>DG Hart posted his Old Life blog today:"Reformed Protestants are generally dismissive (or worse) of prosperity gospels. They know, at least intuitively, that suffering is part of the Christian life and that calculating God’s favor on the basis of material well being is not good theology...And yet, when Reformed Protestants pray, or at least when … Continue reading >Ouch Mr. Hart, that Hurt
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>Neal Postman and Haiti
>Neal Postman's book Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business is getting somewhat dated, but I still highly recommend it. I read it six or seven years ago and it has really changed how I take in the news. Tim Challies reflects on Postman in light of the catastrophe in … Continue reading >Neal Postman and Haiti
>Christ and Culture: My Conclusion
>Last semester the ACG I lead considered how Christians and the Church should engage our culture. We looked at Neihbur's five models, considering the pro's and con's of each (for this summary, check out the Nov. 20th posting on the poiemablog).Most of us landed in one of two camps - the "transformationalist" or the "two-kingdom" … Continue reading >Christ and Culture: My Conclusion
>My take on the Manhattan Declaration
>Last Sunday, the Poiema ACG was cut short on time and had to zoom through a discussion of the recently published Manhattan Declaration (Nov 20th, 2009). I do hope everyone will read the document - it's important. The Declaration's purpose is summed up in the preamble:We are Orthodox, Catholic, and evangelical Christians who have united … Continue reading >My take on the Manhattan Declaration
>More on Gospel and Kingdom
>The following is taken from the Theological Vision for Ministry of the Gospel Coalition. I think this summary statement strikes a really nice balance. Here it is:(2) How should we read the Bible? (The hermeneutical issue)a) Reading “along” the whole Bible. To read along the whole Bible is to discern the single basic plot-line of … Continue reading >More on Gospel and Kingdom
God Entranced 