Theology Creative Theology: The Role of Tradition 6 Nov 20146 Nov 2014 Tradition and creativity are not enemies, though we often treat them that way. Within the church we either elevate tradition to such a place of authority that it stifles creativity,…
New Testament Studies in 1 John: Spiral 1 (Part 2) 5 Nov 2014 “By this we know…” It’s a powerful and hopeful phrase that the author John uses in his first epistle. In writing to a church beleaguered by doubt, confusion, chaos, and…
Small Groups Multiplying Small Groups 4 Nov 2014 We have a great problem with our small group ministry at Cornerstone: We have too many people interested in joining a group and no groups with space to let them…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 2 Nov 2014 Every week I compile a list of interesting articles from around the web; here is this week's list: 1. "Southern Baptists, Gay Community Break Bread at Conference" by Tamara Audi…
Reformation RetroPost: The Spark of the Reformation 31 Oct 2014 He never intended to start a revolution. He was just trying to have a healthy family chat. When Luther nailed his 95 Theses for Discussion to the church door in…
Uncategorized Next Week 31 Oct 2014 Here's what you should expect to read next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A review of Gospel-Centered Counseling by Robert Kelleman Finally getting around to reviewing this book. 2.…
Theology Creative Theology: Introduction (Part 4) 30 Oct 2014 Creative theology can rescue churches and theologians from some serious, if subtle, theological errors. Several weeks back I began to look at the ways in which creative theology serves us.…
Reformation Retro Post: The Provocative and Biblical Martin Luther 29 Oct 2014 It has been said that a vulgar age needed a vulgar preacher. Such was the way people spoke of Martin Luther. Out of all the people in church history that…
Friendship Friendships Require Commitments 28 Oct 2014 The way we use the word "friend" reveals what our culture often thinks about it. We have tons of friends, hundreds of them. Everyone with whom we have some familiarity,…
Counseling Crisis Counseling Training at CBC 27 Oct 2014 Biblical counseling at Cornerstone involves two key categories: (1) Spiritual Friends and (2) Crisis Counselors. Both pieces are important as we seek to develop competent and equipped counselors which can…
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