Hipsters… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 15): Hipster Hot Topics (Part 1) 13 Oct 201114 Oct 2011 The birth of the Christian Hipster happens at college, usually, but it doesn’t stop there. What happens at college begins an entire course of life which involves a change in…
Books… Frustrated By The Mission: A Review of “The Mission of the Church” by Greg Gilbert and Kevin DeYoung 10 Oct 201118 Oct 2011 Greg Gilbert and Kevin DeYoung are concerned that their new book is going make them seem like they are against helping the poor. I think it's a legitimate fear. The…
Books… Beautiful Are The Feet: A Review of “Barefoot Church” by Brandon Hatmaker 26 Sep 201127 Sep 2011 The church has a really bad habit that it needs to break immediately! We have, sadly, become an incredibly consumerist culture. That is to say the church takes, consumes, and…
Asides… Poverty and Depravity 29 Aug 2011 This was a very thoughtful post from David French on the relationship between social ministry and gospel ministry. Justin Taylor highlights a key piece from the post here. As a…
Church… The Church Being The Church: Or What My Community Needs 13 Apr 201114 Apr 2011 This week A&E's TV show Intervention did a spotlight on my community. What they revealed for many people watching is that Southern Ohio is trapped by prescription drug abuse. 9.7…
Culture… How Not to Help the Poor 23 Oct 2008 My heart is for the city, and parituclary for my city: Portsmouth, OH. Part of bringing the gospel to the city involves helping those in need, being willing to get…
Pastor Dave Online 