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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Principalities and Resurrection
I have two items in my write-up about church this morning. A. We sang a song that we sang last week, “Heart Won’t Stop.” The song appears to be based on Romans 8:38-39: “For I am persuaded, that neither death, … Continue reading
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Book Write-Up: Spiritual Companioning
Angela H. Reed, Richard R. Osmer, and Marcus G. Smucker. Spiritual Companioning: A Guide to Protestant Theology and Practice. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2015. See here to purchase the book. Spiritual Companioning is about both one-on-one spiritual relationships and also … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's, Religion
Tagged small groups, Spiritual Companioning
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The Righteousness of God (Romans 1:17)
Reading Acts Longenecker and Still have stimulating section on the “righteousness of God” in Romans (Thinking through Paul, 174-7). Prior to the Reformation, the phrase referred to the justice of God and his righteous judgment of sin. Think of the … Continue reading
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Goldingay-purity and covenant applied to the whole world
Originally posted on theoutwardquest:
In The Theology of the Book of Isaiah, John Goldingay treats chapters 13-27 of Isaiah as a single collage or section. He is not as sure of this as he is of other sections though. Sometimes…
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Book Write-Up: A Graceful Uprising, by Jonathan Jones II
Jonathan Jones II. A Graceful Uprising: How Grace Changes Everything. Dallas: Start2Finish Books, 2015. See here to buy the book. A Graceful Uprising is about God’s grace, and it focuses on Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. In terms of uniqueness, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Calvinism, Religion, Romans
Tagged Church of Christ, postmillennialism, Romans
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Book Write-Up: The God You Thought You Knew, by Alex McFarland
Alex McFarland. The God You Thought You Knew: Exposing the 10 Biggest Myths About Christianity. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 2015. See here to buy the book. Allow me to quote from the back cover of the book, and this will … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Religion
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Book Write-Up: Hoping Against Hope, by John D. Caputo
John D. Caputo. Hoping Against Hope (Confessions of a Postmodern Pilgrim). Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2015. See here to purchase the book. John D. Caputo is a philosopher, a theologian, and an author. Hope Against Hope contains some of his musings … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Postmodernism, Religion
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Goldingay-the nations
Originally posted on theoutwardquest:
The prophecies of Isaiah against other nations in 13-23 took me a while because I had to read both Goldingay’s treatment in The Theology of the Book of Isaiah and those chapters in Isaiah. What I…
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Book Write-Up: Tough Questions about God and His Actions in the Old Testament
Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. Tough Questions about God and His Actions in the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2015. See here to buy the book. Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. is a biblical scholar, who has taught the Old Testament … Continue reading
“That’s Not Me. I Don’t Need That Today.”
I subscribe to Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation. I liked the following part of today’s meditation: “For example, in centering prayer, you observe the hurt as it arises in your stream of consciousness, but you don’t jump on this boat and … Continue reading
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