Dan Greenfield

Category: Issues

  • Relativisitic Parenting

    There have been several “blockbuster” movies out lately, and I’ve been surprised at the number of Christians who not only are going to see these but who express (usually via Facebook) how “excellent” and “awesome” such were. So I’ve been mulling over this issue of what Christians consider good and excellent. Then…

  • Good Reading

    One of my professors when I was in seminary, Dr. Bill Combs, has been writing a series of posts on the KJV-only issue here. They’ve been very good, and I’d encourage you to read them. I’ve had those of this persuasion tell me that the rise of newer translations divides…

  • A Word About Modesty

    A friend from my seminary days published an excellent post on his blog you need to read: A Word About Modesty and Parents. I liked this line– If you want men to like you for your mind, then spend a little time on that and not so much in front…

  • The Praise We Give

    My systematic theology professor was Dr. Rolland McCune at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. To date he has published three books: Promise Unfulfilled A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity, volume one A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity, volume two Volume three of his Systematic Theology is forthcoming. I owe a massive…

  • Holiness in Dress

    From Chester Tulga’s, The Doctrine of Holiness, pp. 52-53 The attire of the holy man is marked by simplicity, never by extravagance and ostentatious show. There is little said upon the subject of dress in the Scriptures, and that little refers, almost exclusively to the dress of women. Since feminine modesty is so…

  • Can Rap be Christian?

    Scott Aniol begins a series of podcasts with Michael Riley about whether rap can be legitimately used in Christian contexts. Here are some good snippets from the last 4-5 minutes or so– Form communicates something. If I’m going to represent God, I have to choose forms that say the same…

  • Problem Here

    Okay, I just got another Christian Book Distributor’s catalog, their Christmas Gifts edition. Now, I order a few books from CBD [heh heh], so it’s not all bad. But remember–it’s a business. Sadly, in order to make a buck they sell a fair amount of trinkets. What I saw on…

  • Should Christians Drink Alcohol?

    For the (hopeful) benefit of my Institute students, I put a PDF copy of my notes on “Should Christians Drink Alcohol?” into the Silo. You will also want to read a helpful article in the OBF Visitor by my partner in crime, Mark Perry, titled “The Christian and Alcohol.”