Here are my top blog posts of 2017, meaning these are the articles that received the most clicks.
I’ve posted the title of the article along with a small excerpt from each post. Click on the links for more details. Continue reading
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Top Articles of 2015
Continuing a tradition, here are the 6 most viewed articles I posted in 2015. Continue reading
Top 5 Posts of 2014
On Monday, I listed the top 10 books I read during the year of 2014. Below is a list of the top 5 blog posts of 2014, based upon views (or “hits”). Mind you, only 2 of the 5 articles were written this year. But it goes to show that, via such avenues as Google-searches, people might come across your material at one point or another. Continue reading
New Series at Respectful Conversation: Evangelicals & Politics
A couple of months ago, I pointed out a newer blog which I’ve been frequenting as of late. It’s known as Respectful Conversation. Simply stated, I love that blog title.
It’s headed up by Harold Heie, a Senior Fellow at The Colossian Forum and at the Center for Faith & Inquiry at Gordon College and, as stated on the blog, he offers some thoughts as to the purpose of why it’s been created:
That better way is to create welcoming spaces for those who disagree with one another to have respectful conversations. As a Christian, I believe this better way is integral to the call for Christians to love others, for a deep expression of love for another person is to provide a safe, welcoming space for that person to disagree. That goal can be shared with all persons of good will, whatever their religious or non-religious convictions.
Such rings true to my heart – that true dialogue could take place amongst Christians of differing perspectives and traditions. Unfortunately, such is not always the case. Of course, Christlike love is not a mish-mash way where nothing actually matters. But true dialogue begins by loving well and listening well to one another. Continue reading
Games (Some) Theologians Play
Recently, I came across a very interesting article by Roger Olson, Professor of Theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University. It was entitled, Games (Some) Theologians Play. Olson is basically challenging some of the unfortunate ploys (or games) that he finds amongst some theologians.
I want to, first, quote the 3 games he notes. Then I want to add some of my own thoughts along a similar vein.
The Prodigal Thought 