Hipsters… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 25): Keeping the Fundamentals (Part 4) 22 Dec 201123 Dec 2011 Another diversion includes the theme of “spiritual journey.” Instead of the one true proposition of Christ’s atoning death, we are told, we ought to allow people the freedom to experience…
Church History… Martin Luther Is My Homeboy: The Legacy of Luther (Part 2) 21 Dec 201122 Dec 2011 Timothy George states very well that "Protestantism was born out of the struggle for the doctrine of justification by faith alone" (Theology of the Reformers, 62). The most significant element…
Biblical Theology… The Doctrine of Revelation: The Storyline of Scripture (Part 19) 20 Dec 201121 Dec 2011 The apostle Paul wrote a rather astounding statement in his letter to the Ephesians. He said: To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace…
Asides… Christ, Culture, and Debate 19 Dec 2011 Tim Keller recently wrote a post that discussed what he sees as a "coming-together" of views on the Christ and Culture dynamic. There has been, in recent theology, two views…
Books… When You Assume…: A Review of “Beyond Foundationalism” by Stanley Grenz and John Franke 19 Dec 201120 Dec 2011 We've all been warned of the real dangers of assumptions. The old adage about making assumptions is usually true. It's not possible, of course, to dispense with all assumptions, but…
Hipsters… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 24): Keeping the Fundamentals (Part 3) 15 Dec 201116 Dec 2011 Gospel Distractions - Cultural Transformation Among the other diversions that hipsters must be aware are the competing “gospel” messages promulgated by the church today, each with their own innate appeal…
Church History… Martin Luther Is My Homeboy: The Legacy of Luther (Part 1) 14 Dec 201115 Dec 2011 It is no coincidence that one of the slogans that came out of the Reformation era was "Sola Scriptura" (Scripture alone). It was the rediscovery of the Word of God…
Biblical Theology… The Doctrine of Revelation: The Storyline of Scripture (Part 18) 13 Dec 201114 Dec 2011 It's sometimes really easy to forget how strange Christianity can be. Those of us who grow up in the church hardly bat an eye at the strangeness of talking snakes,…
Asides… Wrestling Santa Claus 12 Dec 2011 We've wrestled with Santa in our house for a couple of years now. I am not really keen on doing the whole Santa Claus "thing," for a number of reasons.…
Hermeneutics… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 23): Keeping The Fundamentals (Part 2) 8 Dec 20119 Dec 2011 Post-Foundationalism Everyone these days is attempting to create a middle road. Theistic Evolution seeks middle ground between evolutionary theory and Biblical creationism. Moderate Republicanism seeks middle ground between conservative capitalism…
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