Monthly Archives: February 2020

J.I. Packer entitles Chapter 18 “The Heart of the Gospel.”  Then he spends many pages on two terms that we don’t use very often, propitiation and expiation.  We don’t use those words as part of our day-to-day vocabulary, so most … Continue reading →

It has been a challenge; one that I am glad I accepted, commenting on J.I. Packer’s Knowing God.  I make no claim to being a theologian but I do have a hunger to learn more about God, from a layman’s … Continue reading →

Several times in his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer has a special section called “The Christian Response.”  Usually this section comes after he has explained some controversial idea that some Christians may object to.  In the case of Chapter 17, … Continue reading →

It happened last Sunday in my Sunday school class… Anthropomorphism. That word is a mouthful and when it happened, I did not say it.  I tried to explain my response to it, but I am not sure I did an … Continue reading →