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Book Review: Understanding Spiritual Warfare: Four Views
Category: General
Tags: Books, Spiritual Warfare, Theology
I just got the pre-release copy of Understanding Spiritual Warfare: Four Views, edited by my friends James Beilby and Paul Eddy (IVP, 2012). The introduction alone is worth the price of the book! It is…
On Consumerism
Category: General
Tags: Discipleship, Social Issues
Werner Kunz via Compfight As we enter the upcoming holiday season, most of us will be bombarded with advertisements attempting to convince us that what we have isn’t enough, that our lives are incomplete without…
On Biblical Inerrancy
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Theology
Matthew Kirkland via Compfight In this essay, Peter Enns explains his views on Biblical inerrancy and the complexities encountered as evangelicals attempt to define the term. From the essay: Speaking as a biblical scholar, inerrancy…
The Case for Including Open Theism Within Arminianism
Category: Essays
Tags: Arminianism, Essay, Open Theism, Roger Olson
Topics: Open Theism
Here is an excellent post by my good friend Roger Olson in which he makes the case that Open Theism should be embraced by Arminians as an orthodox, if somewhat non-traditional, form of their faith….
First of Three-Part Interview With Greg
Category: General
Tags: David D. Flowers, Greg Boyd, Interview
David D. Flowers is doing a three part interview with Greg over on his blog. He posted the first of those interviews today. Pop over and check it out!
Introducing Eustace the Dragon
Category: General
Tags: Danny Churchill, Eustace the Dragon, Groundswell Coffee, Jessica Smith, Third Way
Several days ago we posted “A song for sparrows,” and judging from the feedback, it seems that it landed on many of you the way it landed on us. One person described it as “the…
World Wants
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living
Trey Ratcliff via Compfight Here’s a reflection by D.L. Mayfield from A Deeper Church on how busyness and distraction keeps us from the things that really matter, the things we’re made for. What is God…
Sermon Clip: The Merciful and the Pure in Heart
Category: General
Tags: Sermons
Here’s a clip from Greg’s sermon this last weekend. You can download the entire sermon along with other resources by visiting the Woodland Hills Church sermon page. Here’s Woodland Hill’s full description: As we continue…
A Song to Remember
Category: General
Tags: Jessica Smith
HORIZON via Compfight Here’s a song that a friend of ours from Third Way Church wrote that you might want to listen to today of all days. It’s based on Psalm 84. If you’re feeling…
Election Day Communion Resources
Category: General
Tags: Election Day Communion, Politics, Unity
Rachel Held Evans posted today about Election Day Communion and provided resources for those of you who cannot attend one of these services. Let’s all be praying today for unity among the saints and blessings…
Christian Utopia
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Politics
Fergal of Claddagh, OP via Compfight A little meditation on Christian Utopia and the Body Politic as we stand poised on the eve of the election in America. We affirm that Jesus will indeed “establish…
The Issue that Unites Us
Category: General
Tags: Election Day Communion, Politics, Unity
While there is a great deal of disagreement on political issues and while we can debate (endlessly) on political solutions, there is one thing that should always unite us despite all of this: our ultimate…
The Political Ambiguity of the Abortion Issue
Category: General
Tags: Abortion, Politics, Unity
José Manuel Ríos Valiente via Compfight. As an illustration of the ambiguity of the abortion question when approaching it from a political point of view, here’s an article portraying Obama as a hero of the pro-life…
Lighten Up: Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Humor, Lighten Up, Thorn in the Flesh
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Bruxy on Anger
Category: General
Tags: Blessed are the Meek, Bruxy Cavey, Sermons
Last weekend Bruxy Cavey preached at Woodland Hills Church while Greg attended the ReKnew retreat. Here’s a little clip of the sermon he shared regarding meekness and anger.
God-Talk When Disaster Strikes
Category: General
Tags: Picture of God, Suffering, Theodicy
Kent Annan posted 5 God Excuses to Avoid After a Natural Disaster and Conor Finnegan shared some social media God-speak that was posted in the aftermath of Sandy’s devastation. Disasters like this reveal so much…
Oh Constantine
Category: General
Tags: Constantine, Jesus, Politics
Once upon a time there was a Roman Emperor named Constantine who used the enemy-loving Jesus to kill his enemies. What does this have to do with us? Find out: