Entries from February 2008

February 28, 2008

Mark Driscoll - “Destroying Behavior Modification”

This was awesome.  I am trying to understand this very thing - regeneration - where my desires are changed by the holy spirit and what I used to love to do, I now hate and what I hated to do, I now love.  Certainly the world’s pressures continue to exist but joining into a partnership [...]

February 27, 2008

American Idolatry

Mark Driscoll gives his thoughts on a tribal foreigner who visits America and is appalled at the idolatry.  It isn’t what you might think.  An interesting perspective I think we’d do well to consider.
Thoughts?

February 26, 2008

Does Anybody Hear Her?

Powerful.  May we never become to busy with the activities and programs of church and life to bypass those in need.  You  may have heard this song, but please watch the video.
“Oh my friends, we are loadd with countless church activites, while the real work of the church, that of evangelizing and winning the lost, [...]

February 24, 2008

The New Athiesm

There seems to be a huge clash that is about to happen. Recently Rowan Williams (the head of the Anglican church) gave a lecture focused on the area of law. It was really about how a better pluralistic society could work to satisfy everyone in it. The lecture was entirely misunderstood by [...]

February 23, 2008

Expelled: Ben Stein Takes on Evolution

Evolution reigns supreme in the educational institutions of America and Europe. However, there are major holes in the theory that remain even after over a hundred years of intense efforts to fill them in not to mention the billions of research dollars spent along with some of the careers of many of the finest [...]

February 21, 2008

Theological Conferences Approaching

This year there will be two theological conferences put on by people who share our understanding of God, Jesus, and the gospel of the kingdom.
The first is the 17th annual Theological Conference put on by Sir Anthony Buzzard and Restoration Fellowship. It will be held at Simpsonwood Conference Center in Norcross, GA (transportation from [...]

February 20, 2008

The Radical Deformation

The New Testament documents, interpreted in their original, historical, and religious context teach that Jesus was a human being begotten by God via the holy spirit in the womb of his virgin mother, Mary. In other words, Jesus’ origin is found in his human birth, not in some pre-existent, spiritual existence. In this [...]

February 9, 2008

Heaven-At-Death Refuted in Time Magazine

In a recent interview with Time Magazine, Bishop NT Wright made some very encouraging statements about the biblical destiny of Christians. The interview was titled, Christians Wrong About Heaven, Says Bishop (click here for the article). Below are a few quotes that I thought were extraordinary:
In his new book, Surprised by Hope (HarperOne), [...]

February 5, 2008

Atonement and Power

I was reading through the book of Mark the other day, and I could not help but notice a pattern. Several times when Jesus talks about his crucifixion the surrounding context is about power.
The first example is Mark 8:31-35. In v34 Peter correctly responded to Jesus’ question about who he was. This [...]