A feather in your theological cap.
The personal blog of pastor, grammarian, and runner Brent Niedergall
Supremes and Supremacy
When I think of what’s supreme, I think of Taco Bell. Fries Supreme Nachos Supreme Beef Crunchy Taco Supreme Beef Soft Taco Supreme Beef Burrito Supreme Chicken Burrito Supreme Steak Burrito Supreme Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco Supreme I could keep going, but you...
Discourse Analysis of the New Testament Writings
A Book Review Everyone is a discourse analyst. Everyone, consciously or unconsciously, processes texts and speech to identify boundaries, prominence, and cohesion. Discourse Analysis of the New Testament Writings, edited by Todd A. Scacewater, is a conscious attempt...
WHAT IS THE CLARITY OF SCRIPTURE?
If Scripture is clear, why is there so much in here I still don’t understand? https://youtu.be/EPmEiFEQ4uE If you’ve spent much time in the Bible, you are no doubt well aware that not everything in Scripture is clear. And when theologians talk about the clarity of...
A Review of Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary: Romans
Book Review of Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary: Romans Reviewing a commentary on Romans feels almost as intimidating as preaching through the book of Romans, and I can only imagine how intimidating it would be to write a commentary on Paul's revered treatise....
Gospel Allegiance
A Book Review There’s an entertaining yet unsettling short story by Graham Green about a band of boys who secretly dismantle a house from the inside. While the homeowner is out of town, they strip everything from the home but the outer walls. While reading Gospel...
WHAT IS THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE?
How would you have responded to a poll back in 1979? A 1979 Gallup Poll asked this question: If you, yourself, were testing your own religious beliefs, which ONE of these four religious authorities would you turn to first? What the church says What respected...
The Enneagram Goes to Church
A Book Review How do you feel about the enneagram? I had only the barest inkling of an idea what the enneagram even was before I read The Enneagram Goes to Church by Todd A. Wilson. Whether you have embraced it, ignored it, or classed it somewhere between mumbo jumbo...
WHAT IS THE INFALLIBILITY OF SCRIPTURE?
Ask Pepsi how much error can cost you. https://youtu.be/bo07ZWOIxD0 Error can have consequences. A computer error back in the ’90s cost Pepsi their money and reputation in the Philippines when they accidentally printed the winning number for a million peso giveaway...
Life is not a treasure hunt. Life is a treasure hunt.
So hear me all and listen good, Your effort will be worth the cold. If you are brave and in the wood I give you title to the gold. —Forrest Fenn, The Thrill of the Chase Ten years ago or so, Forrest Fenn hid a treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains. A real treasure...
WHAT IS INERRANCY?
What else comes from Chicago besides hotdogs and deep-dish pizza? https://youtu.be/zd5kSIyvHp0 Back in 1978 in the Windy City, 268 evangelical scholars signed on the line to affirm their belief in the doctrine of inerrancy. Inerrancy means the Bible is free from error...