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March 3, 2014
The Gospel Mandate
When God creates Adam, he says man and woman are made in His image. They are children of God and sub-creators. They are commanded to have dominion and multiply.
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.
February 28, 2014
Review: Tim Keller’s Encounters with Jesus
Timothy Keller. Encounters with Jesus. Dutton, 2013. 204. $11.27 Paperback. $9.78 Kindle.
Tim Keller’s latest book Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life’s Biggest Questions was previously released as a series of 10-ebooks bearing the titles of each of the chapters in this compilation. The first five chapters are based on five addresses Keller gave to students (mostly skeptics)
Tim Keller’s latest book Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life’s Biggest Questions was previously released as a series of 10-ebooks bearing the titles of each of the chapters in this compilation. The first five chapters are based on five addresses Keller gave to students (mostly skeptics)
February 26, 2014
A Household Gospel: Redemption and Consummation
An excerpt from A Household Gospel, “Mutuality in Marriage” (76-78)
Redemption
God doesn’t immediately reveal the mystery of the gospel in marriage. Humanity lives in the shadows until Jesus breaks into the story (Gal 3:28). I love how the angels proclaim His arrival, “‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!’” (Lk 2:14). That singular
Redemption
God doesn’t immediately reveal the mystery of the gospel in marriage. Humanity lives in the shadows until Jesus breaks into the story (Gal 3:28). I love how the angels proclaim His arrival, “‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!’” (Lk 2:14). That singular
February 25, 2014
A Household Gospel Audiobook
Creating this audiobook has been tedious, I’m not gonna lie. I already spend all day talking on the phone at my day job so to come home and record this took its toll on my voice. Thank the Lord it’s done. I hope you can benefit from the effort.
I know a lot of people who just can’t find time to read and the only opportunity they have for free time may be driving in their car or during their
I know a lot of people who just can’t find time to read and the only opportunity they have for free time may be driving in their car or during their
February 24, 2014
Social Media Ain’t a Covenant Community (or Why Social Media Shouldn’t be a Spectator’s Sports)
Count me as a friend of technology and social media. In fact, I recently wrote a piece for the CBMW Manual blog argue for the God glorifying benefits of technology and social media. God created all things and said, “This is good.” As Christians, we start there. He also gave us the command to create, work, and have dominion. The good includes these endeavors, and, therefore, includes our work 
February 22, 2014
Review: Mark Driscoll’s A Call to Resurgence
Mark Driscoll. A Call to Resurgence. Tyndale House, 2013. 336. $9.20 Kindle. $14.93 Paperback.
A Call to Resurgence is a clarion call for Christians to rise out of the ashes of Christendom (8) and the Moral Majority and return to a spoken gospel focusing on Jesus Christ’s finished work (24) and work towards unity with different tribes within the Church. A lot of the first chapters were
A Call to Resurgence is a clarion call for Christians to rise out of the ashes of Christendom (8) and the Moral Majority and return to a spoken gospel focusing on Jesus Christ’s finished work (24) and work towards unity with different tribes within the Church. A lot of the first chapters were
February 21, 2014
Review: Andrew Louth’s Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology
Andrew Louth. Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology. IVP Academic, 2013. 172 Pages. $15.87 Paperback.
There is possibly no tradition in Christianity that requires an introduction more stringently than Eastern Orthodoxy. With the heart of the tradition residing in Turkey, a history of painful separation from the western church and a complete lack of Augustinian thought in their theology,
There is possibly no tradition in Christianity that requires an introduction more stringently than Eastern Orthodoxy. With the heart of the tradition residing in Turkey, a history of painful separation from the western church and a complete lack of Augustinian thought in their theology,
February 19, 2014
Sexual Abuse and the Gospel
Many of you may not know my alma mater is Bob Jones University. I went to high school and college at what Al Jazeera network calls the “fortress of fundamentalism.” I was a born and bred fightin’ fundie. I don’t regularly keep up with what goes on at BJU. Most of the news I hear comes from friends and family who are still involved in one way or another with fundamentalism.
I’ve been
I’ve been
February 17, 2014
For The Men Who Will Hold Their Hearts by John Coakley, Jr.
The End of a Typical Day
As my daughters prepare for bed at night, one of the last things my family and I do together is pray. It is one of the sweetest moments of my day. One of which, admittedly, I’ve taken for granted more than once. Sometimes, I’m just not mentally there with them. My thoughts seem to linger back to the work from earlier in the days or to the homework waiting for me at my
As my daughters prepare for bed at night, one of the last things my family and I do together is pray. It is one of the sweetest moments of my day. One of which, admittedly, I’ve taken for granted more than once. Sometimes, I’m just not mentally there with them. My thoughts seem to linger back to the work from earlier in the days or to the homework waiting for me at my
February 14, 2014
Review: John Frame’s Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief
John Frame. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief. P&R Publishing, 2013. 1280 pages. $33.34 Paperback. $29.99 Kindle.
Though Dr. Frame has published prolifically throughout his professional career, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief is his long anticipated single volume systematic theology. His work is notable for being grounded in Reformed
Though Dr. Frame has published prolifically throughout his professional career, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief is his long anticipated single volume systematic theology. His work is notable for being grounded in Reformed
