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Posts Tagged Baxter Kruger


The Shack Revisted (Book Review)

In my review of Paul Young’s best-selling book “The Shack,” I encouraged folks not to read that book as a work of theology, but as religious fiction.  That said, I did admit that there was a theological perspective behind the book that should be properly discerned.  Unfortunately, many reviewers discerned theological understanding from the book […]

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The Shack (Book Review)

Paul Young’s popular fictional book “The Shack” begins with tragedy. Young Missy Philip is kidnapped during a family vacation. Her remains are found near a shack in the Oregon wilderness. She had been brutally murdered. Her father, Mackenzie Allen Philip’s, is (as one might expect) traumatized by his daughters brutal murder. His pain impacts every […]

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An excerpt from The Shack Revisited, C. Baxter Kruger, 2012

The Trinitarian Vision Summary ©C. Baxter Kruger, Ph.D. 2012 From all eternity, God is not alone and solitary, but lives as Father, Son and Spirit in a rich and glorious and abounding fellowship of utter oneness. There is no emptiness in this circle, no depression or fear or insecurity.  The trinitarian life is a great […]

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“Why I Am Not A Universalist?” (Baxter Kruger, Paul Young, THE SHACK, & other stuff, too)

I promised to post some thoughts addressing the topic:  “Why I am Not a Universalist!” Unfortunately, I have been very busy and not yet had the chance to jump in. I did find a brief statement on Baxter Kruger’s “Ongoing Thought” blog located  http://baxterkruger.blogspot.com/ that is a helpful addition to this topic. By the way, […]

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The Faith of Christ, by C. Baxter Kruger

The following article was brought to my attention by Steve McVey on his blog site.   It addresses well an issue in biblical interpretation which, when understood, takes all the responsibility for salvation (including that for faith) off of YOU and ME, and places it on the only one who could actually make it happen, namely […]

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Shocking Love by Baxter Kruger

Shocking Love By C. Baxter Kruger Sometimes the simplest thoughts cascade into revolutions. What if it was not the wrath of God that Jesus suffered on the cross, but the wrath of the human race? What if it was our bitterness and scorn and judgment and hostility—not the Father’s or the Holy Spirit’s—that  was poured […]

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Baxter Kruger on The New Covenant

The new covenant is the new relationship established in Jesus’ own experience between the blessed Trinity and broken, sinful humanity. In Jesus the Father, Son and Spirit have reached us in our traumatic darkness, and established a real relationship with us at our very worst. Our contribution was to crucify the Father’s Son. Dying in […]

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Do You Enjoy God?

In today’s post I want to ask you THE question for gauging your spiritual health. Are you ready? Here’s the question: Do you enjoy God? Are you surprised? Perhaps you thought the question would be about you belief in certain doctrines and dogmas.  You know what I mean… Do I have the right understanding of […]

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Baxter Kruger on “The Shack”

Click here now to watch this great interview I found with Baxgter Kruger on the theology of Paul Young’s “The Shack.”  

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Baxter Kruger on Sharing Jesus’ Life

Today’s post is from a theologian whose books have greatly influenced my thinking. You can find his books at my “Bookstore” link.

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