Inspiration and Perspiration – God and the Creative Process
Thomas Alva Edison once said that invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. I’ve been thinking about what this quote might mean for theology.
Read MoreThomas Alva Edison once said that invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. I’ve been thinking about what this quote might mean for theology.
Read MoreWe use “love” in our everyday speech to mean many things. I think love is best understood and defined in terms of promoting well-being.
Read MoreI previously identified some problems inherent in creatio ex nihilo. I believe a new doctrine of creation, God’s creating out of creation with a nature of love (creatio ex creation a natura amoris), is more adequate for Christians.
Read MoreI believe God created the heavens, the earth, and every living thing. But I think Christians should reject the idea that God created the universe from absolutely nothing.
Read MoreThe typical Christian seeks to honor God with his or her mind. Unfortunately, some consider love and reason hostile or at least incompatible. Such Christians think love is a mystery.
Read MoreIn my past two installments, I noted five things I like about Intelligent Design and five things I don’t. I conclude with my final (and apparently unique) criticism of ID.
Read MoreHaving pointed out five things I like about Intelligent Design, I turn now to five things I don’t like.
Read MoreI’ve been thinking and reading about the Intelligent Design (ID) movement and its ideas for some time. I’m ready to put my evaluation in writing.
Read More“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly father is perfect” (Mt 5:48). This sentence may be the most vexing in all of scripture.
Read MoreAt the recent American Academy of Religion meeting, I was asked to present a scholarly overview of Evangelical theology and science. I assumed the task would be easy. I was wrong.
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