Books… Who Are You?: A Review of “Created in God’s Image” by Anthony Hoekema 6 Feb 20127 Feb 2012 Issues of identity plague us all at some point. The question of "who am I" is a common one. Figuring ourselves out is never an easy task, and it is…
Hipsters… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 29): Keeping the Fundamentals (Part 8) 2 Feb 20123 Feb 2012 Mark 10 describes a scene where Jesus is teaching his disciples about service, a major theme in the Gospel of Mark. In verses 42-45 we get a picture of what…
Hipsters… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 28): Keeping the Fundamentals (Part 7) 19 Jan 201220 Jan 2012 The Dangers of “Individuality,” “Rebellion,” and “Progressiveness” Individualism - Part One I teach English composition to college freshman…your prayers are appreciated. Every semester I have the same basic expectations for…
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…
Discipleship… RevFast: Why Are We Fasting? 10 Jan 201211 Jan 2012 Going without food will not make God love you more...but it will shape your love for God. Fasting is essentially a dead spiritual discipline in the American church today. It's…
Hipsters… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 27): Keeping the Fundamentals (Part 6) 5 Jan 20126 Jan 2012 Inclusivism Calling fundamentalists strict might sound as obvious as saying that the Pope wears a funny hat, but it’s a point that has specific bearing on this issue of inclusivism.…
Hipsters… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 26): Keeping the Fundamentals (Part 5) 29 Dec 201130 Dec 2011 The third distraction that appeals strongly to hipsters involves the theme of “community.” For all their aversion to conformity there is nonetheless a strong desire for real authentic community among…
Church… Martin Luther is My Homeboy: The Legacy of Luther (Part 5) 28 Dec 201129 Dec 2011 The church I help pastor is full of people who probably have never heard of Martin Luther. Roughly 50% of our weekly attendance comes in the form of recovering addicts,…
Biblical Theology… The Doctrine of Revelation: The Storlyine of Scripture (Part 20) 27 Dec 201128 Dec 2011 In the beginning God created a garden, and He put man and woman in that garden to cultivate it and to expand it and to build up a world of…
Books… Theology And Semantics: A Review of “The Next Christians” by Gabe Lyons 26 Dec 201127 Dec 2011 Christendom is dead! It died somewhat slowly, like Brittany's career, but it had died just the same. Any illusions that the world had that our country was a Christian nation…
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