From the Cold War of Winter to the Genuine Hope of Christmas
In this short post, I offer some reflections for Christmas. The HSF will take a break next week and begin posting again on January 9, 2023. Aslan In C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the Narnians live in a world where it is always winter but never Christmas. Although it is bleak, they hold out hope for the fulfillment of the Golden Age Prophecy: Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight, At the sound of his...
Being Filled with the Spirit: Mystical or Moral?
Quick quiz: who were the first people in Scripture to be filled with the Holy Spirit? If you guessed someone in the book of Acts, let alone the New Testament, you’re an entire testament too late. The answer: Bezalel and Oholiab, the tabernacle artisans. Exodus 31:3 states, “I have filled [them] with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship.” Not only do most of us get the answer to that...
Our Spiritual Blessings in Christ
Predestination, election, and adoption: such words scare some of us, conjuring up ideas that carry theological baggage. Has God elected to save some and chosen to damn others? Is Christianity a mere fatalistic religion? And what does it mean to be adopted by God? What does it mean to be God’s chosen people, His elect? These questions are particularly important for Arminians who have not always addressed these issues sufficiently. How...
All Together Now: A Theology and Strategy for Race Relations
Racism is a dirty word. Billy Graham referred to it as a “deadly poison” [1], Jefferson Edwards, Jr. a “cancer” [2]. Despite a difficult history, efforts have been made in recent decades to correct yesterday’s wrongs. Some of these have been cultural, others political, and still others social. These notwithstanding, Christians should know what the Scriptures state about race relations. Though the whole testimony of Scripture speaks to...
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