Category Archives: Gospel

The (True?) Story of the Cross

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Holy Week culminating in Easter Sunday is the pivotal week and powerful week in the Christian calendar because it remembers and celebrates the central events in the Christian story- crucifixion and resurrection. The next two chapters of Tim Keller’s book … Continue reading →

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Gospel or Religion?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

If the problem is Sin — and Sin is failure to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength — what is the solution? The last … Continue reading →

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Abraham and Israel for Normal People

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Peter Enns and Jared Byas have a new e-book Genesis for Normal People designed to introduce Christians who have little if any formal training in biblical studies to the ancient voice of Genesis and to the purpose and focus of … Continue reading →

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Why Cross and Resurrection?

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

As we move through Lent and approach Easter it has become commonplace to have  questions  surrounding the historicity of the early Christian faith hit the news. This year James Tabor has once again hit the news (complete with forthcoming book … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Sticky Faith and The King Jesus Gospel

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Last summer Scot posted a few times on the book Sticky Faith by Kara Powell and Chap Clark. This book contains a wealth of good advice for parents, especially parents of younger children looking for ways to build faith in … Continue reading →

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What is the Purpose of the Old Testament?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

One of the major points of Peter Enns’s new book The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn’t Say about Human Origins, perhaps the major point, is that the Old Testament points toward Christ. The form this takes, … Continue reading →

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Investigating the Unnatural – Is Science the Religion of the 21st Century?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Justin Topp on his blog A biologist’s view of science & religion has just recently cleared his google reader and posted a Not so Weekly Links Update. There are many good links here on science, religion, or science and religion. … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of the Gospel

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

I posted a couple of weeks ago on the NPR story about the controversy within evangelicalism regarding Adam and Eve – A Search for Acceptance? In this story Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, provided … Continue reading →

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Church for the Next Christians … Community or Mission?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

In Weekly Meanderings this week Scot linked to a post by Chaplain Mike aka Michael Mercer on The Internet Monk: A Rant from a Loser in the Worship Wars. Mercer clarified his points in a follow-up post the next day: … Continue reading →

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belief … What is the point?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

I am going to go off on something of a tangent today, away from the usual issues of science and faith – but I would like to put up an idea and start some discussion, hear what people think. Over … Continue reading →

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