Every once in a while I decide its worth it to re-blog somebody else’s blog post. This is one of those times. I decided to do it primarily because I loved a lot of the books that Gupta mentioned (Thinking Through Paul, Jesus Against the Scribal Elite, Galatians and Christian Theology, and of course ReadingContinue reading “Best New Testament Academic Books of 2014 (Gupta)”
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Christ and Cultural Influence
A few days ago I took began to explore the topic of Christ and Culture through Niebuhr’s typology, today I want to keep exploring the topic of Christ and culture by centering the discussion around a few questions: The Question: Is one of the roles of the church to impact culture (beyond evangelism)? Why orContinue reading “Christ and Cultural Influence”
CPT’s Top 60 Evangelical Theologians
Matt Emerson has drawn my attention to this informal poll taken over at “The Center for Pastoral Theologians.” What do you think about this list? Are there any important names missing? (I would add John Webster, T. F. Torrance, and Oliver Crisp.) Are there any names on this list that should be there? I wouldContinue reading “CPT’s Top 60 Evangelical Theologians”
N.T. Wright on Reading the Psalms Through a Kingdom Lens
Last time we saw that N.T. Wright challenges us to read the Psalms Pneumatologically. Wright also challenges us to read the Psalms in light of the Kingdom that Jesus began to establish in the gospels. Go back to Psalm 72 and see how those worldwide promises about David’s coming kingdom are fulfilled in the NewContinue reading “N.T. Wright on Reading the Psalms Through a Kingdom Lens”
Confessing My Sins
This weekend at Soma we are having a worship night and incorporating a corporate confession of sin an a public assurance of forgiveness. Here is what we are saying: [Confession of Sin] Loving Father, we acknowledge and confess that our lives fall far short of your glory. Have mercy and forgive us. Lord, youContinue reading “Confessing My Sins”
CWoznicki Think Out Loud 