Friendship The Spiritual Importance of Friendship 14 Oct 2014 The ancients spoke of friendship as the “highest ideal.” Conversely, we don’t speak much of friendship at all today. This is in part because we are culturally so driven by…
Books A Review of “First Theology” by Kevin Vanhoozer 13 Oct 2014 “Should theology begin with God or with the Word of God” (15)? The reality, says Kevin Vanhoozer, is that you can’t separate the two. Attempts to divide theology and Scripture…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 11 Oct 2014 Here's this week's list of good reads, gathered from around the web. Check out the list, there's bound to be something there that interests you. 1. "Statement Regarding Mental Disorders,…
Personal The Future of Biblical Counseling and Reconsidering Certification 10 Oct 201410 Oct 2014 I have been a hold out to certification for a long-time now. For six years now friends have been talking to me about and encouraging me to pursue certification in…
Uncategorized Next Week 10 Oct 2014 1. A review of First Theology by Kevin Vanhoozer This is a highly creative, engaging, and thought provoking look at theology and hermeneutics. 2. The Loss of Friendship We have…
Theology Creative Theology: Introduction (Part 3) 9 Oct 2014 It is possible, over time, to develop a sort of theological enclave. A group-think can form that quarantines itself from any outside perspectives, and guards itself against any internal criticisms.…
Counseling The Sufficiency of Scripture and Scientific Communication 8 Oct 2014 “Are you a psychologist?” When I tell others that I am a counselor they almost always follow up with this question. At the level of popular culture there is an…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Light: Salvation as Light 7 Oct 2014 “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light” (Isa. 9:2). The man apart from God lives in darkness. The bible says that his “foolish heart” is “darkened”…
Podcast Theology Talks: Identity in Christ 6 Oct 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFC9mFP8mBg Take about ten minutes and listen to Denise Hardy and I discuss Identity in Christ
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 4 Oct 2014 Every week I compile a list of articles from around the web that I found interesting. Here is this week's list. Check it out, there's bound to be something here…