Archive for September, 2006
Blooming Tulips?
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006Lifeway Christian Resources has released it’s first ever church study and survey, which evaluated the current impact of Calvinism on Southern Baptist Churches. This article is a great follow up to the article I reference in the previous post.
Read the Lifeway article here.
The Young And Reformed
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006I was asked recently by the pastor of a large, successful and well-known church, “so what’s the deal with all you young guys and reformed theology?”
Well, it is indeed an honor to be called…young and reformed. I really like the ‘young’ part. My answer, off the cuff, was that there is a drive and even [...]
W reads Piper
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006President Bush reads the inscription on a copy of Life as a Vapor, a book by John Piper, after it was presented to him by Andrew Benecke, left, and his parents Jim and Barbara Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at Lambert Field in St. Louis. Bush presented Andrew with the presidential scholarship medal. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
Dylan On Grace
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006“The wicked know no peace and you just can’t fake it, There’s only one road and it leads to Calvary. It gets discouraging at times, but I know I’ll make itBy the saving grace that’s over me.”
Bob Dylan, “Saving Grace”
Reformed Theology
Monday, September 18th, 2006In a study of any particular movement or system of belief it is important to understand it’s history and prefaces. In my personal study of systematic theology, both through seminary classes online and on campus, and a more indepth personal examination in recent years, I have found that the reformed tradition is reliable and true [...]
Emerging or Emergent?
Thursday, September 7th, 2006I recently ran across an interesting article that does a good job at summizing the critical differences between the ‘emerging’ church and the ‘emergent’ church. The nomenclature may be similar but the results are vastly different. I must admit that as I first started reading and studying newer movements among churches a few years ago, [...]