Daily Archives: November 9, 2018

Soulen-the gospel as Plan A

Posted on November 9, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on theoutwardquest:
I am finishing up The God of Israel and Christian Theology.  R. Kendall Soulen offers an alternative to what he calls the standard model of the Christian good news. That standard model has been stated in…

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Why are Democrats okay with losing?

Posted on November 9, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist:
Mikie Sherrill, the true, new shining star of the Democratic Party–not Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez COUNTERPUNCH, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 Ever since the Democratic Party abandoned its New Deal legacy and adopted the neoliberal centrism…

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Judged By Your Own Standard – Matthew 7:1-2

Posted on November 9, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Reading Acts American culture can fairly be described as a culture of condemnation and judging. Despite the pop-culture commitment to not judging others (“haters gonna hate,” “only God can judge me”), the culture we live in judges everything we wear, … Continue reading →

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Raphael on Adam Smith

Posted on November 9, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Human Action and God:
D.D. Raphael. Adam Smith. Past Masters series. Oxford University Press, 1985. vii+120 pp. Adam Smith has become quite the figure in conversations regarding faith and economics, from John D. Mueller’s denouncement of Smith…

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Calvinism and Arminianism compared — Triablogue

Posted on November 9, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

I’ll comment on a post by Roger Olson:https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogereolson/2018/11/calvinism-and-arminianism-compared-by-roger-e-olson/What is Calvinism? A) Belief that God foreordains and renders certain everything that happens without any exceptions; everything that happens in creation is designed, ordained and rendered certain by God; B) Belief that … Continue reading →

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Review: Cosmology in Theological Perspective

Posted on November 9, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Bob on Books:
Cosmology in Theological Perspective, Olli-Pekka Vainio. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2018. Summary: Explores the place and significance of human beings in the cosmos, how this has been thought of through history, and how Christian…

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The caravan — Triablogue

Posted on November 9, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

https://stream.org/a-message-from-rev-samuel-rodriguez-the-caravan-of-immigrants/ https://stream.org/us-citizen-living-honduras-think-caravan/ via The caravan — Triablogue

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Church Write-Up: Hebrews 9

Posted on November 9, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Here are some items from last Wednesday’s LCMS Bible study. It will not be meeting again until sometime in January. But the church will probably have a Thanksgiving service and Advent services, and I will write about those. The main … Continue reading →

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