Luther's theology of the cross

Carl Trueman has an exellent article on it here. 

Against Calvinism

I'm reading through a few new books, but the one that I will talk about here is Against Calvinism by Roger Olson. 

I'm only half way through the book and I must say like all the other books by Olson it is well written and thought through. Am I convinced of Arminianism? No. I'm not even sure if he is truly a classical Arminian him self. Because in his other writings I see influences of Moltmann concerning the sovereignty of God. But then like most Calvinist, I think most Arminians differ on things too. 

Most forms of Calvinism Olsen is against. So if you were thinking that he is warm to any of it he isn't. He only likes revisionist Calvinism stripped of Reformed theology containing no TULIP, John Piper and no Sproul.

Is it a good read? It's ok. Like his other books I read them as fast as I can and then get out of Dodge!

Ken

Sitting along the South China Sea

Yesterday, I was sitting along the South China Sea and thinking about a book that I read earlier this year called The Promise of Trinitarian Theology and one of the passages was about the richness of God's being and how everything in turn because God is Trinity is different in life. We no longer can look at things the same.......

Thoughts on Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas

My thoughts? I think that he is brilliant! I've made myself read through Plato and other philosophers and it's downright fascinating how Thomas can quote from them and then in turn relate it to Christian theology and doctrine without blinking an eye. Aquinas is fascinating in many respects both as a philosopher himself and a theologian and it's hard to distinguish the two. So, should you read Thomas Aquinas?? The answer is yes!

Worship Wars

NT Wright on contemporary worship music.

Final Cut Pro X

Final Cut Pro X is the most awful software I've every used in my life! I've been a Final Cut Pro user since version 1 and before that I was a Premiere user on the Mac. I've never seen such a goof up piece of garbage! Sure you can edit with it and make sense out of your movie scenes/clips, but it's a far cry from being a professional app. Along with Final Cut Pro X Apple has discontinued Apple Color, which with all it's faults was a great program(along with Shake). So, which leaves me no option but returning to Adobe or Avid, because Final Cut Pro 7 is almost outdated as an editing app!


The bottom line is that most professionals have left Apple to the kids and iPhone junk! Apple in my mind has turned to less creative stuff and its materialistic junk. Creative professionals need a company that will stand behind them and Apple has turn out to be not that type of company. So bye, bye Apple!!

Back from Hong Kong

Hong Kong was lovely, but the people there are down right stinking rude. They will cut in front of you in a coffee line, make fun of your chinese, etc. Lovely city, but crappy people(character). Lovely country though of old and new.