Archive for February, 2008
These Two Paragraphs Have Nothing To Do With Each Other
Friday, February 29th, 2008I am concerned about popular evangelical Christianity. No, that’s not right, I’ve always been concerned about popular evangelical Christianity for a number of reasons. I am concerned about popular, theologically-minded evangelical Christianity. Better. Anyway, my concern is that while we may distance ourselves from megachurches with rock star CEO pastors, we are falling for a [...]
Does Theology Matter?
Monday, February 18th, 2008I’m currently teaching a Sunday school class titled Six Essential Christian Beliefs. I picked six so the class would fit into a thirteen week semester. In each class, we cover the doctrine at hand, then ask the "So what?" question and end the class with a hymn. I have found the "so what" portion of [...]
The Gender Debate
Monday, February 18th, 2008On Saturday February 23rd, Christ Community Church in Zion, IL will be hosting a CBMW conference. There is a Friday evening session but it is for local pastors only. The Saturday sessionfrom 9:00 to noon, however, is open to the public. The three sessions will be: The State of the Gender Debate: Twenty Years of [...]
Hymns as Compact Theology
Saturday, February 16th, 2008I feared this kind of thought was only nestled in Nashville with Indelible Grace or hidden amongst Sovereign Grace Ministries’ music ministry. How refreshing and hopeful to read Richard Mouw, the president of Fuller Theological Seminary, expressing these thoughts about worship and hymns: We can hope that new generations of Christians will contribute to the [...]
A Classic From the ’40s
Friday, February 15th, 2008Something To Slow Down and Think About
Sunday, February 10th, 2008John Piper wote a sobering comment worth reproducing here: Was the carnage of this past week in the USA extraordinary? These things came at us so fast that we did not click on them. Only when someone assembles them do they take our breath away. Consider this from AP National Writer Ted Anthony: Ugly things. [...]
Tim Keller To The Rescue
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Tim Keller has been a hero of mine for a while. I first heard of him at a conference on preaching at Westminster West and listened to his talk repeatedly. It was on cassette tape so that should tell you roughly how long ago that was. Tim has a book coming out that kind of [...]
I Love Tony Campolo, I hate Tony Campolo
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008The Colbert Report is not something to be taken seriously. Guests who do take it seriously come off looking like idiots. Tony Campolo is no idiot. He fared pretty well with Colbert. However… I am not a fan of Tony Campolo. I’ve been pretty clear about that. But something I’ve been saying quite a bit [...]
These Two Paragraphs Have Nothing To Do With Each Other. Part II
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008America likes to eat. That is no secret. Many of us like our food hot, fast and fried. On top of that we prefer to wash it all down with something bubbly and sugary. All of that is now available without the trouble of juggling more than one container. In completely unrelated news, Mississippi is [...]