REPENTANCE IS A GIFT OF GRACE. Genuine repentance from the heart is a gift; it’s not something you can work up. When we were dead in our sins, we were
AN INTRODUCTION TO REPENTANCE Repentance is a key theme in Christian living. It can be misunderstood, and there is a danger of overemphasizing or underemphasizing it. Repentance is not a
TENSIONS AROUND THE IDEA OF PERFECTION Christians and churches disagree on the issue of Christian perfection and the extent to which we attain a state of maturity where we essentially
DIVERGENT THEOLOGIES LEAD TO DIVERGENT GOALS Of the many different divisions or contrasting traditions in the church, I am particularly interested in the liberal versus conservative and Reformed versus Charismatic
WHAT IS A WORLDVIEW? Worldviews are simply ways of viewing the world or life. More technically, they are deep beliefs and patterns of interpretation (held by and entrenched in individuals,
Depending on which part of the church you belong to, you will encounter varied attitudes to theology and theologians. In some churches you are expected to be a theologian to
Epistemology is the science or academic subject that deals with issues of truth or knowledge, just as biology is the science of life (episteme is the Greek word for knowledge).
In my blog entitled “Liberal or Conservative”, I explained why I identify myself with the “conservative” rather than the “liberal” church. I explained that I share the conservative church’s high
THE IMPORTANCE OF CLARIFYING ONE’S LOCATION AND ONE’S AUDIENCE. Why I identify myself as part of the “conservative” rather than the “liberal” church (whatever those terms mean anyway!) One cannot
Why have I called my website Logos in the chaos. Why logos…why chaos? THE REALITY OF “CHAOS”. There is so much human-inflicted chaos, pain and suffering in the world that
