Church… Already Engaged: Churches Can’t Avoid Culture 4 Sep 20125 Sep 2012 Churches are either engaging culture effectively or ineffectively, but they are always engaging. It is a myth to think that a church can be above cultural engagement, free from it,…
Culture… A Theology for Hipsters: A Theology of Culture (Part 4) 9 Aug 201210 Aug 2012 Christ and Culture Questions about how Christians should relate to the culture around them have been around as long as the church has, so this is not arbitrary issue. It…
Books… Reflections on The Walking Dead 6 Aug 20127 Aug 2012 Today I am supposed to have a book review up, but my week got bogged down and I was sadly unable to finish the book. So in lieu of it…
Culture… A Theology for Hipsters: A Theology of Culture (Part 3) 26 Jul 201227 Jul 2012 The Bible repeatedly corrects Christian behavior by contrasting the life of the Christian with the world, and by giving direct commands to abstain from the world, to not love the…
Culture What is the Draw of Batman? 25 Jul 201226 Jul 2012 Some of my earliest childhood memories include my brother and I playing Batman and Robin in our backyard tree house. We had just finished watching the Adam West Batman television…
Counseling… Dating According to the Bible?: Dating and Marriage 11 Jul 201212 Jul 2012 I am so glad that I don't date anymore! Dating is hard and confusing and crazy. Also my wife would be really mad if I were still doing that. But…
Culture… A Theology of Sex: The Porn Problem 13 Jun 201214 Jun 2012 I have a growing fear that nearly all sex and sexuality are dominated by pornography. Whether in or outside of marriage I suspect that all sex and sexuality are viewed through…
Culture… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 35): A Theology of Culture (Part 2) 7 Jun 20128 Jun 2012 Culture Defined The 19th century author Matthew Arnold defined culture as, “the pursuit of our total perfection by means of getting to know, on all the matters which most concern…
Culture… A Theology of Sex: Defining Lust 6 Jun 20127 Jun 2012 When Jesus told a crowd that if their eye caused them to sin they should cut it out I can't imagine what they thought. I know what I thought when…
Culture… A Theology of Sex: Defining Sexual Sin 5 Jun 20126 Jun 2012 What constitutes a sexual activity as a sin? Is there a line? How do we know? For the Christian these are not simply theoretical or academic questions, these are questions…
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