Failed Prophecy
As it became clear that May 21, 2011 was going to pass without the predicted “Rapture of the Faithful,” I began to think quite a bit—with a sense of sadness—about Hiram Edson. He was a member of a 19th century Christian sect headed up by William Miller. The group had prophesied that Christ would return […]
Wisdom from Steve Jobs?
The passing of Steve Jobs is eliciting many tributes and commentaries about his cultural contributions. I followed his public role only from...
Marriage: the Public Debate
Well, the story about religious disagreements about same-sex marriage, published in last Friday's Los Angeles Times, got picked up by many other...
The Devil in Haiti
The commentators are still letting Pat Robertson have it over his suggestion that somehow Haiti had the destruction coming because of that...
God’s Two “Books”
Phyllis and I have been talking lately about what we sometimes hear as a reason why people do not attend church. It’s not that...
A “Plain Truth” Irony?
I have come to enjoy reading Plain Truth magazine these days. There was a time when I read it with very different...
Death as the Defeated Enemy
In my last blog I discussed cremation. I’ll stick with death-related thoughts for another time around.
In a presentation I gave...
Hymns as “Compacted Theology”
Recently we hosted a celebration at Fuller Seminary of the life and mission of the late David Allan Hubbard, who served as...
Speaking of God’s Judgment
The “Rebirth Tour” we took last week in New Orleans was a moving experience. No description of the destruction that Katrina brought...
Why Don’t Jews “Evangelize” Jews?
Bernie Madoff finally gave a public interview of sorts recently. Basically, he argued that bankers and others in the financial world were complicit in...
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