Archive for the ‘Theology’ Category
Monday, October 17th, 2005
Sojourners alerts us to the fact that Congress will be discussing this week where to make cuts to our budget in the aftermath of Katrina and Rita.
It is obvious that cuts will not be made in a runaway war. Nor will the rich be expected to part with any additional ...
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Friday, October 7th, 2005
The people of Israel were an ornery lot.
They had seen the delivering power of God on display countless times in the last couple of years.
He had delivered them from the brunt of the worst plagues.
He had delivered them from the oppression of a brutal dictator.
He had delivered them from the ...
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Friday, September 23rd, 2005
Looking out my office window right now I see several people who have found refuge from hurricane Rita and the snarl of traffic at our church building.
Our fellowship center is being used by about 50 people as a shelter from the storm, a haven from the hurricane.
In the last few ...
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Thursday, September 15th, 2005
I am excited to present to you my new blog, Whacking Brasco.
On this blog, me and my good friend Jason, a fellow minister in the Churches of Christ, participate in an on-going conversation about politics, faith and the "emergent" church.
If you appreciate friendly debate (the blog title refers to a ...
Posted in Politics, Preaching, Social Conscience, Theology | 5 Comments »
Monday, August 29th, 2005
I'm on vacation this week. But I am so behind in my study that I am spending the week in reading. For what it's worth, here is my reading list:
Beyond Foundationalism: Shaping Theology in a Postmodern Context by Stanley Grenz and John Franke
Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by ...
Posted in Asides, Theology | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, August 16th, 2005
Or do you find this just plain wrong like I do?
It seems this site is selling car magnets with "Bush" inside the Christian icthus, a symbol dating back to the early days of the church that represented to those persecuted followers of Christ a message of hope and salvation, not ...
Posted in Politics, Scandal, Theology | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005
I apologize for the length of this quote but I urge you to read it and encourage you to buy this book. It is one of the most thought-provoking and fundamentally life-changing that I have read in some time.
From Lee Camp's Mere Discipleship:
So to read history books, or listen to ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2005
Bear with me, this will not be an easy post to write.
A couple of years ago just before the Iraq war began I taught a class entitled, "Is It Right to Fight?" I took the idea of a Christian Just War theology to convice my Sunday school class that not ...
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2005
You scored as Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan. You are an
evangelical in the Wesleyan tradition. You believe that God's grace
enables you to choose to believe in him, even though you yourself
are totally depraved. The gift of the Holy Spirit gives you assurance
of your salvation, and he also enables you to live the life ...
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Thursday, June 16th, 2005
I have a confession to make.
It's not something I am necessarily proud of but I feel I need to come clean.
I love reading blogs.
I love seeing into the minds of other people and their views on life. I would link more, including some of my favorites, but it seems that ...
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