Tuesday June 9, 2009
Master Scripture Index for New Studies in Biblical Theology
I can't imagine how long this took. Andy Naselli has compiled a master Scripture index for the entire series "New Studies in Biblical Theology."
How Tim Keller Found Manhattan
CT writes about Tim Keller in their most recent issue. "Standing 6'4", with a bald head, glasses, and a coat and tie, Keller, 58, does not look hip. Nor is his sermon funny, charming, or daring. He preaches from the first chapter of Genesis, on the doctrine of Creation."
'CheneyMan' And 'SuperFrau'
"The extent to which we're in an Age of Worship can be gleaned from a howler at the D-Day commemoration, in which Gordon Brown--woefully overpromoted as Britain's prime minister--referred to Omaha Beach as "Obama Beach.""
A Review of My Book
Mary Kassian has posted a kind review of The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment.
Life and Death
Here is an interesting article from WORLD Magazine. " The death peddlers here and abroad seek to remove legal protection from pro-life doctors who refuse to perform abortion, refer for abortion, or participate in euthanasia. Euphemisms like "reproductive freedom," the "right to choose," and "death with dignity" justify the assault on our patient's lives and our rights of conscience. But in the midst of this inversion of right and wrong, pro-life doctor groups worldwide are banding together to form a Hippocratic Registry of Physicians. "
I can't imagine how long this took. Andy Naselli has compiled a master Scripture index for the entire series "New Studies in Biblical Theology."
How Tim Keller Found Manhattan
CT writes about Tim Keller in their most recent issue. "Standing 6'4", with a bald head, glasses, and a coat and tie, Keller, 58, does not look hip. Nor is his sermon funny, charming, or daring. He preaches from the first chapter of Genesis, on the doctrine of Creation."
'CheneyMan' And 'SuperFrau'
"The extent to which we're in an Age of Worship can be gleaned from a howler at the D-Day commemoration, in which Gordon Brown--woefully overpromoted as Britain's prime minister--referred to Omaha Beach as "Obama Beach.""
A Review of My Book
Mary Kassian has posted a kind review of The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment.
Life and Death
Here is an interesting article from WORLD Magazine. " The death peddlers here and abroad seek to remove legal protection from pro-life doctors who refuse to perform abortion, refer for abortion, or participate in euthanasia. Euphemisms like "reproductive freedom," the "right to choose," and "death with dignity" justify the assault on our patient's lives and our rights of conscience. But in the midst of this inversion of right and wrong, pro-life doctor groups worldwide are banding together to form a Hippocratic Registry of Physicians. "
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1. Larry Geiger
June 9, 2009
12:37 PM
“The difference between a solid church and incredible success has almost nothing to do with you at all. It’s like you are out there paddling on your surfboard, and suddenly the wave comes and you ride in, standing up like you’re a Greek god. That has everything to do with the wave.”
If by wave he means the Holy Spirit and if he can keep that perspective through what is likely to come as he and his church become more well known, then he might just make it.
2. lizabeth
June 10, 2009
8:05 PM
Struggling hear with my own understanding of BASIC Biblical theology:
Galatians 5
1It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery
The word freedom in this verse was eleutheria in the original Greek text.
I was curious about the implications of this word. Seems I was missing something here….
I stumbled on this website:
http://www.ellopos.net/
There, in an answer to a query about the name of a boat, was this explanation:
“Eleutheria means freedom, as you know already. What you may don’t know is the etymology, which reveals meanings unknown to ‘freedom’…..Eleutheria seems to come from arriving (eleu) to where one loves (eran). This way eleutheria radically means the fulfillment of one’s love as an end of a trip. There is included here also the meaning of growing and rising, advancing to a higher state of being. Therefore, in the core of the common meaning of eleutheria as being independent, there is a very concrete and special dependence. {This way one understands easily how Odyssey and Iliad are inherent in language itself.}”
Cool, isn’t it? The writer was not examining the word in terms of scriptures, but could there be in this definition a broader understanding of freedom in Christ?
So, I bring this for your scholarly examination, but go easy on me if I am off track!
But this I do know:
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
3. Tom Hardy
June 13, 2009
3:41 PM
I just read the article about Tim Keller and a question came to mind as I read it.
I believe Genesis chapter one is historic narative, but putting that aside, I have a question.
If Genesis chapter one is indeed Hebrew poetry, could it be possible that God did create using evolutionary means?
Please give well thought out answers.
4. Dan
August 5, 2009
3:34 PM
Great posts! You know, Tim Keller also recently spoke for us at Here’s Life Inner City (http://www.hlic.org) at our staff conference in Colorado this past July. He spoke about Christian responsibility to the poor, among other insightful subjects. Thought you might like to take a look at the video. Feel free to share it with friends and readers. It’s available here: http://hereslife.ning.com/page/case-for-compassion. Also, would love to have you join iHope at http://www.ihopecommunity.org, where you can dialogue about inner-city poverty and homelessness. Thanks again for the great post!
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