Church History… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 32): Keeping the Fundamentals (Part 11) 1 Mar 201225 Sep 2012 We've been discussion for a few posts now three values: individualism, rebellion, and progressiveness. All three are really intertwined. Rebellion and progressiveness are really symptoms of the desire for selfish distinction. And the…
Theology Developing Theological Humility 29 Feb 20121 Mar 2012 Humility comes naturally to none of us. I remember once bragging about reading a book on humility...clearly I hadn't finished it at that point. We are naturally proud people, and…
Theology The Importance of Theological Humility 28 Feb 201229 Feb 2012 I should have been locked-up! I had only recently started studying theology, and had quickly become enamored with it. I read old theologians and new ones. I poured over printed…
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…
Hipsters… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 30): Keeping the Fundamentals (Part 9) 16 Feb 201217 Feb 2012 A few weeks ago I dissected the nature of sinful individualism, the same principles we used in that discussion apply to the subject of “Rebellion.” There is a worldly rebellion and…
Culture… The Context for a Theology of Sex 15 Feb 201216 Feb 2012 The church at Corinth was a mess! They were known to be both getting drunk and having orgies at their worship services, and they were proud because they tolerated incest…
Sex… Foundational Issues in a Theology of Sex: The Gospel 10 Feb 201214 Feb 2012 Jesus changes everything. I know I am not the first person to say it (not by a long shot), but it has become a bit of theological catch phrase for…
Sex… Foundational Issues in a Theology of Sex: The Fall 9 Feb 201210 Feb 2012 We're not in Eden anymore. It's an obvious statement, but it's an important reminder. What God initially made as "very good" is now flawed. We have already established that God…
Creation… Foundational Issues in a Theology of Sex: Imago Dei 8 Feb 20129 Feb 2012 We saw yesterday that a theology of sex does not start with us. Like all things the subject of sex must start with God. But even as we shift our…
Creation… Foundational Issues in a Theology of Sex: The Creator God 7 Feb 20128 Feb 2012 What has God got to do with my sex life? Shouldn't God just mind his own business? As shocking as it may seem to some sex, even your sex, is…
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