God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines: a Book Review
If you don’t trust ‘progressive Christians’ or ‘liberals’ with the Bible, then let me tell you something about Matthew Vines. He isn’t even close! He makes it clear from the outset that he has a ‘High View’ of scripture, and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, book or movie review, gays, inerrancy
Tagged clobber passages, Gay Christians, Matthew Vines
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The Bible Tells Me So by Peter Enns: a Book Review
I have been waiting for this book from Peter Enns, and I am not disappointed! In The Bible Tells Me So, Peter addresses what I consider, perhaps, the most harmful belief among some believers today—a misguided and mistaken understanding of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, book or movie review, inerrancy
Tagged Peter Enns, The Bible Tells Me So
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Noah: a Movie Review
Last week I went to see Noah. I liked it so much that I will do something I rarely do—watch it again on the big screen. This is not the tired old story you heard in Sunday school. The film … Continue reading
Posted in book or movie review, creationism
Tagged ark, fallen angels, Garden of Eden, Genesis, Methuselah, Noah, the flood, Tubal-cain, Watchers
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Why Sin Matters (McMinn): a book review
Why Sin Matters: The Surprising Relationship Between Our Sin and God’s Grace, by Mark R. McMinn, 179 pages, was published in 2004—almost ten years ago. How I First Encountered Why Sin Matters I was a final judge for the Evangelical … Continue reading
Thoughts on: Can We Trust the God of Genocide?
This is the question asked by author Mark Buchanan in the July-August issue of Christianity Today. His article is part of the cover story called Grappling with the God of Two Testaments. I was excited when I saw the cover … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, book or movie review, God, inerrancy, Old Testament
Tagged Buchanan, Christianity Today, God of genocide, violent God
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Rob Bell, What We Talk About When We Talk About God — a Book Review
When Rob Bell talks about God, the Omnis are missing. Omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience—all these terms are missing. Also not to be found are aseity, immanence, immutability, and other esoteric words from systematic theology. This does not mean that Bell has nothing to … Continue reading
Posted in book or movie review, God
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