Asides… Wrestling Santa Claus 12 Dec 2011 We've wrestled with Santa in our house for a couple of years now. I am not really keen on doing the whole Santa Claus "thing," for a number of reasons.…
Books The Other Reason: Why I Don’t Like “Your Best Life Now” 12 Dec 201113 Dec 2011 Due to my wife having surgery last week I was unable to finish reading Grenz and Franke. The review will be ready next week, but in the meantime enjoy this reflection on Osteen's…
Asides… A Hipster Christmas (Part 4) 10 Dec 2011 "All I Ever Get For Christmas is Blue" by Over The Rhine "Sleigh Ride" by Relient K
Asides… The Best Holiday Movies/Specials 9 Dec 20119 Dec 2011 1) How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Animated) I love this classic cartoon. Plus Thurl Ravenscroft is awesome in "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch"! 2) The Nightmare Before Christmas This…
Uncategorized Next Week 9 Dec 201112 Dec 2011 Here's what's coming next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1) A review of Beyond Foundationalism: Shaping Theology in a Postmodern Context by Stanley Grenz and John Franke This is a…
Asides… Currently Reading 8 Dec 2011 I am in the midst of some interesting research and so I am re-visiting one book that deal with postmodern theological methodology, and looking into another that attempts to develop…
Asides… Gender and Rhetoric 8 Dec 2011 I am not exactly a Feminist. I firmly believe that women have been undervalued and silenced in the church. I am not sure that it has always been intentional throughout…
Hermeneutics… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 23): Keeping The Fundamentals (Part 2) 8 Dec 20119 Dec 2011 Post-Foundationalism Everyone these days is attempting to create a middle road. Theistic Evolution seeks middle ground between evolutionary theory and Biblical creationism. Moderate Republicanism seeks middle ground between conservative capitalism…
Asides… A Hipster Christmas (Part 3) 7 Dec 2011 "Joy to the World" by Future of Forestry "Hey Guys! It's Christmas Time" by Sufjan Stevens
Church History… Martin Luther Is My Homeboy: The Life of Luther (Part 5) 7 Dec 20118 Dec 2011 If ex-lax existed in Luther's day maybe the Reformation would never have happened. At least that's a logical conclusion to be drawn from what psychologist Erik Erikson essentially theorizes in his…
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