This is a guest post from Eric A. Seibert, adapted from Disarming the Church: Why Christians Must Forsake Violence to Follow Jesus and Change the World (Eugene, OR: Cascade 2018) In 1978, Michael Hart published an intriguing book titled The 100 in which he ranks the one hundred most influential people in history from his […]
Guest Posts
French Fries and Pornography: Another Lesson from Evolution
Today’s post is the second of two by Matthew Nelson Hill (see first post here). Matthew’s first book, Evolution and Holiness: Sociobiology, Altruism and the Quest for Wesleyan Perfection, recently came out with IVP-Academic. These posts are taken from his follow-up book (IVP, in progress) that deals with the practical implications of understanding evolution for the Christian life. ********** We […]
What a Woman on a Magazine Cover Teaches Us about Evolution
Today’s post is by Matthew Nelson Hill (PhD Durham University) of Spring Arbor University (Michigan), where he is director of the E.P. Hart Honors Program and Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Theology. Matthew’s first book, Evolution and Holiness: Sociobiology, Altruism and the Quest for Wesleyan Perfection, recently came out with IVP-Academic. I know. So far this guy […]
why Jesus hasn’t come back yet (according to the New Testament)
Today’s post is part 3 of a 3 part series on why Jesus didn’t come back soon as he said he would—or in technical terms, why the parousia is delayed. The posts are co-written by Christopher M. Hays and C. A. Strine and based on the recent book edited by Hays, When the Son of Man Didn’t Come: A […]
Guess What: Prophecies Aren’t Predictions of the Future (You Can Look It Up)
Today’s post is part 2 of a 3 part series on why Jesus didn’t come back soon as he said he would—or in technical terms, why the parousia is delayed. The posts are co-written by Christopher M. Hays and C. A. Strine and based on the recent book edited by Hays, When the Son of Man Didn’t Come: A […]
On Why Jesus Hasn’t Come Back Yet (And the Answer May Shock You)
Yeah, that last part was click bait—or maybe not. How many times have you heard someone say, “When is Jesus coming back?” Depends on where your thinking is on a topic that vexes a lot of Christians, including me: What the heck is keeping Jesus from doing what he said he’d do: come back soon? […]
thinking differently about the inspiration and authority of the Bible
Today’s guest post is by Carlos Bovell about his new book, Biblical Inspiration and the Authority of Scripture. Bovell, a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary and The Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto, is a frequent contributor to this blog (for a recent post go here or just search for Bovell). He is the author of Inerrancy and the Spiritual Formation of […]
the Bible and the 21st century: there’s a different kind of app for that
Today’s guest post is by Andrew Breitenberg, co-founder of Parallel Bible, an innovate and fascinating Bible app described below. Andrew’s other work can be found here. ***** There has been little innovation to the form of the Bible since John Gutenberg developed his cutting-edge printing technology in the mid-1400s. What was once an oral tradition and […]
placing our hope where it belongs
Today’s post is the last of a 5-part series, “Making Peace with Mortality,” by Dr. Margaret Peterson, associate professor of theology at Eastern University. Peterson’s Ph.D. is in theology and ethics from Duke University. She received her first education in end-of-life care twenty years ago, as her first husband was living with and then dying […]
making peace with mortality takes courage
Today’s post is the 4th of a 5-part series, “Making Peace with Mortality,” by Dr. Margaret Peterson, associate professor of theology at Eastern University. Peterson’s Ph.D. is in theology and ethics from Duke University. She received her first education in end-of-life care twenty years ago, as her first husband was living with and then dying […]
