theology
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Biblical/Theological Preaching
Halim Suh’s sermon from Sunday at The Austin Stone is an excellent example of applying biblical theology to understanding a difficult text of scripture. Halim did a fantastic job of grappling with 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 by…
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Multisite Church
I just finished reading through the new 9 Marks Journal on Multisite church. I thought it was a fantastic and balanced presentation of arguments both for and against the concept. Ed Stetzer dialogued through the basic…
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The Reason for God | Chapter 4
I just finished chapter 4 last night, which wrestles with the challenge of the church perpetrating so much injustice in the world. Keller approaches the question in a couple different ways: He addresses the common argument…
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Reading “The Reason for God”
I’ve found myself needing to repent of my lack of reading actual books as of late, so I’ve got a few things on the docket I want to read. I just picked up and started Tim…
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The New Calvinism | TIME
Time has added “New Calvinism” to its top 10 ideas changing the world right now. Although the article leaves a bit to be desired in how it paints the basic foundations of the Reformed faith, it…
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Deep Thoughts from Graeme Goldsworthy
This may be the single most awesome paragraph I have read in a long while from a sheer depth of thought. So, the long and the short of it all is that somehow the biblical theologian…
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The Ontological and Systematic Roots of Biblical Theology
As our small group has been studying through Systematic Theology together (this is round 3 of me teaching), some new thoughts have arisen as I consider doctrines. One that was particularly interesting was the result of…
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Scriptural Election: The Third Way
I found this article as I was preparing for my teaching on the doctrines of salvation, and particularly on election. The quote below is very insightful Thesis 23: We must affirm that God creates what he…
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Consumerism and the Church
A great quote from David Wells: Churches which preserve their cognitive identity and distinction from the culture will flourish: those who lose them in the interests of seeking success will disappear. In our churches we may…
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The Holy Spirit and the American Church
Just read thought provoking post at Church Planting Novice discussing history of the early church and the comparative deficiency in the American church of demonstrations of the power of the Holy Spirit. Give it a read…
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Old Stuff – Biblical Individualism Redux
Number 7 ———————- From Bonhoeffer’s Cost of Discipleship, Chapter 5 (Discipleship and the Individual): “Through the call of Jesus men become individuals…It is no choice of their own that makes them individuals: it is Christ who…
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Cultural Mandate and Renewal
I enjoyed these challenging thoughts from the 9Marks blog on the Cultural Mandate specifically as they pertain to the Christian’s and the Church’s engagement in culture making/redemption. As a result of The Austin Stone’s Fall 2008…