A Must-Read
You're reading a blog, which almost proves that you've simply got to read this piece on the blog medium's message by Andrew Sullivan, or at least this summary, which would lead you to this article on PBS, which might lead you to this one in the NY Times. UPDATE: And here's the Atlantic article that started Sullivan on this tack. (HT: Andy Naselli).
N.T. Wright on “God” and “god”
If you have sharp eyes you may have thought me guilty of a horrible typo in my recent N.T. Wright post. I left "god" uncapitalized in my quote from The New Testament and the People of God. Perhaps I should have added a [sic], because Wright is the culprit, not me! Here is his justification for the apparent sacrilege: I have frequently used ‘god’ instead of ‘God.’ This is not a printer’s error, nor is it a deliberate irreverence; rather the opposite, in fact. The modern usage, without the...
Valuable Dissertation Interaction
I got some helpful replies to my dissertation post from some of you good readers, including one from a theologically careful friend who said, Interesting topic. My first thought: Is this methodologically flawed? It seems kind of like attempting to suck "the theology of x" out of a writer's occasional letter. I'm sure you've thought through this. I'm curious what your answer is. I replied: I see significant continuity between your objection and that of Dr. X (and, after I started this e-mail...
Wright’s BT Story
I can summarize others' objections to the theology of N.T. Wright, but I still find the NPP difficult enough overall that I have to admit I'm mostly trusting those smarter than me in objecting to it. It's ok for young men to admit they don't understand everything. But there are some things I do understand and appreciate about N.T. Wright (and so does Thomas Schreiner, I read recently!). One of them is his attempt in The New Testament and the People of God to construct a Christian epistemology...
My Wedding
My boss's son, a graphic design grad from BJU, took our wedding photos, and we are thrilled with them. Here are a few. What a joyful day, what a grace of God!