Giving Gethsemane its Due
My friend Robert Millet wrote an interesting book two years ago, with the title What Happened to the Cross? Bob is a distinguished Mormon theologian who is extensively involved in interreligious dialogue (including the evangelical-Mormon dialogue which he and I co-chair). This book, published by the Deseret Book Company, is addressed primarily to a Latter […]
Vernon Grounds, RIP
Christianity Today has a fine tribute to Vernon Grounds (click here to read it). He was a person who had a significant...
God’s Two “Books”
Phyllis and I have been talking lately about what we sometimes hear as a reason why people do not attend church. It’s not that...
Honoring Ancestors
The subject of showing honor to ancestors is an important theological topic for Asian young people who are the first in their...
In Touch with the Angels?
Lorna Byrne can see angels. Her book chronicling her angelic encounters is presently at the top of the best-seller list in her native Ireland....
Traditional or Seeker-Sensitive?
The Missouri Synod Lutherans are arguing with each other about “traditional” versus “seeker-sensitive” styles of being church. And the debate has spilled...
On Humility
Lisa Miller wrote a nice Newsweek column recently on the subject of humility—go here to read it.
She noted the frequency...
Death as the Defeated Enemy
In my last blog I discussed cremation. I’ll stick with death-related thoughts for another time around.
In a presentation I gave...
Critical Thinking
I did not contribute anything to “On Faith” (Newsweek/Washington Post) this week. Those of us who serve on that internet panel are...
Small People, Little People
BP, as we all know, is in big trouble as the oil continues to spill into the Gulf waters. But recently the...
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