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

The Non Gospel of Legalism

Taken from The Reason for God, by Tim Keller:"If you are avoiding sin and living morally so that God will have to bless and save you, the ironically, you may be looking to Jesus as a teacher, model, and helper but you are avoiding him as Savior. You are trusting in your own goodness rather … Continue reading The Non Gospel of Legalism