Christianity and Islam: the Nature of God

   I get a weekly e-mail from John Shelby Spong (no, it isn’t personal: it’s mass produced). The things people write to him are often utterly amazing to me. But today’s was most notable. Grimes G. Slaughter (that’s what it said, honestly) wrote: I have just been fired as a Jr. High Sunday School teacher at the First Presbyterian Church in

   That has to be the longest title for a blog entry yet. A new record. At least I don’t have to worry about a comments string like poor Dan Phillips. There is something…almost sad about that. (wink)    First, Angelz now has his own blog, so, I can link to his toons and you can get mad at him instead of

The latest from the Areopagus Journal (May 2007): “Veritas: Troublesome Movements in the 21-Century Church,” by Craig Branch. “Emerging Error? An Evaluation of the Emerging Church Movement,” by Criag Branch. “The Package Matters: Problems with the Church Growth Movement,” by Phil A. Newton. “Speaking for God? A Response to the Apostolic and Prophetic Movement,” by Keith Gibson. “Seeing is Believing:

…disgusting (and blasphemous as well). Can you IMAGINE what would happen if they used an Islamic concept, say, such as the Mir’aj (Muhammad’s visit to heaven), in such a context? The Middle East would erupt in violence and mayhem. But, since it is a Christian concept, well—who cares? Newsweek, dead as a print title, proves it is as bigoted against

I understand we are within $200 of the audio/video machine, for which I am very grateful. I just added two very high priority items to my ministry resource wishlist, comprising Origen’s commentaries on John. I need to check some textual references in preparation for the Ehrman debate, but, if I don’t have them, I’ll survive. Just like to track down

Did you know it is 827 miles from the Dollar rental car location near Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix to Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, California? What a trip. Long story, I won’t go into it. It did put me way behind in proofing the galleys of Scripure Alone, but hopefully I’ll get caught up. I am

This post over at Beggars All is short and needs to be read. I love the observations at the end. I encountered yet again someone pushing the silly idea that Codex Vaticanus identifies Islam in its rendering of “666” in Revelation 13:18. This ridiculous idea is being circulated by less helpful members of the evangelical community. I provided a link

Steve Noel wrote this morning and identified former professional golfer Kermit Zarley as Servetus the Evangelical. A brief look at his website seems to confirm this, as he has written a few religiously oriented books, and, more importantly, says the following: North Park University’s gregarious New Testament professor, accomplished golfer, and my close friend–Dr. Scot McKnight–a well published author himself,