Uncategorized Next Week 7 Feb 2014 Don't miss these posts and more next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. Love God and Love Others I am speaking at a retreat this weekend, which I am excited…
Discipleship Why Spend A Year Studying “Discipleship”? 6 Feb 2014 12 months is a long time to study a single topic. Every year I pick a single subject that I am going to dive into and study for the whole…
Small Groups Community Built On The Cross 5 Feb 20145 Feb 2014 Being in community with other people is extremely difficult. The married couples I counsel regularly evidence this, my own marriage evidences this. The reality of sin in our hearts and…
Atonement… The “Heart” of the Atonement (Part 2): The Christus Victor Model 4 Feb 20144 Feb 2014 The atoning work of Christ is a many splendid reality. It has many facets and angles to its beauty. Which ever way you turn the diamond of his crucifixion you…
Books A Review of “Recovering Classic Evangelicalism” by Gregory Alan Thornbury 3 Feb 2014 This is the most philosophically robust tiny book I have ever read! It's a relatively thin paperback, and yet I was shocked at how rich and deep its content was.…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 1 Feb 20141 Feb 2014 Here are some interesting articles from around the web, you'll probably find one here that interests you too. While I don't agree with all that the author's say I found…
Uncategorized Next Week 31 Jan 2014 Here's what you can expect to find here at Pastor Dave Online next week: 1. A review of Recovering Classic Evangelicalism: Applying the Wisdom and Vision of Carl F. H.…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Is Spiritual Warfare A Real Thing? 30 Jan 201431 Jan 2014 I am guessing that the person who asked this question is looking for more than just "yes." The answer is "yes, spiritual warfare is a real thing," but to help…
Discipleship… Small Groups and Spiritual Evaluations 29 Jan 2014 Pastoring 150 people and pastoring 1,000 people is really different. I mean of course it's not really different. People are people, and the same spiritual instruction from Scripture applies to…
Atonement… The “Heart” of the Atonement (Part 1): The Problem 28 Jan 201425 Feb 2014 Theological discourse lends itself well to the development of a mutual affirmation club. One theologian says something clever and it gets quoted hundreds of times by adoring fans, most of…