Mar. 25, 2008
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Culture · Church · Christianity

The Church or the Church in Reaction?

I heard a lecture recently where the speaker was talking to Alan Hirsch about his banging of the missiology drum almost to the exclusion of everything else. Hirsch’s response was that the rest of the church is going one way so much, that he is seeking to strike a balance by going the other way. […]

The Way Christians Used to Live

For the Christians are distinguished from other men neither by country, nor language, nor the customs which they observe. For they neither inhabit cities of their own, nor employ a peculiar form of speech, nor lead a life which is marked out by any singularity. The course of conduct which they follow has not been […]

The Battery Life of Christian Cultural Influence

It will not take you very long to find some Christian speaking, or writing about the waining of American Christian culture. In fact I bet it would be hard to find a Christian who has not personally thought about subject or has heard it from a friend or relative. The body is filled with “rumors […]

Jan. 1, 2008
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Pittsburgh · Life · Books · Christianity

Makin’ It Great in 2008: Gettin’ it Done.

I’m not making any resolutions, but I do have some goals for 2008.
#1 To Read at least 4 Christian Classics. I hoping to read The Coming of the Kingdom, Lectures on Calvinism, Biblical Theology, and maybe Lectures to My Students.
#2 Go on a sweet vacation with Jo. I think we are looking into renting a […]

Responding to “Recovering a Covenanter Tradition”

I found a link to an article that a brother of mine wrote concerning what it means to be true to a denominations tradition. The whole article can be found here.
Here are a few thoughts on this article.
On Organic Growth. Your definition of root is wrong. Christ is clear that he is the root […]

Perceptions of Christianity

Thanks to Tony over at Sets’n’Service for the link.
Does this video ring true with you?