At the heart of the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism over the doctrine of election is the understanding of God’s act of predestination. Within Calvinism, God predestines the elect for salvation and and the “reprobate” are elected for damnation. In other words, God chooses some …
Read MoreMy New Book is Here
Releasing a new a book is what I imagine giving birth is like minus the excruciating pain. The idea was conceived pretty quickly and now for “nine months” I have been laboring and struggling to write and edit and rewrite and edit and rewrite and …
Read MoreN.T. Wright and the Revolutionary Cross: Week 1
I am blogging my way through N.T. Wright’s book The Day the Revolution Began, creating an outline of the book as a small group study I am leading at our church. This is the first of six blogs in this series. All quotations followed by a …
Read MoreHow Tom Wright is Saving Evangelicalism
Well looky here! A new blog post. I realize that I have not been posting here very often , but I am preparing to lead a six-week small group study of The Day the Revolution Began by N.T. (Tom) Wright and I had some thoughts …
Read MoreMy New Book: Through the Eyes of N.T. Wright is Here
I am proud to announce the release of my new book: Through the Eyes of N.T. Wright: A Reader’s Guide to Paul and the Faithfulness of God. It is now available in paperback and on Kindle. Everyone has heroes. When I was growing up, mine …
Read MoreNT Visits KC
Yesterday was (for me) N.T. Wright Day, the long awaited day when I had the opportunity to both meet and listen to N.T. (Tom) Wright lecture live in person. In looking forward to this event I felt like a 14 year-old girl preparing for our …
Read MoreN.T. Wright on the Ordination of Practicing Homosexuals
The acceptability of homosexuality is becoming one of the defining issues of our day. Gay marriage has become a polarizing cultural issue with current trends showing a rise in the support for the legalization of same-sex unions. A recent ABC News/Washington Post survey showed 58% …
Read MoreN.T. Wright Sings Dylan’s “When the Ship Comes In”
I am a huge fan of Tom Wright. I am a huge fan of Bob Dylan. So this video pretty much blew my mind!
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