Allan Boesak: Earlier versus Later
South Africa’s Uniting Reformed Church has been debating same-sex issues, and the black theologian Allan Boesak has spoken strongly in favor of granting full rights in the church to persons who are active in same-sex relationships. Indeed, Boesak is so committed on this issue that when the church’s synod recently voted against the document he […]
God’s Grammatical Preferences
Lewis Smedes and I were close friends for many decades—the friendship long predated my joining him on the Fuller faculty in 1985. He...
Milk Supply Functions at Factor and Product Prices
Introduction:
The prosperity of any nation is closely intertwined with the socio-economic and health status of its people. And, raising the milk production to satisfy...
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...
“The First Biggest Threat”
At a scholarly conference last week we were discussing some important contributions to the field of ethics and Paul Ramsey’s work figured...
On Seminaries and Dinosaurs
I watched the “Jurassic Park” movies. At least two of them—I’m pretty sure I did not see the third, and I probably...
Reflections from South Korea
Just a few comments from South Korea, where I am in the middle of a busy speaking schedule.
On Monday I...
False Teachers and False Teachings
I once heard an evangelical leader speak out against a certain group with whom we evangelicals have significant disagreements. I happened to...
Toward a Theology of Cremation
Someone wrote recently to ask me for my views about cremation. This is the second time I have been asked about this...
A Larger View of Theocracy
I keep reading about how bad it is to be a “theocrat,” so every chance I get I try to own up...
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