Why Is Historical Theology Important?

Collin Brendemuehl: Just two hundred years of church history says a great deal about who we are.  The more history we read the more we understand ourselves. With the proper attitude, the more this understanding can help us correct ourselves and fix our errors.

Why Do Evangelicals Tend to Be Politically Conservative?

Collin Brendemuehl: It is not that conservatism and evangelicalism go hand-in-hand. There is no theological or political bond between them. Evangelicalism existed before conservatism and will exist after it is gone.

What A Reformed Perspective Can Teach Fundamentalists and Premillennial Evangelicals

Collin Brendemuehl: There is a lot of good reading in Kuiper’s works. The premillennial theologian might learn something for his correction and improvement.

A Softer Side to Eugenics?

Collin Brendemuehl: There is not an acceptable side to the eugenics movement, but not all of it is overtly ugly and remains a big part of our pop culture.

Have We Become Slaves to Data?

Collin Brendemuehl: It will be a difficult transition for our society to move toward liberty and away from being driven by the mix of Hollywood and Madison Ave.

Evangelicals Engaging An Honor-Shame Political World

Collin Brendemuehl: The shame on our nation is clear. But we want to deal with shame and not wallow in it. Thus, the question seems to be “What will resolve our shame?”

Two Spiritual Disciplines for Developing Leaders

Grace and faithfulness reflect God’s character in ways that duty cannot. They are not automatic or intuitive, and may be developed in the life of any person.

The Question of Racial Civility Among Christians

It is damaging to the church to treat one’s white brothers and sisters as ones responsible for the actions of a few, in other parts of the country and world.

Who Speaks for Ferguson?

As Christians we speak on behalf of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob under the authority of Christ to promote redemption in Christ, not Ferguson.

We Live In Eternity

One of evangelicalism’s dilemmas during the late 20th and early 21st centuries has been to define the relationship between church and state.

On the Houston Church Subpoena Situation

I’m assuming that you are familiar with the situation in Houston, Texas.…

Frameworks of Scientific Inquiry

Philosophy of science struggles with method and framework. The framework question question goes to the presuppositions and assumptions behind one’s theory.

The Battle of Faith versus Science and Reason

Christians seem to be fighting a two-front war dealing with the questions of science and reason. Faith sits at the crux of both questions.

The Endless Culture War

Culture wars never end. That is why the gospel of redemption in Christ must be taken everywhere. It transforms the lost & the world in which they live.

The Times of Darwin: History, Science, and Theory Development

An expansion on the earlier post “Framing Darwin in History“ Darwin’s life…

Evangelism 2.5 – A Method, a Structure, and the Current State of Affairs

Introduction It would be easy to begin with the negative:  Sometimes I…