Weekend Musings The people at Lutheran Satires have done a good job with this animated short film about bad analogies for the Trinity. (Mild warning: Includes an unnecessary crass moment at the end which unfortunately is too true of too many Irish Americans.) The broad outline of what would become the Athanasian Creed were laid … More Bad Analogies for the Trinity
Weekend Links I was out of the reach of the Internet and even good cell phone connection for five days making my posts pretty sparse. West Virginia may be “almost heaven” but its mountains are pretty formidable for almost all technology. But it was good to see Steph’s mom and to spend some time with … More Understanding Atonement; Christianity’s Crisis in Parenting; Dealing with Gossip; and much more.
Weekend Links Busy packing day so this will be quick. Some good links below. Remember, a link is not an endorsement, just a stimulating or helpful perspective. Thinking Better about New Testament Studies Evaluating “Empire” in Current New Testament Studies (Reading the NT as rhetoric against Roman Empire has become a popular concept in ana-baptist … More Evaluating “empire”; Doctrine; The Origins Debate; Purity Rings and Wisdom; Jim Wallis Jumps the Shark;
Weekend Links I love to garden. Spring is coming and I’m looking forward to growing things and giving them away to my neighbors. With this post I am going to start sharing various images of gardens to help stimulate others of you who might want to start gardens as a way to bless your neighbors. … More Combat Women; Climate Figures; Statistic Abuse; Constitutional Oaths; Jim Elliff; Michael Hyatt; Kevin DeYoung; John Piper
Weekend Links Vacationing. Few Links. Little time, got to get back to relaxing. As always, presence on the list doesn’t mean complete endorsement of all the particulars. Better Thinking About Life, Rights and Sex Planned Parenthood Supports Sadomasochism : I Know, It Sounds Crazy But it’s True Rick Warren Comments on the Hobby Lobby Morning-After Pill … More Dogs vs Cats; Planned (Sadomasochism) Parenthood; Tim Keller; Rick Warren: Hobby Lobby; Reading the Bible; Doctrine
Thursday is for Thinking We are in Christ Ken Frech, the man and friend who led me to … More We are “In Christ”: Is there grander comfort?
Weekend Links Some new voices this week and some new topics too. Leadership, Health, GMO’s Church Planting, Millennials, Small Groups, N.T. Wright, and much more. A very interesting interview with filmmaker Oliver Stone in one link. As always, your mileage may vary. I found them all helpful but don’t necessarily agree with every point. Too … More N.T. Wright (and Wrong); Leadership; Church Planting; Humanist Emptiness; Newtown, CT and the Problem of Evil; Oliver Stone; HMS Mandate
Weekend Links Great group of links to end one year and begin another. I hope all of you had a great Christmas and that the New Year brings great productivity for Christ. Why not make this a year that you read through the whole Bible in a plan with other believers? Join us at Trinity … More Helping Men with Pornography Addiction; Virgin Birth; Helping Men be Men; C.S. Lewis; Les Miserables
Sunday Musings “A warm spirituality without the apostolic and evangelical substance may seem attractive to many–what is called undogmatic, or even unconscious Christianity. It will specially appeal to the lay mind, in the pulpit and out. But it is the death of the Church.” —P.T. Forsyth Pendulum swings. Life is filled with them. Robust doctrine, … More Speaking the Language of the Culture as the Church Dies
Weekend Musings The JW’s are out in the neighborhood today with literature that looks surprisingly evangelical, in an evangelical cheesy kind of way. Oh, when you look closer it is clearly JW literature, the bad paper quality, the Watch Tower publishing info, the style (sic) of the coats and ties on the men and the … More Jehovah Witnesses Poison and What We Can Learn
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