>I ran across this great quote from John Thompson (1690-1753). Don't know him? Either did I. He was an Old Side Presbyterian critic of New Side (pro revival) Presbyterians. History remembers the winners, and the Old Siders, though probably right in much of their critique, were the losers. He writes, "My dear friends, you may … Continue reading >Great Quote
Month: May 2010
>Is there a reset button somewhere?
> Have you ever wished you could unlearn or unthink something. I'm there now. A train of thought and study that began over a year ago has left me incredibly uncomfortable in my evangelical skin. It started with one question that led to another, and another, etc. I wish, honestly, there was a reset button, … Continue reading >Is there a reset button somewhere?
>Song(s) of the Week
>Having talked about the love of God last night at Connexion (from the story of Hosea), I thought I'd post a song about the love of God. However, I couldn't decide between these two. The first, 'Here is Love' was called the love song of the Welsh Revival of 1904. The first two verses were … Continue reading >Song(s) of the Week
>Hosea – Shane and Shane
>I read the book of Hosea this week preparing to speak on the steadfast love of God at Connexion on Sunday night (we're doing a series on the attributes of God as seen in the OT). Anyway, it brought this song to mind from Shane and Shane.
>A Bone to Pick with McGrath
>I posted earlier on the encouragement I took from Alister McGrath's book Evangelicalism & the Future of Christianity. It was a good read and I'd still recommend the book. It's dated, published in 1995, but I honestly liked that. It provoked good questions/discussion, i.e. 'would McGrath be as positive today? If not, why not?'I like … Continue reading >A Bone to Pick with McGrath
God Entranced 