Dismantling the “Old White Guy” God-Myth
A.W. Tozer once said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” So what comes into your mind when you think of God? A man or woman or an amorphous ball...
View ArticleTim Keller’s Practical Prayer Advice
Thirty years ago, most of America’s influential evangelicals resided below the Mason-Dixon line. In recent years, however, the power balance has shifted. Purpose-driven pastor Rick Warren is situated...
View ArticleReligious extremists like ISIS carve bloody path through history
American Christians have more in common with ISIS than they may assume, says theologian Miroslav Volf. Some Christians may find the Yale Divinity School professor’s comments difficult to swallow in...
View ArticleGod as a wild dog…and other surprising divine metaphors
Because Jews and Christians believe that God is something different than what we know and experience in this world, the biblical authors used metaphor to paint pictures of what God was like. Some of...
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Tony Jones: God “learned” something on the cross
Yesterday, I published an interview with theologian Tony Jones on his view of the atonement and the cross. But his book, “Did God Kill Jesus?,” speaks to much more than just these doctrines. One of the...
View ArticleIs “God” becoming a trigger word?
If you think God is dead, you’re still welcome at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. Minister John Shuck’s approach to God resembles that of a low-budget frat...
View ArticleTim Keller finds Jesus in the Psalms
Jesus of Nazareth is explicitly mentioned in fewer than half of the 66 books in the Protestant Bible, Tim Keller sees Jesus in all of them. “There are two ways to read the Bible,” the New York Times...
View ArticleIs God Boosting Stephen Colbert’s Ratings?
Before 2017, Jimmy Fallon dominated Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel in the late night talk show ratings wars. But Colbert has since emerged as the victor, besting his rivals in overall viewership for...
View ArticleBrian Zahnd: No, God Didn’t Command Genocide In The Old Testament
The following is an adaptation from “Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God.” I have decided to feature it here because it was one of the most profound and readable theological reflections that I’ve...
View ArticleIs God Boosting Stephen Colbert’s Ratings?
Before 2017, Jimmy Fallon dominated Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel in the late night talk show ratings wars. But Colbert has since emerged as the victor, besting his rivals in overall viewership for...
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