It is a small window in the world of Barth and little more. But a precocious and sportive look it remains.
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It is a small window in the world of Barth and little more. But a precocious and sportive look it remains.
The church must state that experience is neither the standard nor irrelevant. We can neither bow to experience nor deny its existence.
Christ's promise to me and my offspring rings louder than ever — "I will not leave you as orphans."
I cannot list all the times I had to highlight misrepresentation. For interested Lutherans, Jordan Cooper's The Great Divide is infinitely more faithful in its depiction of the Reformed Tradition.
Minds with an appetite for triviality and vice, fed by a culture ever more at odds with the transcendent, will hardly think thoughts with which we want to be alone for any extended period of time.
Neder clearly state that Barth does not affirm the “deification” present in Orthodox and Lutheran expositions. But neither does Barth disregard their questions and concerns as Reformed theology is inclined to do.
How do I take care of my own needs without becoming selfish? How do I serve others without making that an idol?
The plot thickens, exactly the way broth would if you poured a bit of cement into it. Unpleasant characters like Queen Morgause are introduced. Battles are fought. Blood is spilt.
Advice, at the proper time, can be beneficial. But just being there is the demonstration of the love of Christ.
Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life is a must read for all Christians
Their Rock Is Not Like Our Rock is a tour-de-force of Reformed theology towards other religions. It is subversive to shallow evangelical thought and willing to address the critical analysis of more pluralistic theologians.
Let the record show that I've been resisting writing about this for a while. I don't want to talk about it — it's deeply personal, and not the kind of thing that comes up unless you are truly close with your family and friends.
"If you have a family, you can reasonably feel you have time for no one else. But that can mean that unless you have a family, you feel you have no one at all." - Ed Shaw
These albums are in absolutely no order. These are the albums still getting significant spins a year later.
The cross presents a savior, a lover, and a husband who is incapable of rejecting us.
I am not entirely sure what value there was in Oliphint adding this accusation to his preface.