Asides… This Week’s Good Reads 24 Feb 201224 Feb 2012 If you're looking for something good to read here's my recommendations from this week: 1) "The Forgotten Influence of Martin Luther" by John Starke I am a Luther fanatic. I…
Uncategorized Next Week 24 Feb 201227 Feb 2012 Here's what you don't want to miss next week: 1) A review of 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker I've really enjoyed reading this book. Jen has a…
Hipsters… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 31): Keeping the Fundamentals (Part 10) 23 Feb 201224 Feb 2012 I've always been a bit of a rebel; just ask my parents. They have the scars to prove I was their most difficult child. Rebellion is often a sign of…
Asides… Why I am Celebrating Lent (Part 1) 22 Feb 2012 The Christian church has long taught that repentance, rededication, and sacrifice are to be part of the regular make up of the Christian life. That being the case, I am…
Asides… Blog Wars 22 Feb 2012 I am thrilled to have been able to write a piece for Echo Hub this week. In resposne to a recent article I did for Christ and Pop Culture I…
Hermeneutics… Can We Trust Jonah? 22 Feb 201223 Feb 2012 Every year I pick a book of the Bible to study. I had a hard time deciding what book I was going to pour over but I finally landed on…
Discipleship Suffering Servants: Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark 21 Feb 201222 Feb 2012 If Jesus had called his disciples to sit and sip Highlander Grog all day and read, I would be sanctified holy! But alas that gospel call on the life of…
Books… Healing the Addiction: A Review of “Sexual Detox” by Tim Challies 20 Feb 201221 Feb 2012 "When a person has become addicted to drugs he has to go through a process called detoxification, or detox for short. In detox the person's body is cleansed of the…
Asides… Jonathan Edwards Slave Holder 19 Feb 2012 Jonathan Edwards has been hailed as America's Greatest Theologian. His works, preaching, and role in church history are often celebrated, and yet an ever-increasing subject of contention is Edwards as…
Asides… This Week’s Good Reads 17 Feb 2012 Here were some of the articles that stood out to me this last week as interesting and insightful. Happy reading. 1) "Why Being Sleepy and Drunk Is Great for Creativity"…