by ccpwebteam | Feb 3, 2015 | Culture, Current Events, Paper Topics
This is an interesting post I ran across by Wayne Grudem (research professor of theology and biblical studies at Phoenix Seminary) and Barry Asmus (senior economist at the National Center for Policy Analysis). They are the coauthors of The Poverty of Nations: A...
by ccpwebteam | Jan 28, 2015 | Bible Study, Culture
Over at the new Audio page, we’ve posted the links to studies (from last summer) on the concepts of orientation and gender in scripture. Some of the discussions around this topic get needlessly complicated by assertions that miss the central issue: Does God...
by ccpwebteam | Dec 17, 2014 | Book Recommendations, Culture
The ridiculous title of this post actually just describes what it’s about. On summer vacation this year I read C.S. Lewis’ book Perelandra, which is a kind of fantasy/sci-fi mashup that is actually set in a version the real universe. (In other words, in...
by ccpwebteam | Dec 5, 2014 | Book Recommendations, Culture
The other day I posted a thought on how excitement about the new creation that the Bible says is coming doesn’t make us careless or abusive with the environment. A friend posted a couple comments that got me thinking about another resource I’ve found...
by ccpwebteam | Dec 2, 2014 | Culture, End-Times, Theology
Following on last night’s beginning discussion of the Biblical teaching about the coming new heavens and earth, here’s some thoughts from Thomas Oden to answer this question: Does the Biblical teaching that the present earth will be done away with and...
by ccpwebteam | Nov 26, 2014 | Culture
During my drive time, I occasionally listen to a podcast called Radio Lab. It’s an excellently produced piece of story-telling/investigative radio done for NPR by some really talented people. For me, it’s a great window into current modes of thought (and I...
