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Turning the World Upside Down
The fact that I, a descendant of the Danes who used to worship Thor, go to church to worship the one true and living God is proof that Paul and the other Apostles really did turn the world upside down 2000 years ago!
Yes, I’m Hypocritically Judging Your Judging
Perhaps I am just tired of Protestantism and her legacy of hermeneutical interpretive dance. Is there a beauty in this I am missing? Perhaps the problems I’ve so… magniloquently (insert self-conscious chuckle here)… expressed here stem from some grave uncertainty in my soul. My sanctimonious passing of judgement is, possibly, just a symptom of the gracelessness to which we are all prone to, to one degree or another.
Coercive Love: Progressivism in Christian Culture (Part 1)
Hansen rightly states that a Trinitarian worldview is both the One and the Many, but the thesis of his article leaves too much room for fascism—especially Christian fascism in the name of “loving your neighbor.” This fascism, if not invoked by policy, would certainly be invoked by cultural coercion.
Ideological “Sleights-of-Hand”
Of all the ideological "sleight-of-hands" the modern thought police have pulled off, perhaps the greatest of them is convincing the modern mind that it was religion & not
on insomnia and life
when you sleep maybe two hours near dawn
and how doing anything at all is brave and stern.
Review of Psalm 23 Illustrated
With how regularly we might be reading this King James Version of Psalm 23, our timetable of hiding it in our children’s hearts may prove drastically diminished!
Covenant Through New Eyes: Part 3 – Man's Work
As we move forward in this series to look at the scripture’s covenantal history we will find that it is a history of glory transformation. With each
The New Tower of Babel
So we allow them to regulate what we eat. How big our soda cups may be. What our children must wear while on bicycles and how long they have to ride in booster seats.
Book Review: Spurgeon's Sorrows by Zack Eswine
This short book should be read by individuals who suffer from depression, their family and friends, and counseling ministers.
The Vaccination Debate
We've been conditioned to believe that our views only hold public weight when they are confirmed through an election or the cultural elites of the New York Times. What this has created is entire generations of Americans who believe they must validate their views and perspectives through national laws. Nothing could be more destructive to communities.
Book Review: From Tablet to Table by Leonard Sweet
Yet for all the good points, From Tablet to Table seems written to present a mild, tamed version of what Christ presented. Sweet has brought to the forefront contextual application while leaving behind the Biblical texts.
Stories: An Invitation to a New World
We inescapably tell stories because we are fitting events into a particular view of the world (worldview). When a certain event takes place which would break down a particular view of the world stories are told about that event in order to invite its hearers
Book Review: Discovering Delight – 31 Meditations on Loving God’s Law
Those who read the book will discover a lot to delight in. However, with the truncated view of God’s law set forth, readers will likely find delight in the standard individualistic “Law Gospel” presentation they are familiar with in their Presbyterian or reformed baptist churches.
Beer Review: Mirror Pond Pale Ale from Deschutes Brewery
Mirror Pond Pale Ale is a simple beer in my opinion. A simply and delightful pale ale that has hidden elements of sweetness and tons of hoppy goodness.
Covenant Through New Eyes: Part 2 — The Covenant's Framework
Today's post will serve, in many ways, as a foundation for the following eight installments. Jordan lays out a "five-fold pattern" for the way God works in the world. We will come to see, in the coming weeks, that this pattern is repeated over and over as God tears down old worlds and raise up new ones throughout Biblical history.
Beer Review: Chainbreaker White IPA from Deschutes Brewery
The day was nice so I started with the White IPA called "Chainbreaker." This is an IPA brewed with wheat and the you'll not miss the wheat.
Subversive Stories
Rather than coming straight on in an open attack
Book Review: A Father's Love by David Miles
I really cannot be complimentary enough about this little series of children’s reading books.
Evangelical Theology & the Enlightenment Project
Because Yong has both an inside and outside perspective to evangelical theology he is graced to see certain presuppositions that many within are blind to. Forefront in Yong's estimation is an assumption that evangelical thought is thoroughly in line with the Enlightenment quest.