From Ray Ortland’s blog, by way of 9 Marks. Whatever divides us emotionally from other Bible-believing, Christ-honoring Christians is a “plus” we’re adding to the gospel. It is the Galatian impulse of self-exaltation. It can even become a club with which we bash other Christians, at least in our thoughts, to punish, to exclude andContinue reading “Ortland: Reduced to Jesus Only”
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Riffs: The Briefing on “The Slow Death of Congregational Singing.”
NOTE: Please read the article I’m “riffing” on if you want to comment. I’m sure other people have written about this, but The Briefing has one of the best articles you’ll find on what’s happening to congregational singing: The Slow Death of Congregational Singing. If you’ve been on Mars, it’s vanishing. In its place weContinue reading “Riffs: The Briefing on “The Slow Death of Congregational Singing.””
Riffs: The Biggest Story in Southern Baptist News (and did you even hear it?)
SBC President Frank Page is one in a million. He’s a truth-teller who understands what’s actually going on in his denomination. Don’t get me wrong. My denomination does love its statistics, but they seldom- never?- go all the way down the field and say “This is where the ball is going to fall.” Frank did.Continue reading “Riffs: The Biggest Story in Southern Baptist News (and did you even hear it?)”
Riffs: A Meme On What You Can’t Say Around Christians
(Thanks to all of you who are already supporting Jesus Shaped Spirituality, or JSS.) We probably need a new category around here: “Words As I Ride Into The Sunset.” Catholic blogger extraordinaire Amy Welborn has been studying me for a couple of years now, and she knows what’s red meat to my post evangelical soul.Continue reading “Riffs: A Meme On What You Can’t Say Around Christians”
Riffs: 05:03:08: The Night of Weeping and A Jesus Shaped Spirituality
BHT fellow and Harry Potter blogger Travis Pinzi eloquently pens his take on a Jesus-centered spirituality in this meditation on a wonderful verse from The Church’s One Foundation. Though with a scornful wonder, men see her sore oppressed By schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed Yet saints, their watch are keeping, their cry goes upContinue reading “Riffs: 05:03:08: The Night of Weeping and A Jesus Shaped Spirituality”
Riffs: 04:21:08: The Emergent Village Statement of Values and Practices
Tony Jones sent me his new book The New Christians, and I’ve been looking at some of the resource material on Emergent Village. I’ve been very encouraged the the Values and Practices Statement from Emergent Village. In my own journey to create a Jesus-shaped spirituality, I was particularly challenged by the first section: Commitment toContinue reading “Riffs: 04:21:08: The Emergent Village Statement of Values and Practices”
Riffs: 02:13:08: The White Horse Inn, Law/Gospel and Why I Want My Sermon On The Mount Back
UPDATE: Dr. Michael Horton offers some helpful input in the comments. I appreciate his interest in this discussion. I love the White Horse Inn. Never miss it. I love Michael Horton and Rod Rosenbladt especially. I love the Law and Gospel distinction. I use it. I teach it to my students. I stress it toContinue reading “Riffs: 02:13:08: The White Horse Inn, Law/Gospel and Why I Want My Sermon On The Mount Back”
Riffs: 02:12:08: Tim Keller and Theistic Evolution + Open Thread
UPDATE: I’m going to take this post from Ed Stetzer as indicative that Keller isn’t a theistic evolutionist, and delete this post. Thanks for participating. Sorry for taking up your RSS space.
Cloverfield, Catastrophism and Christian Eschatology
The following post could possibly be the largest discrepancy between the subject of a post and the actual title of a post you’ve ever read in these spaces. I’m hoping someone will nominate the title for an award. Seriously, if you never thought about the topic of this post, don’t ridicule me. I’ve watched aContinue reading “Cloverfield, Catastrophism and Christian Eschatology”
Riffs: 01:27:08: This is the End……of Evangelicalism, my Friend
***Music by The Doors: “The End.”*** There was an elf that met the children at the door. Also in this room was a store that had Barbies, action figures, Brats Dolls, and all of the most popular items that you would find in a Toy-R-Us catalog the day after Thanksgiving. In order for kids toContinue reading “Riffs: 01:27:08: This is the End……of Evangelicalism, my Friend”
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