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A Healthy Approach to the Calvinism Debate

John L. Rothra — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:00:47 +0000

Calvinism is good, biblical, and right. Calvinism is dangerous, unbiblical, and wrong. Whatever you believe, the centuries-old debate continues today, and there is no indication it will be resolved anytime soon. The sad part is the debate is often more polarizing than informative, and the result is unnecessary division within the body of Christ. Two …

Apologetics for the Rest of Us

John L. Rothra — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:16:29 +0000

Jim and Mark worked together for five years, eating lunch together nearly every day. They both were avid fans of the local sports teams, though they couldn’t see eye to eye when it came to college ball. Jim had been married fifteen years, Mark eleven. Both had two kids. Jim and Mark were co-workers and …

When Theology Interferes with Theology

John L. Rothra — Sat, 07 May 2011 06:47:58 +0000

Oxymoronic, paradoxical, nonsensical . . . call it what you want, but sometimes theology gets in the way of theology. The dictionary definition of theology is the study/knowledge of God (Greek theos = “God”; ology (from Latin logia and Greek logos) = “study/knowledge of”). Herein lies the paradox: sometimes the logia/logy of God interferes with …

John Piper defines ‘Christian hedonism’

John L. Rothra — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:31:56 +0000

John Piper explains how some misunderstand the idea of “Christian hedonism.” In this video, he explains what the concept means.

Right Idea, Not the Ideal Source

John L. Rothra — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:03:44 +0000

On a recent episode of the Glenn Beck television program, Glenn talked about two men whose pictures he has on his wall: Dietrich Bonheoffer and Mahatma Gandhi. From the first, he learned courage; from the second, he learned love. During the rest of the program, these two themes dominated, especially love. I’ve watched his show …