Angels, Satan, and Demons: A Book Review

“Who’s afraid of angels, Satan, and demons?” Indeed, angelology and demonology are among some doctrinal loci which unfortunately have not been receiving as many treatments as they should have been in the evangelical academic and popular circles alike, in both Western and Eastern contexts. However, through his second contribution to the Foundations of Evangelical Theology…
A Wheat and Weeds Creation

Jesus once told a parable about a farmer who sowed good seeds in his field. Once “the plants came up and bore grain,” however, his servant discovered that the field also contained weeds. The servant approached his master and asked him, “Where . . . did these weeds come from?” The good farmer replied, “An…
The Worst of Sinners | Inferno XXXII-XXXIV

It has been a long, often bizarre trip, but at last we have reached the lowest point of Hell and the end of Dante’s catalog of the eternal wages of sin, Inferno. As I think about the Henry Center’s theme, The Sting of Death, it seems to me Dante has made a pretty extensive case…
Using Witchcraft to Murder and Rape

Yesterday I received an urgent email from a good friend, the President of an indigenous evangelical denomination among the Aguaruna of Peru, with whom I worked closely many years ago. I would like to translate his letter here into English, using pseudonyms, and provide commentary on the way witchcraft issues continue to play out among…