I usually like how Michael Patton shows agreement between theological positions and then clearly defines what is typically the smaller area ...

Tough question answered well by John Piper ...

"You have your freedom when you are easy in your harness." ~ Robert Frost Freedom is an interesting thing. It does not mean absolu...

Wayne Grudem writes [pg 91 Systematic Theology]: It Is Consistent With Inerrancy to Have Unusual or Uncommon Grammatical Constructions in th...

"There is nothing in us or done by us, at any stage of our earthly development, because of which we are acceptable to God. We must alwa...

Alan Hirsch, The Forgotten Ways , p. 261 “Theological liberalism is an indicator of institutional decline not only because it tries to minim...

Some of the words have an initial feel (and my feeling may change if I think a bit more about it) of being a little too absolute but directi...

Smart FaceBook quotes of the day ... "It may be said without qualification that every man is as holy and as full of the Spirit as he wa...

The kind of God that appeals to most people today would be easy-going in his tolerance of our offenses. He would be gentle, kind, accommodat...

"Man’s rebellious enmity against God (Colossians 1:12; Romans 8:7f) has called forth his holy enmity against evil (1 Corinthians 15:25f...

Can you dig it? Out of sight, I knew you could. Technorati Tags: ecclesiology

I love this ... I Love Elvis from ilovepinatas on Vimeo . HT: AF Technorati Tags: ecclesiology

We're hosting a "dinner for 8" on Saturday. We love having company. There's just something about having interesting people...

How to Build a God. HT: RO

That emerg* is finally articulating what it is ( ANKoChristianity ). The more I read, the more Jeremy Bouma's words ring true; "in...

“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” - C.S. Lewis HT: JH

Yes - we are supposed to address sin and error (1 Tim 1.3-4). Not doing so is unloving.

From Frank Viola ... Colossians 1:5-6 ... If you are a Christian, it’s in your spiritual DNA to hunger for more of Jesus Christ. That hunge...

What if the other party is not repentant, should I forgive? No. Ok, but what then should I do? Chris Brauns offers a decent answer using Ro...