Asides Reaching College Students 18 Jan 2012 We are, more or less, a college church. A large majority of our congregation is composed of college students. So I can attest to the effectiveness of much of what…
Asides… The Bible: A Local Book 18 Jan 2012 It's easy to forget, as we embrace the inerrancy of Scripture, that the Bible is a book composed by real men in real contexts. It's easy to forget the local…
Culture… Why Hipster: My Reluctant Use Of A Bad Label 18 Jan 201219 Jan 2012 Labels aren't usually (ever?) a good thing. Most often we create labels in order to categorize people, which allows us to assume we know them without having to make any…
Asides… The Bible: Not Uniform, But Unified 17 Jan 2012 Too many people, Christians included, view the Bible as a series of disconnected books (or worse disconnected verses). We miss the big picture of the storyline of Scripture, and we…
Asides We Don’t Have to Agree on Everything 17 Jan 2012 I love Matt Chandler and this video of his preaching at Elevation Church is a great reminder that we can serve each other and serve the same overall mission even…
Books… 500th Post: Ten Theologians Recommend Their Favorite Theology Books 17 Jan 201218 Jan 2012 In honor of my 500th post I have been thinking about what the function of this website. I am a pastor and so I spend most of my days thinking…
Asides… MLK Day 16 Jan 201216 Jan 2012 In honor of Martin Luther King Day here is a list I've compiled of readings and events going on around the web. John Piper is giving away his new book…
Contest… 500th Post: The Theology Gift Set Contest 16 Jan 201217 Jan 2012 I've reached my 500th post! It's really just a credit to the great readership that is developing here at Pastor Dave Online. Most of you are members of our church…
Contest… Next Week 14 Jan 201216 Jan 2012 It's a week of 500th Post Celebrations! Get ready for what's happening next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1) 500th Post: Theology Gift Set Contest As a special thanks to…
Discipleship… RevFast: Fasting for the Poor 13 Jan 201214 Jan 2012 It happens all too often around here. I called, just this week, to reach out to a young man in one of the many drug rehabs. He had expressed interest…
