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…
Marriage… A Theology of Sex: Masturbation and Sin 12 Jul 201213 Jul 2012 It feels awkward to write about this subject in a public forum. One might call that evidence of a prudish background, and maybe that's true. But average Christians, and our…
Theology The Charge of Bibliolatry 5 Jul 20126 Jul 2012 Is it true that Evangelicals tend to worship the Bible more than Jesus? This is a common accusation. It is usually leveled by those who have a very low view…
Theology How Can the Bible Be “Living and Active”? 27 Jun 201228 Jun 2012 Sometimes Christians say weird things. We have a slew of sayings that the average unchurched person would think just weird, if not down right creepy. Words like: born-again, washed in…
Sex… A Theology of Sex: The Dehumanizing Power of Porn 20 Jun 20124 Jun 2014 All porn is violent! Young men often act like their pornography addiction is not that big a deal, especially if they have successfully kept it a secret. But that is…
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…
Books… Gospel-Centered Change: A Review of “Christ Formed In You” by Brian Hedges 21 May 201222 May 2012 How do people change? I talk to people on a regular basis who say they want to change, who have "tried everything," and yet remained unmoved. How do I change?…
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