by Tim Brister | Jan 27, 2016 | Love Your Neighbor, Missional, Quotes
“Christians must be like their neighbors in the food they eat and clothes they wear, their dialect, general appearance, work life, recreational and cultural activities, and civic engagement. They participate fully in life with their neighbors. Christians should...
by Tim Brister | Feb 19, 2013 | Gospel, Idolatry
In 2007, Tim Keller penned an excellent (lesser known) article entitled “Talking about Idolatry in a Postmodern Age“. There has been a considerable amount of material published about idolatry, including articles, books, and sermons from various evangelical...
by Tim Brister | Nov 12, 2012 | Ecclesiology, Triperspectivalism
Tim Keller, in his new book Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, writes about the triperspectival New Covenant nature of Christians united with Christ. Jesus has all the powers and functions of ministry in himself. He ha a prophetic...
by Tim Brister | Sep 4, 2012 | Idolatry, Jesus
One of the most important theological emphases with the gospel-centered movement is the subject of heart idolatry (functional saviors, god-replacements). There are many places you can start if this is new to you, such as David Powlison’s article “Idols of...
by Tim Brister | Apr 26, 2012 | Discipleship, Gospel
At the conclusion of my last post about the triperspectival framework, I mentioned the role of gospel “forms” in the diagram I created to explain gospel-centered spiritual formation. Before I jump into the perspectives individually, I want to explain what...
