I started the 'reading the bible chronologically plan' on Jan1 and have have worked my way through the first 20 chapters of Job (you begin reading Job after Gen 11 according to the plan I'm using). I love this book and it has prompted me to ask a few questions, which of course I'll turn … Continue reading Reflections on Job
Author: Daniel Waugh
Onward Christian Soldiers?
I'm finding Well's book The Courage to be Protestant to be somewhat depressing and I feel myself getting more and more jaded and cynical as I read it (mind you, I think he's right about most of what he says). To balance Well's out a little, I just started Michael Green's Evangelism in the Early … Continue reading Onward Christian Soldiers?
More from The Courage to Be Protestant
I know I have become accustomed to and maybe even guilty of 'selling the gospel' at times. I remember complaining once about a summer sales job to a pastor(yes, I was telemarketer for a summer at MCI and yes you probably hung up on me). He told me it was good evangelistic training - the … Continue reading More from The Courage to Be Protestant
good post by Scott McKnight
I got on McKnight's case earlier this week, so I thought I'd give him kuddo's for this brilliant post.10 Reasons Why Baseball is Better Than Hockey:1. Green: baseball is played on a green field; hockey on white ice.2. Wrigley, Fenway, Yankee Stadium: name one interesting hockey place.3. Names: Babe Ruth, Pee Wee Reese, Ernie Banks … Continue reading good post by Scott McKnight
the shrinking of doctrine
I have just begun to read another book by David Wells (not the pitcher). His books are dense and I'm finding the tone of this one rather jaded, but the insights into the evangelical world strike me as very true.Wells delineates three groups within the evangelical movement - the traditional evangelical (J.I. Packer, John Stott, … Continue reading the shrinking of doctrine
God Entranced 