Books… Feed Your Appetite: A Review of “A Hunger for God” by John Piper 23 Jan 201224 Jan 2012 A glass of chocolate milk sounds really good to me right now. There are times in my life when I feel so hungry that I can't even think straight. This…
Asides… How Paul Reads Leviticus 18:5 21 Jan 2012 Justin Taylor has some highlights on Paul's understanding, use, and interpretation of Leviticus 18:5. Those of you who read this blog often know that I have a serious love of…
Uncategorized Next Week 21 Jan 201223 Jan 2012 Here's what's coming up next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1) A review of A Hunger for God by John Piper If you've read one Piper book you've read them…
Contest And the Winner Is… 20 Jan 201221 Jan 2012 Thanks to everyone who entered the contest. Some of you e-mailed me your entries as well and I am glad you felt inclined to play. Sadly, however, there could only…
Hipsters… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 28): Keeping the Fundamentals (Part 7) 19 Jan 201220 Jan 2012 The Dangers of “Individuality,” “Rebellion,” and “Progressiveness” Individualism - Part One I teach English composition to college freshman…your prayers are appreciated. Every semester I have the same basic expectations for…
Asides Reaching College Students 18 Jan 2012 We are, more or less, a college church. A large majority of our congregation is composed of college students. So I can attest to the effectiveness of much of what…
Asides… The Bible: A Local Book 18 Jan 2012 It's easy to forget, as we embrace the inerrancy of Scripture, that the Bible is a book composed by real men in real contexts. It's easy to forget the local…
Culture… Why Hipster: My Reluctant Use Of A Bad Label 18 Jan 201219 Jan 2012 Labels aren't usually (ever?) a good thing. Most often we create labels in order to categorize people, which allows us to assume we know them without having to make any…
Asides… The Bible: Not Uniform, But Unified 17 Jan 2012 Too many people, Christians included, view the Bible as a series of disconnected books (or worse disconnected verses). We miss the big picture of the storyline of Scripture, and we…
Asides We Don’t Have to Agree on Everything 17 Jan 2012 I love Matt Chandler and this video of his preaching at Elevation Church is a great reminder that we can serve each other and serve the same overall mission even…
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