Theology

How to Emerge Without Being Emerging

My latest column at Christian Week: Whenever someone tells me that the emerging church is a fad, I say that I hope so. As much as I appreciate some qualities of the emerging

Cotton Candy Preaching

At Preaching Today, Haddon Robinson describes the type of sermons we hear when our preaching is light on doctrine: They end up being nothing more than moralisms: We should, we must, we ought.

What is repentance? Part Four

C.S. Lewis on repentance: What was the sort of “hole” man had got himself into? He had tried to set up on his own, to behave as if he belonged to himself.

What is repentance? Part Three

Ron Martoia on repentance: Clearly, if we want to understand the deep, rich, and full dimensions of the word repentance (and any number of other key biblical words and concepts), we must consider

Kevin Vanhoozer on recovering imagination

From an interview with Kevin Vanhoozer: The problem in too many evangelical churches is that we know what we're supposed to believe, but we're not sure what practical difference