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Michael Bird has posted on his blog three different views on the issue of for whom Christ died, including my take on the matter.    Here is the link, so see what you think.  BW3 http://euangelizomai.blogspot.com/

It was a hot August day in 1969, and I was in New Hampshire with my MYF (Methodist Youth Fellowship) group.  We had flown to New York and among the many things we did there, we went to a concert at Fillmore East to see Joe Cocker and the Grease Band with their new hit…

One of my great joys in ministry is getting to work with younger talented Christians whom God has done a mighty work in, and who are serving God in powerful ways. One such person is Thomas Dickerson, ably assisted by his lovely wife. Thomas is one part evangelist, one part missionary, and one part musician,…

Below you will find an excerpt from the second of my two large volumes studying the whole of  NT Theology and Ethics.  The first volume entitle ‘The Indelible Image: The Individual Witnesses’  will be out next month at some point and is already selling on Amazon.  Interspersed you will find footnotes as I had to…

The black-backed gull above surveys land and sea.  We can only imagine how he perceives the islands of New Zealand.  When you get to Middle Earth (aka New Zealand) there are things you expect to see, thanks to reading the travel guides ahead of  time.  But the best part of traveling are the surprises —…

Flowers and animals add a lot to a film like the Narnia tales or LOTR and Peter Jackson had lots of critters and plants to choose from. Three stars to whoever can first identify the following flowering plant. This is yellow gorse, which belongs in the UK, particularly Scotland, but is invasive in New Zealand.…

Mountains.  Big, beautiful, snow-covered mountains of considerable height and breadth.  It is no wonder that these ranges in Middle Earth are called the Southern Alps.  Though not as high as the Alps in Switzerland they are breath-taking, and serve various purposes in the LOTR films.  There is Mordor and Isengard and the trek of Gandalf…

Those of us who love LOTR or the Narnia Tales or both, know perfectly well what a huge roll water plays in these works.  In terms of plot, water works.  Who can forget the dramatic scene where Frodo paddles off on his own but Samwise will not let him go?   “I’m going to Mordor…

It’s not as if Peter Jackson has been resting on his laurels after the filming of Lord of the Rings.  And in this 1 hour and 50 some minute sci-fi fantasy thriller, he unveils his best effort since those films were completed some six or so years ago. The subject of racism and resident aliens…

Anyone who has read either Tolkien or Lewis will realize that there is a special love for the woods and trees shared by these Inklings. In fact, they used to go on long hikes through the woods around Oxford, following a good British tradition. They also enjoyed meeting at the pub known as the Eagle…
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