Asides… Another Word on Discipleship 25 Jul 201125 Jul 2011 Colin Marshall and Tony Payne have written a tremendous book on pastoral ministry. It takes a fresh look at the nature of the church and the role of pastoral ministry.…
Asides Monday Misc. 25 Jul 2011 Some good reads around the web today: 1) It Only Takes A Generation For A Church To Die! That's the conclusion to draw from Sean Lucas' post about "Lessons from…
Books Some Kind of Grace: A Review of “Fall To Grace” by Jay Bakker 25 Jul 201126 Jul 2011 Passion is a powerful thing. It can make us do and say crazy things. Some men are so passionate about money that they will neglect every other responsibility to attain…
Uncategorized Next Week 24 Jul 201125 Jul 2011 A special thanks to Dylan for keeping things together while I was gone. Here's what's coming next week when I return to my usually scheduled blogging: 1) A review of…
Uncategorized 7 Important Reminders about your Theology 21 Jul 201124 Jul 2011 As Christians, we should want to strive to glorify God in all that we do, including our time devoted to studying God’s word. The truth of the matter is that…
Uncategorized Some Thoughts on Justificatoin and Adoption 20 Jul 201121 Jul 2011 There is no arguing that the notion of God’s justification of sinners by grace through faith is one of the most important doctrines believed by Christians. The fact that a…
Uncategorized Responding in Action to God’s Work of Salvation 19 Jul 201120 Jul 2011 “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient…
Uncategorized Some Reflections Regarding Blaise Pascal 19 Jul 201119 Jul 2011 If we submit everything to reason our religion will be left with nothing mysterious or supernatural. If we offend the principles of reason our religion will be absurd and ridiculous.…
Uncategorized Next Week 16 Jul 201119 Jul 2011 Next week I will be on vacation and that means that I won't be blogging. But I am excited to welcome my good friend Dylan Rowland to Pastor Dave Online.…
Church… The Danger of Machismo Theology 15 Jul 201116 Jul 2011 Many people have been talking about Mark Driscoll's tweet from a few days ago. It made Christian subculture headlines and created quite a stir, something not uncommon to Driscoll. The…
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