Seminary Reflecting on Year One of Free Seminary 31 May 2014 Last year Cornerstone launched into its first year of free seminary training for our congregation and folks in our community. We offered four classes: Systematic Theology (part 1), Biblical Theology,…
Uncategorized Next Week 30 May 2014 Here's what you can expect next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A review of The Gospel and the Mind by Bradley Green The book aims to be an apologetic…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Is It A Sin To Do Things For Myself? 29 May 2014 The short answer to this question is "no." The longer answer is "it's complicated." Our relationship to ourselves as Christians is complicated both by sin and by the gospel call…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Name (Part 4) 28 May 2014 “We do not know our names – who we really are – until God tells us” (Peter Hubbard, Love Into Light. 87). All attempts to identify ourselves apart from Him…
Counseling Your Faith is Small, But God Can Still Act 27 May 2014 Some Christians think more about the size of their faith than the object of their faith. We speak of a "faith that can move mountains." We wonder aloud about the…
Books A Review of “Desiring the Kingdom” by James K.A. Smith 26 May 2014 "Behind every pedagogy is a philosophical anthropology," (27). How we train others assumes a certain perspective on human nature, says Smith. In particular Desiring the Kingdom aims to point out…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 24 May 2014 Every Week I compile a list of interesting articles and blogs from around the web. Here's this week's list, it's bound to contain something of interest to you: 1. "The…
Uncategorized Next Week 23 May 2014 Here's what you don't want to miss next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1) A review of Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith This has been an amazing read!…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: How Should I Respond When Parents Name Their Kid “Jesus” or “Messiah”? 22 May 2014 This is an interesting question. It arises out of cultural and a religious milieu that desires to honor Christ and yet also be kind to our neighbors. There is, behind…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Name (Part 3) 21 May 201421 May 2014 "Come...let us make a name for ourselves." Such was the motivation behind the so-called Tower of Babel. A name is a significant thing. A name hosts part of a person's…
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