>I couldn't just pick one song this week because I've fallen in love with this album from Bifrost Arts. I love Christmas, but typically hate Christmas CD's. They're all the same. Not this one! Here's a blurb from the groups MySpace Page: "For more than 30 years, pop music has suffered from a God complex—attaching … Continue reading
>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
>Next Semester in the Poiema ACG
>There’s nothing new under the sun. That’s one of the things I come away with after reading Christ’s words of encouragement and reprimand to the seven churches of Revelation 2&3. The churches were struggling to love, struggling to keep themselves morally pure, struggling against false teachers, under pressure from their culture. Some were holding up … Continue reading >Next Semester in the Poiema ACG
>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
>The Gospel and the Kingdom of God
>The several posts I want to write this week are all interrelated in that they arose out of my preparation for and discussion in the Poiema ACG this semester. I'd like to write a recap of the semester, including this previous week where we discussed the Manhattan Declaration, which got us discussing the true nature … Continue reading >The Gospel and the Kingdom of God
God Entranced 