Since Bill is harassing me by IM, here’s my two cents on the Olson article.

To call Calvinists “Christian determinists” is a bit simplistic and I’m not too fond of that label even if one of my professors, Jerry Walls, would agree.

I think open theism is heresy and I don’t think God was surprised by the bridge collapse—he just didn’t make it happen.

The question I would ask Calvinists is “How is God glorified by causing the bridge to collapse?” If God is most glorified when we are most satisfied in him, who among those affected by the bridge collapse are satisfied?