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
Song of the week
This is one of my favorite hymns and one I have told Lynn repeatedly I want to be sung at my funeral (nothing like planning ahead huh). Oh the Deep, Deep Love - Sovereign Grace Music
God Entranced 