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spiritual formation

76. Keith L. Johnson on Theology as Discipleship

November 10, 2015 by Randal

Theologian William Placher once made the following observation: “Several times, introducing me to a church group, a well-meaning person has said, ‘Bill Placher is a theologian, but I think you’ll find what he has to say very interesting.’ That but always worries me, yet it captures something honest about contemporary attitudes to Christian theology.” I […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: discipleship, Keith Johnson, spiritual formation, theology

How we try to avoid coming to terms with hell (Part 1): Make it small

April 3, 2014 by Randal

In my article “Hell, right doctrine, and right character” I proposed my thesis in the form of a rhetorical question: Shouldn’t right doctrine seamlessly interweave with right character formation? In other words, the more that the consistent and clear acceptance of a doctrine frustrates the formation of one’s Christian character the less likely the doctrine is […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: C.S. Lewis, character formation, doctrine, hell, sanctification, spiritual formation

The spiritual discipline of reading your unfair critics

April 19, 2013 by Randal

I’ve been actively blogging for four years now. And during that time I’ve read countless criticisms from non-Christians (usually atheists) and Christians (usually Calvinists) that I consider ignorant and unfair (to put it mildly). Here are a few examples: “I would leave this comment on Rauser’s site but you have to go through too much BS […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: character, spiritual discipline, spiritual formation

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