Uncategorized Next Week 7 Sep 201210 Sep 2012 Here's what you'll miss next week at Pastor Dave Online if you don't check back: 1) A review of Closing The Window: Steps to Living Porn Free by Tim Chester…
Counseling… Idol Factory: Power 6 Sep 20127 Sep 2012 No season seems more fitting to address the idol of power than does political season. Inevitably this is a season where we think about power and particularly where we want…
Counseling… Idol Factory: Recognition 5 Sep 20126 Sep 2012 The worship of God can be used to feed an idol. That is to say, if your idol is recognition or fame then we can turn even something like singing…
Church… Already Engaged: Churches Can’t Avoid Culture 4 Sep 20125 Sep 2012 Churches are either engaging culture effectively or ineffectively, but they are always engaging. It is a myth to think that a church can be above cultural engagement, free from it,…
Books… Actually Practical: A Review of “Center Church” by Tim Keller 3 Sep 20124 Sep 2012 Lots of books claim to be practical, Tim Keller's Center Church actually is. Keller points out that there are two kinds of books on the church. There are theological books…
Asides… This Week’s Good Reads 31 Aug 2012 Read some of these articles that I found interesting: 1) "Confused by Complementarianism? You Probably Should Be" by Carl Trueman As a convinced complimentarian I nonetheless find myself often frustrated…
Uncategorized Next Week 31 Aug 20123 Sep 2012 Here's what you'll want to check back for at Pastor Dave Online: 1) A review of "Center Church" by Tim Keller This is the most practical ministry book I have…
Discipleship… Idol Factory: Sex 30 Aug 201231 Aug 2012 Sex isn't that big of a deal in our culture. Or rather, it's a huge deal in our culture and because the demand for sex is so high the value…
Discipleship… Idol Factory: Self 29 Aug 201230 Aug 2012 "The human heart is a factory of idols...Everyone of us is, from his mother's womb, expert in inventing idols." - John Calvin The fact that we are made to worship…
Church Same Theology, Different Vision 28 Aug 201229 Aug 2012 The church is a fissiparous organization. I love her, but there is no doubt in my mind that churches can be divisive and critical of each other. Sometimes, of course, criticism…