In amongst the discussion about The Gospel Coalition setting up institutions named after Tim Keller (when he was still alive) and Don Carson, a few people have asked whether the issue is just a problem for living people. What about the tradition of naming churches, buildings and institutions after specific people. Older, established churches will… Continue reading Is it always a bad thing to name things after people or just when they are still alive?
Tag: Don Carson
Is it really “just” cultural?
One of the pushbacks I’ve seen against the criticism of TGC’s decision to name its new projects after, at the time, living Christian leaders is that it’s a cultural issue. The argument seems to be twofold. First, that it’s just grumpy Brits who are raising concerns, as though that invalidates the concerns raised. Secondly, that… Continue reading Is it really “just” cultural?
Can we stop naming things after other Christians -even Tim Keller and Don Carson
The Gospel Coalition have announced that they are setting up the Carson Center for Theological Renewal. The aim of the centre is described as follows: “As we see in Scripture and church history, spiritual renewal follows theological renewal when the ancient gospel of Jesus Christ recaptures our hearts and minds.” [1] With that in mind,… Continue reading Can we stop naming things after other Christians -even Tim Keller and Don Carson
On not throwing people under the bus -why you need to give that TGC article a second look
The other day, this article was posted on The Gospel Coalition website. The article drew quite some ire. In fact, some of the responses on twitter may even ironically have been of the exact kind that the article has in its sights. I understand that there are some reasons why some people may have struggled… Continue reading On not throwing people under the bus -why you need to give that TGC article a second look
How does the Father relate to the Son? (A second look at John 5:19-27)
The context to John 5:19-29 is that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. He claimed the right to do this because he was doing what his Father did. His opponents saw in this reference to God as father a claim to divinity and therefore blasphemy. We can assume from that, that it was not the… Continue reading How does the Father relate to the Son? (A second look at John 5:19-27)
An odd type of insult: – On being a Biblicist
Well, I’ve dipped my toe a little into the Wayne Grudem debate on twitter and re-shared a couple of posts linking to the longer debate. If you are new to this and trying to get your head round things, here’s a summary. Christians over many centuries have tried to provide structured teaching of our core… Continue reading An odd type of insult: – On being a Biblicist
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