One of the biggest tensions regarding philosophy of gathered services is the issue of breadth and depth, or who should be the priority and focus of the ministry. Obviously, everything we do should be first and foremost with a focus and passion for the honor and glory of God. But the question we are [...]
Archive for July 2011
Evangelize as Your Edify, Edify as You Evangelize
July 14, 2011Rob Bell: Your Concept of Love Is Not Credible
July 13, 2011Richard Lovelace, some 32 years ago, had some great words for Rob Bell and those who would argue that “love wins” where there is no wrath and reality of hell. Lovelace writes: “The cross is the perfect statement both of God’s wrath against sin and of the depth of his love and mercy in the [...]
Great Expectations Require Great Resignation
July 12, 2011Adoniram Judson knew well the call of God and life on mission. It is evident that he held a sense of sobriety afforded by plunging deep into texts like Matthew 10. One thing for sure is that Jesus could never be charge for false advertising when it comes to following him. When it came time [...]
Disagreeing Well
July 12, 2011Tim Keller, Michael Horton, and Matt Chandler discuss how to be winsome and faithful while in disagreement with another person. Watching this video reminds me of a great article Roger Nicole wrote for Founders Journal. It’s a must read.
My Google+ Test Drive
July 11, 2011It’s been a week since I joined Google+. Perhaps some of you have joined or at least heard of it. Google has had some not-so-successful platforms in recent years, so some are wondering (myself included) if Google+ will be a winner. So I thought I’d share my thoughts from my week long test drive for [...]
Dave Harvey on the Calling of a Church Planter
July 11, 2011Dave Harvey, author of Rescuing Ambition and director of church planting for Sovereign Grace Ministries, answers questions related to the calling of a church planting and pastor. Check it. Part 1 Part 2
Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 18
July 10, 2011Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 || Part 8 Part 9 || Part 10 || Part 11 || Part 12 || Part 13 || Part 14 || Part 15 || Part 16 Part 17 Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith: A sign you’re growing in grace: You remain humble & grateful when God uses someone more powerfully than you in your city. A sign you’re growing [...]
J.D. Greear on God as the Central Figure of the Story of Scripture
July 9, 2011J.D. Greear has a new book coming out this October called GOSPEL: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary (foreword by Tim Keller). This book comes in the wave of great books coming out in recent years on the gospel in what I believe to be a work of God in bringing us to recovery [...]
50¢ Word(s) of the Week, Part 7
July 9, 2011Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 I started a new series on Twitter several months ago, called “50¢ Word(s) of the Day”. Here’s the seventh installment from this past week: Monday: emperichoresis –> mutual interexistence or inexistence (where we get the theological term perichoresis re: Trinity) Tuesday: frui –> to enjoy something or someone for its own [...]
Centrality of the Word in Church Planting
July 8, 2011Mike McKinley, author of Church Planting Is for Wimps, answers the question about how God’s Word drives the agenda for church planting. HT :: Crossway Blog
Gospel-Centered Discipleship: Great New Resource!
July 6, 2011At the very heart of the church’s mission is the call to make disciples. At the very heart of the Christian faith is the gospel of Jesus Christ. It makes sense then that these two passions ought to become the focus of our lives. Not only that, we should seek to understand how the gospel [...]
Try Harder? Not Good News
July 3, 2011Josh Harris talks about the tragic treadmill of religious performance so many have bought into as a false gospel that is really not good news. What is it? Try harder. That’s bad news. Check it.
Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 17
July 3, 2011Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 || Part 8 Part 9 || Part 10 || Part 11 || Part 12 || Part 13 || Part 14 || Part 15 || Part 16 Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith: A sign you’re growing in grace: You know that the path of righteousness will ALWAYS lead to Jesus, our perfect righteousness. A sign you’re growing in grace: [...]
Charles Spurgeon + Lyrical Theology
July 2, 2011Yet another reason why Shai Linne is my favorite hip hop artist around . . .
50¢ Words of the Week, Part 6
July 2, 2011Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 I started a new series on Twitter several months ago, called “50¢ Word(s) of the Day”. Here’s the sixth installment from this past week: Monday: corpus doctrinae –> body of doctrine (theological system of doctrine held by the church throughout the ages) Tuesday: infra lapsum –> below or subsequent to the fall [...]
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