December 2011

Voting at age 17

On January 21, 1980 I attended the Iowa caucus in Ames where I lived with my family.  I was a senior in high school, and since my birthday wasn't…
Read on

An iPad in a Pear Tree

My most recent post for Biblical Seminary's faculty blog appeared today: An iPad in a Pear Tree.  I know what I'm getting for Christmas and that's the problem. …
Read on

Did God sneeze? (Psalm 119:12)

Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes (Psa. 119:12 NRSV). Why does the psalmist bless God?  Did God sneeze?  (If God sneezed would you say, "God bless…
Read on

The King Jesus Gospel 2

In chapter 2 of The King Jesus Gospel (2011), Scot McKnight focuses on the distinction between the gospel and salvation.  The problem in the evangelical church is that we've…
Read on

Like a baby (Psalm 119:11)

I treasure your word in my heart,  so that I may not sin against you (Psa. 119:11 NRSV). The third verse in the Bet section is a familiar one,…
Read on

The King Jesus Gospel I

Scot McKnight begins The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited (Sept. 2011) with a personal story that may resonate with many evangelicals.  As a seventeen year-old he…
Read on

Wandering is a bad thing (Psalm 119:10)

With my whole heart I seek you; Do not let me stray from your commandments (Psa. 119:10 NRSV). The psalmist understands that pursuit of God's laws are primarily a…
Read on

nijay k gupta blog review of GBB

Here is gracious review of God Behaving Badly by Nijay Gupta (Review here).  He's an assistant professor of Biblical Studies at Seattle Pacific University.  (He calls it "The Perfect…
Read on