Search Results: David%20D.%20Flowers
Want to Hear My Inauguration Speech?
Category: General
Heh folks, As I mentioned in my previous blog, I have the high honor of speaking at the inauguration of David Dooley at the University of Rhode Island this Thursday. Well, I’ve been informed that the entire inauguration ceremony will be live cast at URI Live! starting at 2:00 EST….
Answering an Objection to a Cross-Centered Approach to Scripture
Category: Q&A
Tags: Bible, Cruciform Theology, Inerrancy, Q&A, Scripture
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement
…not in what they say, but in the fact that the humble God of covenantal love was willing to stoop this low to bear the sin of his people by owning these passages as his own. Image by David Campbell. Used in accordance with Creative Commons. Sourced via Flickr….
Rooting Out Our Own Greed
Category: General
Tags: Greed, Simplicity
…spouse. motivating so many of the unhealthy decisions we make with our money. preventing us from meeting the apparent needs of others. keeping us from experiencing love, joy, hope, gratitude, generosity. hindering us from finding true contentment. Image by David Ohmer. Used in accordance with Creative Commons. Sourced via Flickr….
Little Pacifism
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Non-Violence
…treat people–my family, people at work, people at church, people in the line at the store, commenters on this blog. My practice of nonviolence isn’t heroic in scale. I practice a little pacifism, a small pacifism. I try not to be a jerk. Image by David Goehring. Sourced via Flickr….
More Grains of Sand or More Stars in the Sky?
Category: General
…places, there are equally vast numbers of teenier things. We are surrounded by vastness, high and low, and either way, as Blatner’s book says, we “can’t handle the biggitude.” You’re welcome. Isn’t God amazing? David Blatner’s forthcoming book is called Spectrums: Our Mind-Boggling Universe, from Infinitesmal to Infinity. Image by…
Shane Claiborne on How Bad Theology Can Be Deadly
Category: General
Tags: Non-Violence
David D Flowers shared this video over at The Centrality and Supremacy of Jesus Christ and we thought it was worth sharing here too. Theology matters. http://youtu.be/e721SeUeRJM…
First of Three-Part Interview With Greg
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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!…
Book Review: Understanding Spiritual Warfare: Four Views
Category: General
Tags: Books, Spiritual Warfare, Theology
…throughout church history that I’ve ever found. Following the introduction, Walter Wink (with Gareth Higgins and Michael Hardin), David Powlison, myself and C. Peter Wagner (with Rebecca Greenwood) each contribute an essay representing a distinct perspective on spiritual warfare. Each author also offers a response to the other three essays….
Part two of a 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 last week. The second interview was posted today. Check it out!…
A Distinctly Christian Take on the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Category: General
Tags: Current Events, Israel, Jonathan Martin, Peacemaking
David Masters via Compfight Here is a great essay, written by a young kingdom revolutionary I’m just getting to know, Jonathan Martin. Jonathan addresses the hot topic of the Israel-Palestine conflict with biblical insight, theological depth, and a heart that reflects a knowledge and love for the people he’s talking…
Let Us Pray
Category: General
Tags: Advent, Darkness, David Smith, Grief, Newtown, Prayer, Problem of Evil, T.C. Moore
…in-between his Advent into the world and his Return to shine his light on darkness—destroying it forever. Until then, we pray, we grieve, we remember, and we hope. And here are some prayers from David Smith to help us to focus our hearts towards healing and compassion. Let us pray….
Following Jesus from the Margins
Category: General
Tags: Anabaptists, Christianity, Culture, Jesus, Justice, Kurt Willems, Non-Violence, Subversive
…well to see these changes as opportunities to re-embrace our subversive roots and follow Jesus from the margins. The natural outcome could be a witness characterized by the fruit of the Spirit, enemy love, and justice for the poor. Perhaps, for people like David, Christian credibility will be revived afresh….
Loving a Twilight Zone God?
Category: General
Tags: Calvinism, David D. Flowers, God, Jesus, Open Theism
http://youtu.be/ETfzfy0jy74 David D. Flowers posted this insightful reflection over on his blog about an episode of The Twilight Zone and what it says about some pop views of God. Can we really love a God that exercises this kind of random control just because he can? We can certainly fear…
Loving God With All Of Your Mind
Category: General
Tags: Bible, David D. Flowers, Doubt, Greg Boyd, Honesty, Humility
Rebecca-Lee via Compfight David D. Flowers posted this essay on loving God with your mind that reflects our stance on intellectual integrity as we approach Scripture. It even features a video clip of Greg talking about maintaining humility when we encounter ideas that are new to us and challenge our…
From the Heart: Transformation
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Tags: From the Heart, Testimonies, Transformation, Woodland Hills Church
…thank you for being the vehicle God used in our transformation. Yes, Greg Boyd your ministry is making a difference in peoples’ lives with the evidence being my family. Your Brother in Christ, David P.S. My favorite book you have written is Repenting of Religion. I have read it twice!…
Rachel Held Evans on What Drives Millennials (and Others) Away from Church
Category: General
Tags: Authenticity, Church, Millennials, Rachel Held Evans
David Clow via Compfight Have you been wondering why so many churches are dwindling in numbers? Rachel Held Evans was asked to speak about what drives millennials away from church, but her response has struck a nerve with a whole lot of people who are not millennials. It’s time for…
Lessons from Jimmy Fallon
Category: General
Tags: Church, Fun, Jimmy Fallon
Image via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette David Henson published a blog last week entitled 6 Things the Church Can Learn From Jimmy Fallon that we thought was a tad profound. What would the church look like if we embraced these lessons? Well, let’s just say that we’d take ourselves a little…
Love and the Other Attributes of God
Category: General
Tags: Attributes of God, Character of God, God is Love, Love
Topics: Apologetics
…Scripture also teaches that God knows everything (he is “omniscient”). Since God’s very essence is love, the primary meaning of this teaching is not merely that God knows all the facts that exist, but that God is intimately aware of every facet of our being. As David says, God searches…
Does Prayer Really Make a Difference?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Kingdom Living, Prayer
Topics: Hearing God, Prayer, Open Theism
…to be “a stiff-necked people” (Ex. 32:9-10). But Moses interceded on behalf of the Israelites and changed God’s mind (Ex. 32:14). David later recounted the event when he wrote that Yahweh “said he would destroy them – had not Moses… stood in the breach before him to keep him from…
Lighten Up: Ball and Chain Theology
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: David Hayward, Division, Naked Pastor, Theology, Unity
Image via David Hayward at nakedpastor.com Let’s not allow our theology to keep us from encountering one another in meaningful ways….