Beyond the Sunday School God

J. Joseph PorterDecember 4, 2009

We all know the song: "Jesus loves me! This I know, / For the Bible tells me so. / Little ones to him belong; / They are weak, but he is strong." It's a cute li...

The Fish Tank Blog5 Comments 0

Advent – Part I of IV: Come, Emmanuel

Anne BoemlerDecember 2, 2009

Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to yo...

The Fish Tank Blog0 Comments 0

Two Problems with Evolution

Jordan GandhiNovember 25, 2009

Last week, John Joseph Porter opined on why combining conversion to Christianity with criticism of evolution is bad. I'd like to address on his fourth point. On...

The Fish Tank Blog3 Comments 0

Do You Not Know

Nick NowalkNovember 24, 2009

A peculiar mark of many younger Christians in this current generation is the elevation of orthopraxy over orthodoxy.  Right practice is now typically celebrated...

The Fish Tank Blog0 Comments 0

Free Darwin?

J. Joseph PorterNovember 20, 2009

Yesterday, free copies of a new edition of Darwin's groundbreaking On the Origin of Species were distributed at the entrances to Harvard Yard on Massachusetts...

The Fish Tank Blog4 Comments 0

He that Cometh V: King

Samir PaulNovember 19, 2009

In this series, I attempt to assess Second-Temple-era Jewish messianic expectation.  Start at Part I or see all parts in the series. Perhaps the most famil...

The Fish Tank Blog0 Comments 0

First Things First

Anne BoemlerNovember 18, 2009

When we’re trying to decide how to live our lives, our starting point really does matter. During one of my sections this week, we had a conversation about t...

The Fish Tank Blog0 Comments 0

More Thoughts on Election

Nick NowalkNovember 17, 2009

For my first post, see here. The really surprising thing about divine election in the Bible is that it is consistently spoken of as if it were practical....

The Fish Tank Blog6 Comments 0

The Mind-Body Problem

J. Joseph PorterNovember 13, 2009

Christianity differs from non-religious philosophies not only in what it says about God, but also in what it says about mankind. According to (most) Christian...

The Fish Tank Blog0 Comments 0

Some Thoughts on Election

Nick NowalkNovember 10, 2009

Few biblical doctrines have as contentious and biting a history within the church as predestination.  Even among communities of believers who are passionate...

The Fish Tank Blog5 Comments 0