Author Archives: St. John Studies

Here we are again, switching from one book to another. In this case we are moving from Peter Gomes’ The Good Book to Kevin DeYoung What does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality. Again, two diametrically opposed views. Gomes has … Continue reading →

I majored in history in college.  I have always had a love for history, especially history of the American civil war.  I had an aunt [Anna Carter Revel] who was our family genealogist.  I once asked her for information about … Continue reading →

What does Peter Gomes mean when he says about the Bible, “there are hard texts.” Are certain rules within the Bible hard to follow?  Are certain parts of the Bible hard to understand?  Are certain parts of the Bible no … Continue reading →

We are now ready to return to “hard texts.”  On August 5th, I wrote my comments on the second part of Peter Gomes hard text of the Bible regarding strong drink.  His argument is that the Bible does not literally … Continue reading →

I am learning so much as I continue to blog on three books, three different viewpoints on the same subject—homosexuality in the church.  As I begin to post on an author who tries to bridge the gap between Christians who … Continue reading →

I have never juggled a discussion of three books at once on this blog before.  I have discussed a simple book by John Stott [Basic Christianity] with a more complex book by John Stott [The Cross of Christ] but I … Continue reading →

“There are ‘hard texts’ regarding the use of strong drink.  There are ‘hard texts’ regarding race.  There are ‘hard texts’ regarding Anti-Semitism.  There are ‘hard texts’ regarding the inclusion of women and there are ‘hard texts’ regarding LBBTQ inclusion in … Continue reading →