Counseling Crisis Care Initiative: A Church of Counselors 8 Apr 2015 If it’s somewhat of a cliché to call the church a “hospital for sinners,” it is still a fitting description. The church after all, is the place where broken people…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: Hope Beyond Leviticus 7 Apr 2015 The book of Leviticus gets somewhat of a bad wrap. Don't get me wrong it can be dense reading. Yet the book is fully evidences of God's grace and mercy.…
Books A Review of “Sanctification” ed. by Kelly Kapic 6 Apr 2015 The doctrine of sanctification has a reputation as justification’s puny little brother. In reality, however, sanctification has a lot of theological and practical importance. Sanctification demonstrates this well. The collection…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 4 Apr 20157 Apr 2015 Every week I collect and compile some of the more interesting posts I've read from around the web. Here's this week's list, check it out: 1. "Beyond 'Creation' and Natural…
Uncategorized Next Week 3 Apr 2015 Don't miss these posts and more, next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1) A review of Sanctification ed. by Kelly Kapic This was definitely a highly academic volume, but there were a…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Why Don’t Christians Celebrate Jewish Festivals? 2 Apr 2015 We can answer this question quite similarly to a previously asked question about the remembrance of the Sabbath. Since Christ is the fulfillment of the law the various elements of…
Easter… Easter and the Son of God in Power 1 Apr 2015 The resurrection of Jesus Christ changes everything. It is earth shattering, nothing like this event had ever happened before. It is religion altering, the entire Old Testament law takes on…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: The Priesthood 31 Mar 2015 God’s holiness makes the Levitical priesthood necessary. The development of the priesthood in ancient Israel was not an arbitrary decision on God’s part. It was not as if God invented…
Books A Review of “Things of Earth” by Joe Rigney 30 Mar 2015 Joe Rigney is definitely a disciple of John Piper. The renown pastor’s influence oozes forth from the pages of Rigney’s latest book The Things of Earth. Yet, The Things of…
Personal Monthly Love: March 28 Mar 201528 Mar 2015 Taking a play from the delightful Amy Peterson, this is my new monthly column celebrating my favorite things for the month. This is a completely arbitrary list, in no particular…
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