February 18th 2008
The naked reality of a guilty heart–amazingly and powerfully exposed in this clip from ER.
My question, directed specifically toward followers of Christ, is this: What does this say about our mission, about why we must do what we must do?
(I’ve opened up a discussion on a different question, for anybody to participate in, on my Thinking Christian blog. The clip is 2 minutes, 38 seconds long.)
August 25th 2007
July 10th 2007
Where Have All the Artists Gone?
Question and reflections posted on the Thinking Christian blog.
Technorati Tags: Artists, Christian Growth, beauty
July 7th 2007
Book Review
The deity of Christ is among the handful of doctrines most essential to Christianity. Nevertheless, there is a problem. I’ve often asked Christian friends–including people in the ministry–to state two or three passages in the New Testament that support this doctrine. I’ve especially used this question for ministers in training, who seemed to think they already knew it all. Sadly, many have not been able to do it.
Robert M. Bowman and J. Ed Komoszewski would have no such difficulty–in their book Putting Jesus In His Place, they have some 300 pages worth of Biblical support for Christ’s deity. Reading this book made it become apparent to me–again!–how much more I have to learn, too. I had no idea of the extent to which Christ’s deity is demonstrated throughout the New Testament.
June 25th 2007
Book Review
(Update June 27: Hear J. P. Moreland discuss this book on Converse With Scholars.)
I had to read twice through J. P. Moreland’s newest book, Kingdom Triangle, before I could even begin writing this review. This is not the way it typically goes for me, but this time it was a challenge to know where to begin. I’ve decided to jump straight to the easy part, which is my overall evaluation:
Get yourself a copy and read it, then read it again. Get your friends to read it. The legs of Moreland’s “Kingdom Triangle” may–or may not–be the three most important things Western Christians must do to make a difference in our world. Two of them, however, are very likely the things we have been most severely lacking.
Technorati Tags: Holy Spirit, Knowledge, missions, Moreland, Naturalism, Postmodernism
March 28th 2007
Book ReviewThe late Leonard Ravenhill was a prophetic voice to the 20th Century. His book Revival God’s Way: A Message for the Church has recently been re-issued, with a foreword by his son David.
Technorati Tags: Christian Growth
January 22nd 2007
I’m going to give something like this a shot. It looks like a great way to grow deeper in Christ.
December 30th 2006
Excellent words from “The Constructive Curmudgeon,” an excellent Christian thinker.
December 5th 2006
Yes, you too can be a guaranteed success! Just follow this proven, can’t-fail formula, and your dreams and goals are just waiting for you!
Well, that sounds cheap–not something you’d expect about being a Christian with impact on the world, is it? Amazingly, though, in terms that are (ahem) a bit less breathless, there’s a promise just like this in the Bible. You can be guaranteed effectiveness, fruitfulness, never stumbling, and a rich entrance into the eternal kingdom of God.
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