Yes…yes it is. In a few days I will be writing a review of Andy Stanley’s Deep and Wide, until then check out this quote from the book. It illustrates the tension between “going deep” and “going wide,” and it shows that you don’t have to sacrifice one for the other. You can go DeepContinue reading “Is the Gospel Offensive?”
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Some Old Resolutions (Pt. 2)
Today I want to continue the “New Year’s Resolution” theme by diving a little bit deeper into Edward’s resolutions then seeing what we can learn from him. I give you seven more resolutions! 11. Resolved, when I think of my Theorem in Divinity to be solved, immediately to do what I can towards solving it,Continue reading “Some Old Resolutions (Pt. 2)”
Top Seven Books of 2012
The year has come to an end and its time to do what bloggers do… write a “Top x Books of the Year” list. I have read a ton of books this year. Over 130 which means that I read more than 2 books per week. CRAZY! However as I looked at those books mostContinue reading “Top Seven Books of 2012”
The Journal Entries of Jonathan Edwards – Pride
The following is a Journal Entry from “Wednesday, Jan. 9. at Night.” Decayed. I am sometimes apt to think, I have a great deal more of Holiness than I have. I find now and then, that abominable Corruption which is directly contrary to what I read of eminent Christians. How deceitful is my Heart! IContinue reading “The Journal Entries of Jonathan Edwards – Pride”
The Journal Entries of Jonathan Edwards – Don’t Let Your Feelings Deceive You
The Following is a Journal Entry from December 18, 1722: This day made the 35th Resolution. The reason why I, in the least, question my interest in God’s love and favor, is, 1. Because I cannot speak so fully to my experience of that preparatory work, of which divines speak; 2. I do not rememberContinue reading “The Journal Entries of Jonathan Edwards – Don’t Let Your Feelings Deceive You”
Atonement (Part 1): A Quick Overview of Anselm’s Atonement Theory
Today we begin a quick series on the Doctrine of Atonement. We begin by looking at the theory which has framed much protestant discussion of atonement: St. Anselm’s Cur Deus Homo. —————————– In Why God Became Man (Cur Deus Homo) Anselm is concerned with explaining the reasons for the incarnation of Christ. In the firstContinue reading “Atonement (Part 1): A Quick Overview of Anselm’s Atonement Theory”
The Challenge of Acts 2:42-47 (pt. 2)
So yesterday I mentioned some of the challenges of preaching out of Acts 2:42-47 (which should be incredibly easy… but its not). The reason I wrote the blog yesterday was because I was sitting at my local Starbucks, STUCK, not knowing where to take the sermon. So what I did was I stopped and prayed.Continue reading “The Challenge of Acts 2:42-47 (pt. 2)”
The Challenge of Acts 2:42-47 (pt. 1)
The Challenge So this week I was given the task of preaching on Acts 2:42-47, what the NIV calls “The Fellowship of the Believers.” Normally being given this text to preach is every preacher’s dream. Its so easy! You just preach about community and how to do church! To a certain extent I can resonateContinue reading “The Challenge of Acts 2:42-47 (pt. 1)”
Missiology: Urban Mission Part 9 – Retelling the Story: Looking to the Cross
Over the last few days I have been posting some thoughts on an issue facing the future of the church, namely the explosion of urban populations. I started by taking a look at some of the issues brought about by the urban explosion. Today, in our final entry, we will wrap up the story thatContinue reading “Missiology: Urban Mission Part 9 – Retelling the Story: Looking to the Cross”
Missiology: Urban Mission Part 5 – A Biblical Theology of the City
Over the next few days I will be posting some thoughts on an issue facing the future of the church, namely the explosion of urban populations. I will start by taking a look at some of the issues brought up by the urban explosion, and I will conclude by reflecting upon how the Gospel addressesContinue reading “Missiology: Urban Mission Part 5 – A Biblical Theology of the City”
CWoznicki Think Out Loud 