It’s the St Job’s Day edition of the Friday Files—although St. Job’s Day was yesterday if you’re Lutheran, Missouri Synod; last week if you’re Orthodox; last month if you’re Coptic. Yet another example of how…
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Friday Files, 10 May 2019
FWS Podcast: Class Meetings and Wesleyan Discipleship
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Class Meetings and Wesleyan Discipleship This is a lecture by Pastor Mark Horton on the topic of Class Meetings and Wesleyan Discipleship. The lecture was…
Dr. Roger Olson, “For Fellow Arminians and Quasi-Arminians (Non-Calvinists): Prevenient Grace”
I recently had a very interesting discussion with a non-Calvinist Baptist theologian and denominational leader. He interviewed me for his podcast about soteriology. (I believe his “show” is called “Soteriology 101.”) I enjoyed the hour…
Michael Brown, “Reflecting on the Death of a Progressive Christian”
It is easy for us to get caught up in theological debates. Sometimes we need to take a step back, and simply pray for our opponents, and love them. Dr. Michael Brown’s comments here are…
A Simple Graphic for Understanding Election in Romans 9
I believe interpretation B is superior to interpretation A for several reasons, but the following three are the most important: 1) In Rom 9:6-9, Paul is returning again to an argument he already…
Friday Files, 3 May 2019
It’s the Sts. Philip and James the Less’s Day edition of the Friday Files, where we blow some of the dust off our previous articles and links, and read ’em again. If their views don’t…
FWS Podcast: The Theology of Revival (Part 2)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: The Theology of Revival (Part 2) This is the second part of a lecture by Dr. Chris Bounds on the theology of revival. This lecture…
Mike Winger, “Why I Think Calvinism Is Unbiblical”
Though this video is half a year old, I only recently stumbled upon it. Pastor Mike Winger has some excellent videos on apologetics in general, and this is his video on Calvinism in particular. It…
Timothy Tennent, “Great Wesleyan Distinctives, Part II: Community”
Please click on the link to read Timothy Tennent, “Great Wesleyan Distinctives, Part II: Community“, available from the author’s blog. Great Wesleyan Distinctives, Part II
Timothy Tennent, “Great Wesleyan Distinctives, Part I: The Wesleyan View of Grace”
Please click on the link to read Timothy Tennent, “Great Wesleyan Distinctives, Part I: The Wesleyan View of Grace“, available from the author’s blog where comments can be made. Great Wesleyan Distinctives, Part I…
Friday Files, 26 April 2019
It’s the St. Peter of Rates’s Day edition of the Friday Files, SEA’s weekly glance back at the articles and links we’ve posted previously. Their views frequently reflect those of SEA, but there are exceptions,…
FWS Podcast: The Theology of Revival (Part 1)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: The Theology of Revival This is the first part of a lecture by Dr. Chris Bounds on the theology of revival. This lecture was presented…
Movie Review: Breakthrough – 4 Stars Inspiring
The first question both Christians and non-Christians alike ask when someone claims a miracle is: Has it been verified? If it is a healing that is claimed, as happened in Breakthrough, then what do the…
X-Calvinist Corner Files: Testimony # 7
The X-Calvinist Corner is a page on this website that shares the stories of people who were once Calvinist but have left Calvinism for a more Arminian theology. This series (The X-Calvinist Corner Files) highlights one of…
Book Review: “Free Will Revisited: A Respectful Response to Luther, Calvin, and Edwards. By Robert E. Picirilli”
Please click on the link to read Dr. Steve W. Lemke’s review of Free Will Revisited: A Respectful Response to Luther, Calvin, and Edwards by Arminian scholar Robert E. Picirilli. This review is published in…
No More Doubts
“You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.” Click on the picture to enlarge
Waiting…
Last night, we had an intimate meal together. He was crucified and now He is dead. Is there hope? Will Jesus really arise as He said? Is He really the Son of God? …
Friday Files, 19 April 2019
It’s the Good Friday edition of the Friday Files (and St. Expeditus’s Day, if you really want to check out a saint too) —our weekly look over SEA’s shoulder at what we’ve posted before. The…
Howard A Snyder, “Theology and Mission in Wesleyan Perspective”
Please click on the link to read Howard A Snyder, “Theology and Mission in Wesleyan Perspective”, which the author has made available at Academia.edu. Howard A Snyder, “Theology and Mission in Wesleyan Perspective”
Does Prevenient Grace Appear in the Old Testament and How Does the Arminian Concept of God’s Sovereignty Apply to Texts that Refer to God Stirring Up People to War or Bringing Things to Pass through All Sorts of Means?
On his website, Arminian Perspectives, Ben Henshaw has a questions page at which he answers questions about Arminianism and Calvinism that visitors to his site pose in the comment section of the page. The following is a…
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Nicholas S. Noyola, “Faith Without Applause: Navigating the Praiseworthiness Puzzle”
David F. Watson, “A Theological Revival”
Video: Joseph Hellerman, “When the Church Was a Family” (On the Corporate Orientation of NT Culture)
Roy Ingle, “Arminius on Grace and Free Will”
