Apprentice 2 Jesus

Theology

  • More on Universalism, Hell, etc.

    Dr. Gordon Anderson is president of North Central University where I teach as an adjunct. Read more

  • And the Hits Just Keep on Coming

    I am not opposed to the conversations Rob Bell has generated by his book Love Wins. We need to have these discussions, though I don’t think they are going particularly well. We just have our problems with the concept of hell and wanting to wish it away. (A notion I’m not opposed to myself. But, alas,… Read more

  • We Know That Hell Sells

    First Rob Bell, who hit number 2 on the New York Times list. Now, Francis Chan. Read more

  • What If Love Really DID Win?

    I can’t help it. I have to weigh in on the discussion over Rob Bell’s book. It’s not deep. It’s just a question. I just celebrated my 23rd wedding anniversary. I truly married UP, as they say. My wife is incredible. We met in college on a missions trip and I can remember so wonderfully… Read more

  • Academics and the Church

    The past few weeks I’ve noticed some different posts about the Church and the academy. This week the school where I teach part time hosted an Undergraduate Bible and Theology Conference. The main speaker was Dr. Karen Jobes. Her talk on Thursday night was incredible. As a pastor and instructor, I found her words incredibly… Read more

  • The Power of the Word and the Scriptures

    I am picking up Barth again, slogging through the second volume (which is actually 1.2). The power of the Word and the Scriptures is key for Barth. The section I am currently working through is incredibly exciting. (No, really. It is.) The Church is not merely a human institution. This is not “a human polity,… Read more

  • Thoughts on the Holy Spirit

    “…the Holy Spirit is single and simple in very respect equally (to God the Father and God the Son)… whatever He may be besides, He is Himself Goodness, and Wisdom, and Power, and Sanctification, and Righteousness, and Everlastingness, and Imperishability, and every name that is lofty, and elevating above other names… “He ever ‘searches the… Read more

  • The End of the World as We Know It… Fuller version

    This link is the full interview with Gordon Fee. Incredibly challenging thoughts. Read more

  • It’s the End of the World…

    I have a deep respect for Gordon Fee and his work. These thoughts on Revelation, by a “classical” Pentecostal are interesting. Incredible food for thought. Read more

  • The Double-Edged Sword of Updating Confessions

    Confessions of faith are vital for a church. Barth’s position is that all confessions arise out of conflict. This is true. The Nicene Confession arose out of conflict over the deity and humanity of Christ. Confessions, in Barth’s view, come into a need for revision from time to time because of conflict. Controversies arise and… Read more