Books… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 1) 30 Jun 20111 Jul 2011 As I type this I am sitting in a dimly lit coffeehouse sipping on my mocha, and praising Jesus for my iPad. I come here often because I enjoy the…
Asides Words on Christ & Culture 29 Jun 2011 A video interview with Tim Keller, Matt Chandler, and Michael Horton on the subject. Alan Noble has a brilliant article here, "Rethinking the Stumbling Block: Christian Culture as a Barrier"…
Church… Our Discipleship Problem (Part 6) 29 Jun 201130 Jun 2011 I have never been a "handy-man". Both my dad and my brother were/are Mr. Fixits. They can repair anything, build anything, and work on anything. Not me. Now, if you…
Revelation… The Doctrine of Revelation: Clarity (Part 4) 28 Jun 201129 Jun 2011 I will never understand NASCAR. I just don't get how that is an interesting "sport." I have a dear friend who lives and breaths it, but I will never be…
Asides Artists You Should Know: Josh Garrels 27 Jun 2011 Josh Garrels is a unique musician blending some folk and hip-hop aspects (see I told you he was unique). His latest album Love and War and the Ocean Between is…
Asides Don’t Be An Ignorant Mater! 27 Jun 2011 I had the joy of taking my daughter to her first ever movie in the theater last week, we went and saw Cars 2. The film is cute and another…
Books The Beauty of Exegesis: A Review of “Interpreting the Pauline Epistles” by Tom Schreiner 27 Jun 201128 Jun 2011 "I have often wondered why biblical exegesis is not the consuming passion of pastors and students" (16). So writes Tom Schreiner and he is serious about it. Schreiner, who is…
Asides 2012 Study Project 26 Jun 2011 Every year I pick a subject to spend the year studying. This year's project has been The Doctrine of Revelation and it has been a great study thus far. I…
Asides I Am Like A Deer! 25 Jun 2011 Does the grace of God ever overwhelm you? That is to say there are moments where I ponder the grace God has shown me, the grace which I so very…
Asides Words About Work 24 Jun 2011 A Lutheran and a Wesleyan Dialogue About Work Ben Bartlett lists Five Reasons We Work ...and Five Reasons Work Stinks A number of years ago I wondered Is There Integrity…
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