Filled with fiery passion for the truth in God's word, practical application is present throughout. The book avails itself to all students of God's word.
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Filled with fiery passion for the truth in God's word, practical application is present throughout. The book avails itself to all students of God's word.
However, although I see variegated realities, I still choose favorites.
This: the maple tree on the river.
In short, Isaiah is about Jesus Christ, the God-man, who dwells in the midst of his people and transforms them into his bride. And the two will become one. Isaiah is about the marriage feast of the Lamb of God.
But now that the book is done, it is time to return to some important things. Danielle and I hope you enjoyed the fun.
There is great and solemn joy in the mystery. To all the spoken and word-upheld world, I say: be.
What Joshua and Danielle have done here is issue a clarion call to those of us who have allowed apathy to overtake our Christian thinking in this area.
In our union with Jesus Christ, we get a foretaste of a greater eschatological coffee while practicing Christian ethics, particularly Christian ethics pertaining to coffee. The need for clear communication of God’s grace in the realm of coffee is great.
Hunsinger's career and publication of Reading Barth with Charity redeem Barth for the traditionalist paradigm if only until the next response from the revisionists.
Karl Barth's The Faith of the Church: A Commentary on the Apostles' Creed According to Calvin's Catechism is a must own.
Peter Leithart's The End of Protestantism: Pursing Unity in a Fragmented Church is a flawed attempt at a worthy cause. The mission statement should be encouraged, the practical exhortations are needed, but the material presentation is lacking.
David Guretzki has provided a friendly and inviting introduction for people who have only the faintest idea of who Karl Barth even is.
It's easy to become accustomed to the miracles told in Scripture - this song helps me take a step back and be once again filled with awe.
All in all, In the Bleak Midwinter does not provide some deep Christian theology or truth. Just a quiet, sober reminder of the state of earth (in its darkness) and the state of Christ (in His infancy) at the dawn of "Christmas."
Jon Coutts has provided the church with a new platform to conceive of forgiveness and reconciliation. A Shared Mercy does not answer every question that church ministry will ask, but it provides the church a theology to repeal efforts of sins to disrupt Christ's body.
At the time I first listened to it, I'd never heard a Christmas song quite like it. And I haven't since.
Who uses cello on a country album? Lyle Lovett. Who makes a song about shooting your sweetheart's new husband sound otherworldly beautiful? Lyle Lovett.
"The entire life of the baptized is lived in view of the end, when Jesus returns for his people." - Jordan Cooper