Faith

The perspicuity of Scripture

You’ve got to love a million dollar word like perspicuity, especially when you find out what it means. My brother commented on theology yesterday: Okay, but then let’s make it practical

Churches and busyness

In The Way of the Heart, Nouwen talks about the temptation to keep people busy in the church. He warns: Our task is the opposite of distraction…The question that must guide all

Keep the Easter bunny in Easter

You can’t make this stuff up: The day after the Easter Bunny got the boot at St. Paul City Hall, there was enough tsk-tsking on public airways, in skyways and among city

The Ninth

Some thoughts on the ninth commandment (“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor”) at joethorn.net: Look, if you think someone’s theology is dangerous, then deal with it. Use the

Archeological Study Bible

Gordon-Conwell and Zondervan have just come out with the Archeological Study Bible. I’m a little skeptical of new study Bibles, but I picked this one up last week and it’s unique.