In my experience, most Christians tend to read the book of Proverbs in fairly disconnected fashion. Individual nuggets of wise advice are isolated not only from their location in the overall framework of the book itself, but also from larger theological realities in the canon of Scripture. Now i
12.6.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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(For the first part of this series, click here.) The Claim Some people believe that the Bible is inerrant. By this they mean that what the Bible says is invariably true, or that the Bible never goes wrong with respect to what it says, or that the Bible, properly interpreted, is always reliabl
10.22.2010| The Fish Tank | Cameron D. Kirk-Giannini
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Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998) deserves to be near the top of any serious list of gifted contemporary theologians. After serving for decades as a missionary in India, Newbigin returned to his native England to take up a prominent leadership position in the World Council of Churches. A prolific wri
03.22.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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Over the holidays I sat down to read through George Lindbeck’s justly famous The Nature of Doctrine, published in 1984. Rarely can I remember a book stirring up such a deeply mixed reaction in me; Lindbeck’s tome is chock full of both stunning insights and remarkable foolishness. It has, as
01.4.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
No CommentsRecently, I've been reading through an excellent collection of country sermons by Fred B. Craddock called The Cherry Log Sermons. The first sermon in the collection is, appropriately enough, about the story of Christmas. As familiar as the story of Christmas is, we oftentimes are more aware of th
12.11.2009| The Fish Tank | J. Joseph Porter
1 CommentFor the last post in this series, see here. Turning now to Philippians for wisdom in my continued exploration of the theological relationship between Israel and the Church, one passage in particular merits considerable attention within Paul's most joyful, encouraging letter. Philippians 3:2-
11.5.2009| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
No CommentsTo what extent should science inform our understanding of scripture? Always and not at all, if we are to believe the pronouncements of most contemporary Evangelical thinkers. I present as a starting point the following series of short excerpts from a systematic theology by John Feinberg, Profe
10.30.2009| The Fish Tank | Cameron D. Kirk-Giannini
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