Denver Seminary Papers Divine Impassibility and the Absoluteness of God: A Brief Reflection on Christianity and Islam 8 May 20182 Oct 2024 (The following is a brief reflection I wrote in seminary.) 1. Sociohistorical Context Kam Weng Ng’s essay in Diverse and Creative Voices deals with the respective views of God…
Denver Seminary Papers Christology, Contextualization, and the Sufficiency of Scripture 8 May 20182 Oct 2024 (The following is a brief reflection I wrote in seminary.) 1. Sociohistorical Context The center of gravity of the Christian faith is rapidly shifting from the West, particularly North…
Denver Seminary Papers A Note about the Theology of James Cone 8 May 20182 Oct 2024 (The following is a brief reflection I wrote in seminary.) 1. Sociohistorical Context The late James H. Cone was an African American theologian in the United States. He wrote…
Life and Ethics Self-Worth Won’t Satisfy Your Soul 7 May 20182 Oct 2024 1. Self-Esteem and Self-Worth in American Christianity There is no greater idol in American culture than the self. The self is at the heart of the sexual revolution, the gender…
Denver Seminary Papers… A Theological Reflection on the Problem of Racial Divisiveness in Our Nation 14 Apr 20182 Oct 2024 (What follows is a lightly edited version of an essay I wrote in seminary.) 1. Introduction and Thesis Statement The Vernon Grounds Institute of Public Ethics’ Rally for the Common…
Apologetics The Absurdity of Atheism 9 Apr 20182 Oct 2024 1. Christian Apologetics Apologetics is the task of defending the Christian faith. When engaging in apologetics, two things must be kept in mind. First, the Christian must defend the Christian…
Doctrine of God Adoring the Incomprehensible God 7 Apr 20182 Oct 2024 1. Theology and the Incomprehensibility of God Theology is the task of thinking and speaking about God. This assumes that there is such a God to be thought of and…
Doctrine of God Divine Aseity: A Life-Giving Doctrine 7 Apr 20182 Oct 2024 1. What Is Divine Aseity? When we think of God, we must never think that we have exhausted Him fully. God cannot be forced by us into a little box. …
Doctrine of God None Like Him: The Greatness of Our God 5 Mar 20182 Oct 2024 (This one goes over my usual word limit, and I don't even care. Enjoy.) The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth,…