I don’t know an expression any more accurate, so I’ve chosen to say that the one who listens to Torah, who delights in God’s Word, develops morally. So Psalm 119:101-102, 104b: |inline Read more
I don’t know an expression any more accurate, so I’ve chosen to say that the one who listens to Torah, who delights in God’s Word, develops morally. So Psalm 119:101-102, 104b: |inline Read more
William Webb finds three criteria that are not conclusive in his book Slaves, Women & Homosexuals. We’ll look at these three criteria today. |inline Read more
If you want to see the days when I was still writing with a Parker T-ball Jotter pen, wearing a wiry mustache and “mod” tinted glasses, and most importantly sporting a curly head of hair, check this out. Rob’s got a beard to die for. Read more
I no longer run, though at one time I was a cross country runner and did plenty of running or playing basketball after my college years. Other than the benefits of running for health, perhaps the most singular benefit to me was the smells and sounds of the environment. The birds, the cicadas, the kids in the neighborhood, the flowers, the neighbors, the ruckus here and there … the sorts of smells and sounds we encounter out running. But no... Read more
The psalmist says that because he muses on the God’s Torah all day long, he has “gained more insight than all his teachers” (119:99). |inline Read more
This is our last post about Richard Dawkins’ book The God Delusion, and we here cover chp. 10: A Much Needed Gap? Here he examines the supposed gap in our hearts/minds that religion contends it fills. He, of course, contends that science fills the gap even better. |inline Read more
I had a wonderful experience yesterday. I met with 25 emerging pastors and church leaders and Christians from South Africa who are here to learn how they can become more missional as Christians and churches in South Africa. |inline Read more
Listening to the Bible the way one delights in the words of the one whom we love leads to wisdom. I don’t know how you define wisdom, but here’s mine: |inline Read more
Because many of my readers know our interest in women in ministry and as you may recall our interest in Ruth Tucker and what happened at Calvin, you might want to know about this. On the term zealotry, see the series I began some time ago. The principle I see operating now in some seminaries is this: What is expected of a pastor is also expected of a seminary professor. This make sense (to some) if the seminary is a... Read more
I want to devote a series of posts to Alan Hirsch’s new book, The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church (Baker: Brazos, 2006). I will kick it off today with a brief whetting of your appetite to purchase this book and think about it with me. |inline Read more