Category: Theological Thursdays

What is Happening in Lakeland Florida?

 William  June 5, 2008  3 Comments on What is Happening in Lakeland Florida?

Part traditional Pentecostal revival (which is how it started), part prayer and praise meeting, part over-the-top healing service, but controversial without a doubt, is the Lakeland Revival centered on Todd Bently. There are those who argue it is a massive…

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The Problem With Study Bibles

 William  October 26, 2006  0 Comments on The Problem With Study Bibles

In my post on The Problem With Bible Translations, I decried the recent proliferation of translations (I should have also included paraphrases since many of the “translations” are actually paraphrases and not new translations). That effort started me thinking about…

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Theological Thursdays: Knowing God: Section One

 William  November 11, 2004

Every Thursday we are looking at J. I. Packer’s book Knowing God. Last week we looked at the Preface and today we look at the way Packer structured his material. Since this online study is the seventh time I have…

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Theological Thursdays: Knowing God: Watcher or Walker?

 William  November 4, 2004  1 Comment on Theological Thursdays: Knowing God: Watcher or Walker?

In the 1973 Preface to his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer borrows an image from John Mackay’s book, A Preface to Christian Theology, and introduces a distinction between two types of Christians: balconeers and travelers, or what I call watchers…

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Theological Thursdays: Knowing God: Yes or No?

 William  October 28, 2004  4 Comments on Theological Thursdays: Knowing God: Yes or No?

As previous readers of this blog know, I have been studying J. I. Packer’s book Knowing God since 1979. It was one of the first things we covered when I started a home Bible study that year. The book had…

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Theological Thursdays: Scriptural Balance And The Carrot And The Stick

 William  October 14, 2004  4 Comments on Theological Thursdays: Scriptural Balance And The Carrot And The Stick

Welcome to the second edition of Theological Thursdays. Much of my thinking is done in analogies, similes, and other mental images. I have been told I am a visual thinker. I believe that is true and while my math was…

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Theological Thursdays: Starting Point: Sola Scriptura

 William  October 7, 2004  7 Comments on Theological Thursdays: Starting Point: Sola Scriptura

Welcome to the first entry in my new concept of weekly themed postings. Today it’s Theological Thursdays. While I consider myself in no way a formal theologian, I do accept the challenge of J.I. Packer to wrestle with theology, since…

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