theology

Theology Can Kill

November 25, 2009

Depending on the tribe you belong to, the term “pastor/theologian” might be seen either as a redundant, or oxy-moronic expression. Some view the pastor as a practitioner, and the theologian as a theoretician; two separate roles. Others, like those of us in Acts 29, understand the pastor to be a leading theologian among the people [...]

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Gospel-Driven Life

October 6, 2009

I just started in on Michael Horton’s new book, The Gospel-Driven Life: Being Good News People in a Bad News World. The Introduction was good enough to pull a few quotes from. Here’s one where Horton explains the gospel in terms of our story, and The Story. The Good News is not just a series [...]

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Theology Pub Tonight

May 6, 2009

photos by our own Brian Malcolm

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Note to Self: Big Jesus

April 23, 2009

Dear Self, Take note – your view of Jesus tends to shrink over time. It’s not that your theology itself drifts, but that sometimes you so focus on one aspect of Jesus that you tend to forget the rest. The result is a shrinking Jesus (in your faith). And as your shrinking Jesus becomes small [...]

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Note to Self

April 8, 2009

Dear Self, Like Israel, you tend to forget the most basic things. Important things. You need constant reminders. So, find ways to remind yourself about these things that matter. If you aren’t intentionally setting the truth before yourself you will forget. You’ll forget what you were (a slave to sin, a child of wrath, a [...]

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Preaching on Hell

April 3, 2009

Hell is not cool, PC or even fun to preach; not if you take it seriously. It’s a heavy, sober and genuinely terrifying topic. My Theology Matters series wraps up this week with a sermon on Hell, and I thought I would share why I believe preaching on hell is valuable. 1. It demonstrates the [...]

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Theology Pub

March 26, 2009

Last night we held our first Theology Pub at a great, local Irish Pub (McNally’s). We’ve wanted to do this for a long time now, but things just seemed to get in the way. God’s timing and all. Well, we finally launched and it was a great time. What is Theology Pub? For us it [...]

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