Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Is It A Sin To Be “Fat”? 27 Mar 2014 This is a great question. There are certain areas of our lives where we tend to give each other passes, excuses, justifications but for which God would call us to…
Friendship Coffee & Friendship: Explorations in the Value of Diversity 26 Mar 2014 You can smell the variance in the steam pouring off the top of the mug. To the average consumer coffee is coffee, but to the connoisseur there’s a diversity of…
Discipleship Deconstructing Contemporary Discipleship 25 Mar 2014 “Behind every pedagogy is a philosophical anthropology.” – James K.A. Smith (Desiring the Kingdom, 27) James K.A. Smith is convinced that what makes “Christian education” distinctly “Christian” is that it…
Books A Review of “Multiply” by Francis Chan 24 Mar 2014 Of the writing of books on discipleship there is no end. There seems to be a never-ending streams of books talking about new methods, new programs, or simply new concepts…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 22 Mar 201422 Mar 2014 Every week I compile a list of interesting articles from around the web. Here's this week's list, I am sure you'll find something of interest here: 1. "What I Learned…
Books A Review of “Is God Anti-Gay?” by Sam Allberry 21 Mar 201421 Mar 2014 "We should expect a number of Christians to experience forms of same-sex attraction. We live in a fallen world" (43). Sam Allberry knows this truth at many levels. As both…
Uncategorized Next Week 21 Mar 2014 Here's what you don't want to miss next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A review of Multiply by Francis Chan Chan's book is a great resource for new or…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: When Should My Kids Take Communion? 20 Mar 2014 Questions involving the dynamic of small children and the life of the church are tough to answer. This is largely because as children of covenanted members of a local Christian…
Discipleship… Developing Healthy Small Group Leaders 19 Mar 2014 Small groups are reflections of their leaders. That can be an absolutely terrifying thought if you're a leader. I possess all kinds of flaws and foibles, and even outright sin…
Atonement… The “Heart” of the Atonement (Part 8): Holding to the Center While Appreciating the Diversity 18 Mar 201418 Mar 2014 How do we get so unbalanced in theological discussions? How do we end up emphasizing some things to such a degree that it diminishes the importance of others? My frustration…
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