Author Archives: Chaplainmike

When You’ve Read My 800 Page Theology Book, The Bible’s Simple Meaning Will Be Obvious

Every so often, I entertain the notion that if the theologians would leave us alone, Christians would get along quite differently. I know someone- actually a lot of someones- are going to tell me that Christians will divide over the color of the carpet without the help of any theologians, and that is certainly true.Continue reading “When You’ve Read My 800 Page Theology Book, The Bible’s Simple Meaning Will Be Obvious”

Answers to “Can You Be Too God-Centered?” + What you can learn from reactions to a provocative question

I’d like to do two things in this post. Really, this should be two posts, but I’m lazy. First, I want to give some tentative answers to the question raised on this blog and discussed throughout the blogosphere, “Can We Be Too God-Centered?” My answers will be brief, and I’ll unpack them a bit moreContinue reading “Answers to “Can You Be Too God-Centered?” + What you can learn from reactions to a provocative question”

Ordinary Questions 2: Thoughts and A Story

UPDATE: You have to wonder why David Wayne can see that it’s possible to cite and commend both Piper and myself positively, while other reformed bloggers are denouncing me for denying sovereignty and hating on Piper? “From a different perspective….” I guess that phrase is allowed some places and not others. First, thoughts. You goContinue reading “Ordinary Questions 2: Thoughts and A Story”

iMonk 101: The Man in the Shadow of Adultery

UPDATE: This is an essay from a couple of years ago that has been helpful to many. I’ll rerun it and prayer it finds its audience as it did before. (8/1/07) I have been wanting to write this major essay on adultery for almost four years. It was just never there. Yesterday, for whatever reason,Continue reading “iMonk 101: The Man in the Shadow of Adultery”

Letters to a Friend 3: God Above Theology?

Letters to a Friend is a series of posts responding to some recent comments of a Christian friend regarding theology, divisions and debates. Previous letters: Division and Infallibilty. Friend says, “I reject the claims of various (evangelical) Christian groups to be infallible, right about everything and all other Christians except themselves wrong. This makes theContinue reading “Letters to a Friend 3: God Above Theology?”

Coffee Cup Apologetics 15

“Responding to the most difficult question you will ever hear: Will God punish people forever in hell?” Coffee Cup Apologetics now has its own website: ccapologetics.wordpress.com All the episodes of Coffee Cup Apologetics are now on iTunes. I’m working to get the logo up and a few other tweaks. Go to iTunes and search forContinue reading “Coffee Cup Apologetics 15”

Letters to a Friend 2: Infallibility

Letters to a Friend is a series of posts responding to some recent comments of a Christian friend regarding theology, divisions and debates. Friend says, “I reject the claims of various (evangelical) Christian groups to be infallible, right about everything and all other Christians except themselves wrong. This makes the entire business of theological debateContinue reading “Letters to a Friend 2: Infallibility”