Ways open theists interpret biblical predictions. I’ve written in The God Who Risks that most biblical prophecies do not contain predictions of future events. Prophecies are most often about challenging people to walk the path of God. Yet, there are statements in the Bible that predict or seem to predict specific future events. These passages […]
I am who I am is a promise to be with Moses and the people, not an abstract philosophical statement.
Oord claims to have killed the idea of omnipotence. I give arguments why his reasons are not successful.
To say that God is “outside” of time depends on the metaphor that time is a container but this is not the way we should understand time.
Video on Nurturing versus Authoritative religion
For those who want to listen to a podcast about Nurturant versus Authoritative religion. Dan Koch of the You Have Permission broadcast and I have a conversation: https://soundcloud.com/youhavepermission/authoritative-vs-nurturant-religion-122
A common question after people read my book or hear my presentation is how can Nurturants have constructive discussions with Authoritatives? Below are some suggestions. Dr. John Sanders, author of Embracing Prodigals: Overcoming Authoritative Religion by Embracing Jesus’ Nurturing Grace (2020). Patience. Changing neural pathways takes time. If people are a mix of Authoritaive and […]
Simple foreknowledge has catastrophic problems and the attempts to resuscitate it have failed. It is time to move on and affirm either dynamic omniscience, middle knowledge, or theological determinism.
The Future of Open Theism by Richard Rice (2020) is a wonderful book. The first part covers its development and reception. Rice does a terrific job of surveying the history of this idea, including forerunners such as McCabe and Olson. He explains how the book, The Openness of God, came about and summarizes the books […]
The God Who Trusts by Curtis Holtzen (2019). “God loves to trust” says the author. This means that God places hope in others and has faith in us to succeed. God believes in us. Most of us are aware of how motivating it is when someone we respect says they believe in us. Now think […]
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