Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 3): What is Modesty? 24 Jul 201424 Jul 2014 There’s a rather ironic expression about modesty that tends to miss the point of so many modesty conversations: Modest is hottest. It’s just one example of how modesty is going…
Christ Boasting in Christ: Christ is Our Redemption 23 Jul 2014 It's hard to imagine a more obvious statement that Paul could make about Jesus: Christ is our redemption. Christians know this; acknowledgement of this truth is kind of key piece…
Theology Learning to Love the Bible from Psalm 119 22 Jul 2014 The longest chapter in the whole Bible is a praise song about the commands of the Lord. It likely strikes you as it does me: strange. We don't generally have…
Books A Review of “Gospel Centered Discipleship” by Jonathan Dodson 21 Jul 2014 What does it mean to be “gospel-centered”? “Gospel” has become a bit of a buzzword. Want to sell a book? Call it “Gospel-centered.” Want to trend a podcast? Call it…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 19 Jul 2014 Every week I try to compile an annotated list of the most interest articles I've read from around the web. Here's this week's list, peruse it and see if there's…
Uncategorized Next Week 18 Jul 2014 Don't miss these blog posts and more next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A review of Gospel-Centered Discipleship by Jonathan Dodson A really helpful look at an approach to…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 2): A Theology of Beauty 17 Jul 201417 Jul 2014 (Read Part 1, here) I fear that Evangelicals don’t know how to live with beauty. We simply don’t have a category for the act of appreciating beauty. Thus every act…
Christ Boasting in Christ: Christ is Our Sanctification 16 Jul 2014 Church words often need more careful articulation, perhaps even to church people. We use certain theological jargon but without ever clearly defining and understanding the term. Sanctification is one of…
Counseling Living with Fear and Following Jesus 15 Jul 2014 Fear can be absolutely crippling. Dan Wickert tells the story of a counselee he had years ago who was so afraid of contracting AIDS that she couldn't even sit on…
Books A Review of “Friendship” by Hugh Black 14 Jul 2014 Some subjects are difficult to write about and analyze. Friendship strikes me as one such subject. Not because of its complexity and difficulty, but rather because the subject doesn’t lend…
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