Here is my latest guest post for Kurt Willems blog entitled Embracing the Humanity of the Bible: Listening for the Divine through Human Words. In the article I argue… – against the full divinity of the bible – against an error-free bible – for the humanity of the documents as culture-bound, historically based literature – […]

I wanted to share a snapshot of my Christian journey over the past 15 years or so because I’ve experienced a number of significant changes along the way. You may be thinking, ‘this could take a while,’ but believe me, it won’t. I’ll reduce the details and highlight only the major shifts in my theological […]

Too much of a good thing usually ends up in a bad way. Whether it be food, drink, roller coaster rides, or sunshine, moving beyond what is necessary and recommended has a tendency to cause more harm than good. The same can be said of Christian enthusiasm. I’ve written elsewhere that one of the things […]

The Word Made Fresh and Society of Evangelical Scholars meeting November 2011—Theme: Exploring the Life and Theology of Clark Pinnock. Video includes entire session including Don Thorsen, Sarah Pinnock, Scot McKnight, Linda Mercadante, John Sanders, and Roger Olson.

Here are the top five posts for November 2011 based on the number of overall visits. Current Trends in Pentecostalism – Seven Observations Book Review – Why God Won’t Go Away by Alister McGrath The Role of ‘Tradition’ Within Evangelical Theological Development A Tribute to Clark H. Pinnock from Scot McKnight The Pentecostal and Science […]

Here is a post from Scot McKnight’s blog Jesus Creed that highlights his tribute given in honor of the late Clark H. Pinnock at the Society of Biblical Literature conference this past weekend in San Francisco. I was honored to have Clark as a professor during graduate studies (1999-2001) and later as a colleague at […]

Clark Pinnock.  Most Moved Mover: A Theology of God’s Openness. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. 218 pgs. Most Moved Mover was written to present an open view of God.  The openness of God means that God is open to change and influence by humans.  The basic presupposition of the book is that humanity has been given […]

Here is a copy of the 2002 Christian Week Special on my theological mentor and friend, Dr. Clark Pinnock.  I’ve been reading a number of his works and reflecting on his life and contribution lately, and wanted to post this in his memory.

Oord, Thomas Jay, ed.  Creation Made Free: Open Theology Engaging Science.  Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2009. The author’s presented in this book participated in a three-week conference on Open theology and science at Eastern Nazarene College in 2007. A total of 20 scholars met to discuss possible relationships between leading ideas in science and open […]