There's nothing like finding one of my favorite contemporary authors commenting on one of my favorite authors from another era. I love the works of Eugene Peterson. His works on pastoral theology are outstanding, as have been the first three books of his new series on spiritual theology (see my comments on a few of …
100 Must-Read Books
You should take a look at this creative listing of 100 Must-Read Books. There are some nice pics of vintage book covers there that just might get someone (like me) fascinated with the original publication dates.
Evangelicals – a new sociological study
Peter Berger, the famed sociologist of religion at Boston University, has initiated a new two-year study that aims to offer a more accurate picture of evangelicals. After so much bashing of evangelicals as unintellectual bumpkins (note the 1993 Washington Post article that called followers of two evangelists "poor, uneducated and easily led"), Boston University's Institute …
Decision-making
I came across the following article about Christian decision-making while reading an email that Urbana sends out. Right at the beginning, I appreciated the way in which it embraced both risk and wisdom in decision-making.Almost more than anything else during my college ministry years, I had students ask me about how to make decisions. Hopefully, …
The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit
I recently had someone ask me about whether I believe in speaking in tongues, healing, and other gifts that are oftentimes called 'charismatic' gifts or appear to be more miraculous to our contemporary eyes. This topic can be such a divisive issue in the church.I believe that all the gifts mentioned by Paul in the …
Matthew Erickson 