Monthly Archives: April 2011

J.R.D. Kirk on Romans

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

I find this kind of overview very helpful. Here are the links to Kirk’s blog posts on Romans http://www.jrdkirk.com/2011/04/23/law-in-romans-for-wrath/ http://www.jrdkirk.com/2011/04/25/law-in-romans-not-for-law-but-for-christ/ http://www.jrdkirk.com/2011/04/29/the-just-requirment-fulfilled/

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Review of Rob Bell’s “Love Wins”: Mind on heaven so they are no earthly good

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

There is a stereotype surrounding the idea that religious people who fix their hope on heaven are of no earthly good to the world today. You hear this a lot. It is intimated a number of time in Rob Bell’s … Continue reading →

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Review of Rob Bell’s “Love Wins”: The Jeopardy of God

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

“Let’s be very clear, then: we do not need to be rescued from God. God is the one who rescues us from death, sin and destruction. God is the rescuer.” Kindle Loc. 2196 I touched on some of this in … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Backwards Post-Resurrection Plan

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Jesus’ time management has always been a bit suspect for me. Let’s imagine Jesus had a life coach and he was going to map out his ministry. The first issue would be 33 years. Now we’ve got patriarchs living well … Continue reading →

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Franklin Graham’s definition of a Christian and the Evangelical Brand

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

The two main interviews of “This Week with Christiane Amanpour” were with Franklin Graham and Tim Keller. I found both interviews very illuminating on a number of levels. The Franklin Graham caught my attention almost immediately. Amanpour began the interview … Continue reading →

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The Central Challenge of Discipleship: Recognizing Jesus

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

The four synoptic gospels all seem to assume: 1. the historical existence of Jesus of Nazareth 2. Jesus to be a great teacher 3. Jesus to be a miracle worker 4. Jesus to be a sort of a prophet. If … Continue reading →

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“People of Faith”

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

This Week had a round table discussion with “people of faith”. As is usual for these types of gatherings it makes me ask the question what is meant by this term “people of faith” and how it is used? On … Continue reading →

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Rob Bell “Love Wins” Chapter 4 Review, Good Friday Edition

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

Does God Get What He Wants? I haven’t written another chapter review from Rob Bell’s “Love Wins” for a while but today is probably as appropriate a day to answer the question posed by the title of chapter 4. “Does … Continue reading →

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The defeater dynamic of everything new

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVtCO84MDj8 1. Students think they know it 2. They don’t pay utmost attention 3. They don’t recognize that what was presented differs from what they were already thinking 4. They don’t learn a thing. 5. They get more confident … Continue reading →

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Why we can listen to 52 sermons a year and never learn a thing

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Got a nice link from Bill Harris on an article about why clear communication isn’t always the best for learning. That link then led me to a good youtube link that talks about why students don’t learn from very clear … Continue reading →

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