While preaching sermons, running back and forth to soccer practice & games, installing sinks and screen doors at the house and hosting all sorts of family in town…life has been going on. I have been jotting down a slew of thoughts to blog on and …
Read MoreSacred Space
I am preaching through 1 Corinthians and in preparation for 1 Corinthians 3 I have been doing some thinking about sacred spaces, particularly in reference to corporate worship. Our church is known for its casual atmosphere on Sunday morning. I like it that way. I …
Read MoreWho is the God of the Sermon?
I finished reading Christian Preaching: A Trinitarian Theology of Proclamation by Michael Pasquarello and he has got me thinking about the nature of preaching. Pasquarello is a professor at Asbury and I took a doctor of ministry class with him called “The Trinity and Preaching.” …
Read MoreGospel-centered Ministry
I just finished listening to a lecture given last May by Tim Keller on the “Gospel-centered Ministry.” Keller is the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) in New York City. They are one of the most successful church planting churches in the country. RPC has …
Read MoreThe Sin of the City
This week, I have been reading about the ancient city of Corinth, Ancient Corinth, Old Corinth, the Corinth that had within it a first century Christian community to which Paul the Apostle wrote a at least three letters…two of which appear in our Bible. I …
Read MoreWhat did Pope Benedict XVI Really Say about the true Church?
So I finally had a chance to read up on the latest juicy talk about the Catholic Church and the Pope’s alleged endorsement of a document that reverses Vatican II by stating that the only church is the Catholic Church. Hold the phone. Do what?!? …
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit as a divine person
In my previous post I expressed my dislike for the age-old theological position that the Father and Son have this great relationship and the Spirit is merely the bond of love between them. I think this depersonalizes who the Holy Spirit is. Both the Scripture …
Read More10,000 Hits and Trinitarian Worship
Today I officially recorded 10,000 hits on my blog. I have had the blog up since March 2006. Thanks to all of those who have stopped by. I know that hits are not the best measure of web exposure. (Many of those hits are made …
Read MoreTruly alive, fully Christian and radically human
Christian Humanism — Can these two concepts be wed into one? Can we be both a “Christian” and a humanist? It would seem that these two philosophical positions compete for different ends and therefore could never be wedded without compromise on both sides. It would …
Read MoreEat this Book & Praying the Psalms
I am working my way through Eugene Peterson’s Eat This Book. Christianity Today gave it an Award of Merit for 2007 in the area of spirituality. Peterson is a wonderful writer and if you are going to read one book about spiritual reading (or devotional …
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