by Steve Thomason | Jul 6, 2011 | Theology
I finally finished reading Newbigin’s book The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. I will post my overall response to the book eventually. For now, here is one last quote that I felt needed to be shared. If the gospel is to challenge the public life of our society,...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 5, 2011 | Theology
As usual I am Johnny come lately to the party. Most of the hubub has quieted over Rob Bell’s book Love Wins. The parley is now passe. It was entertaining, however, to passively observe the blogosphere ignite after Piper’s simple tweet “farewell Rob...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 2, 2011 | Theology
Another inspiring passage from The Gospel in a Pluralist Society (pp. 86-87) To be chosen, to be elect, therefore does not mean that the elect are the saved and the rest are the lost. To be elect in Christ Jesus, and there is no other election, means to be...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 27, 2011 | Theology
We have to conclude that [Bertrund] Russell’s account [the scientific method] does not do justice to the way science actually works. If we attend only to the textbook writers and the popularizers of science we get the impression that all this is...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 24, 2011 | Personal Journal
My first week of German class at Luther Seminary is finished. The professor is great. He’s a native German speaker who teaches hermeneutics and New Testament at Bethel Seminary. Bethel and Luther team up every summer to offer this crash course in German for any...
