448 What’s Wrong with Progressive Christianity? (Mike Winger)

Posted on June 17, 2022June 22, 2022 by Sean Finnegan

Today we are addressing Progressive Christianity. To be clear, we are not talking about politics, though they often go hand in hand. Progressive Christianity is an outgrowth of liberal Christianity, which accepted the modernist ethos of the Enlightenment and merged it with Christianity. Likewise Progressive Christianity brings the assumptions and moral commitments of postmodernism to Read more about 448 What’s Wrong with Progressive Christianity? (Mike Winger)[…]

Bible Translation Sources and Theory

Posted on May 9, 2020July 20, 2020 by Sean Finnegan

In preparation for Restoration Fellowship’s Theological Conference, I began work on a research paper to explain how the process of Bible translation works. While putting this paper together, I kept coming across important topics that I felt uncomfortable excluding. Whenever possible I prioritized brevity over thoroughness and still the “paper” grew beyond the 10 page Read more about Bible Translation Sources and Theory[…]

147 Apologetics Conference: 5 Metanarratives and Failed Promises

Posted on August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 by Sean Finnegan

Have you ever been in a corn maze? The reason they work is because you can only see right in front of you. If you had a live drone feed, you could easily orient yourself and find the way out. This is the benefit of history. We live in a postmodern culture, but it’s hard Read more about 147 Apologetics Conference: 5 Metanarratives and Failed Promises[…]

Interview 28: Exegetical Fallacies (Jerry Wierwille)

Posted on August 31, 2017August 30, 2017 by Sean Finnegan

Why are there so many divergent beliefs about what the bible teaches? Partially, this results from mistakes we make when reading scripture. In this interview, Dr. Jerry Wierwille enumerates seven typical fallacies that bible students commit when reading: Root Fallacy Time-Frame Fallacy Misusing Parallels Fallacy Single Meaning Fallacy Word-Concept Fallacy Disjunctive Fallacy Lexical Fallacy Avoiding Read more about Interview 28: Exegetical Fallacies (Jerry Wierwille)[…]

Habits of a Disciple: Introduction

Posted on February 1, 2016June 14, 2016 by Sean Finnegan

This is part one of a series of posts called Habits of a Disciple. Imagine an alien observing a man walking his dog from outer space. The dog leaves the house first followed by a rope attached to a man carrying a plastic bag. The dog leads the man down the road until it has Read more about Habits of a Disciple: Introduction[…]

Why Not Read the Bible through This Year?

Posted on December 27, 2015December 11, 2015 by Sean Finnegan

Have you heard of the bible project. I’ve watched a number of their videos and the ones I’ve seen are excellent. Here’s a little video they put together about reading through the bible in a year. We spend so much time absorbing television, youtube videos, and social media, but how can we hope to resist Read more about Why Not Read the Bible through This Year?[…]