Uncategorized Next Week 12 May 201214 May 2012 Here's what you don't want to miss at Pastor Dave Online next week: 1) A review of Interpreting the Prophetic Word by Willem VanGemeren This is easily the best book I…
Asides… This Week’s Good Reads 11 May 2012 Some choice selections from around the web: 1) "Methodists Keep Stricture on Homosexuality" by Laurie Goodstein Last week's United Methodist Church convention ended with a surprising vote not to allow…
Biblical Theology… Themes in the Book of Jonah: The Universal King 11 May 201212 May 2012 Christianity is not an "American/Western Religion." I get so tired of hearing misinformed troglodytes spew this "argument." If it has been co-opted in some manner by American culture, Jesus himself…
The Gospel Not the Gospel: Love 10 May 201211 May 2012 I am walking a thin line with this post, and I know it. At one level to say that the gospel is not about love is to make a bold…
Asides… Hipster Hymns 9 May 2012 Some new selections from the Hipster Hymnal: "So Good To Us" by Ascend the Hill "Murdered Son" by John Mark McMillan
The Gospel Not the Gospel: Prosperity 9 May 201210 May 2012 Many TV preachers, reflecting a common emphasis in modern evangelicalism generally, are settling for "mud pies" because they "cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at…
The Gospel Not The Gospel: Rules 8 May 20129 May 2012 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel- not that there is another…
Books… The Gospel for Christians: A Review of “The Explicit Gospel” by Matt Chandler 7 May 20128 May 2012 There are words and phrases that Christians use that have almost entirely lost their value and their meaning. This is largely true because we don't take the time to carefully define…
Culture… Freedom Through Submission: Reflections on The Avengers Movie 6 May 20127 May 2012 “Freedom is the biggest lie in life.” Westerners and Americans in particular are a people obsessed with the ideal of freedom, and rightfully so. Those who have experienced the bonds…
Asides… This Week’s Good Reads 4 May 2012 I had far less time this week to read, but if you're looking for something good to read? Try one of these selections: 1) "It All Turns On Affection" by…
