Podcast Theology Talks Promo 14 Aug 201414 Aug 2014 Here's the promotional video for our upcoming new series of Theology Talks, conversations about theology and life with a host of different theologians, scholars, and pastors. I am looking forward…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 6): What is Lust? 14 Aug 2014 Jesus has no patience for lust. He doesn’t mince words about how one should deal with it: If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it…
Theology Doing Theology in Love 13 Aug 2014 With all the internecine debates and in-house fighting it’s sometimes hard to believe that Christian theology could have anything to do with love. But it should. Paul instructs the Ephesians…
Church… Interpreting the Scriptures as Part of the Church 12 Aug 2014 One of the great deficiencies of the Protestant church is its overreaction to abuses in the historic Catholic Church. While we fully recognize the importance of the priesthood of all…
Books A Review of “Made for More” by Hannah Anderson 11 Aug 2014 “Who are you really?” It’s the existential question we all wrestle with at some level. Hannah Anderson understands that wrestling, but she is also frustrated with the answers to which…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 9 Aug 2014 Here are some interesting articles I've compiled from around the web. Check out the list, there's bound to be something here that interests you. 1) "Not Our Problem: Why Collectively…
Friendship Living Between Nostalgia and Now 8 Aug 20148 Aug 2014 Haunted by nostalgia in the wee hours of the morning leaves me wanting coffee at 3 am. The memory of the past can be a great ally or a debilitating…
Uncategorized Next Week 8 Aug 2014 Here's what you'll miss if you don't check back next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A review of Made for More by Hannah Anderson I am grateful for my…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 5): Principles for an Ethic of Dress 7 Aug 20147 Aug 2014 It’s not often that I get accused of being theologically liberal. In fact it’s generally pretty rare. Since I am largely conservative I am glad it doesn’t happen much, it…
Theology The Danger of a Disembodied Theology 6 Aug 2014 The Christian faith is an embodied faith. That is to say, we cannot reduce Christianity to a mere spiritual reality with no ramifications for, nor involvement in, our earthliness. If…
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