The Gospel of Judas

The Chronicle of Higher Education has done some good reporting on the Gospel of Judas and its resulting controversy. If you remember, National Geographic bought a copy of the previously lost Gospel of Judas and assembled a “Dream Team” of scholars to translate it. In 2006, National Geographic released its findings with a […]

The Vatican makes up for that whole Galileo thing.

I try not to be theologically dogmatic on areas in which the Bible is silent. Unlike the Catholic Church, Protestants don’t believe they have the right to spin new doctrines completely out of the ether. So I don’t think I’ll ever definitively say that there is no such thing as aliens. […]

Evangelicals, American Culture and the Spirit of Democracy

Healthy Christianity always lives in tension with its host culture, simultaneously seeking to contextualize the church and the Gospel in a way which will be meaningful to the host culture while at the same time working to transform that culture as well. The church must strive to find a balance; it […]

she needs Christ like a fish needs oxygen

Christianity without Christ
Just when you thought it was safe to get interviewed in a typo-strewn print medium:

Christianity without Christ via kwout

Where to start. I mean, how tacky is that rainbow thing, anyway? Geez. Get with it, Mme. le plus-que-Reverend, ou est-ce que vous n’avez rien de gout chic?
OK, uh, folks . . […]

God is not a Republican.

You know that. I know that. But I want to make sure you know that I know that.
It’s a tricksy thing writing a blog that covers both politics and Christianity. (For the record, I’m an old skool Calvinist who thinks even Cotton Mather was too wishy-washy at times.) It’s not always easy […]

Reformed Christianity and the Postmodern Tsunami

I’m not interested in staking out a position with this post. Instead, I’d like to share some recent thoughts and hear from you all. 
My thoughts: It seems to me that the postmodern wave hasn’t come close to cresting, and the full force of its influence has yet to be felt within American Christianity.  I’ve wondered how Reformed […]