In what turned out to be a time of theological reflection at last week’s General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, the name of N.T. (Tom) Wright was mentioned. Some folk were asking the Assembly to bid our theological colleges to provide an evaluation of what is termed ‘The New Perspective On Paul’ from …
Rant About Worship Songs by Jeremy Pierce from First Things. Please consider the examples that Pierce gives. Here are some of the things I really hate in a worship song. 1. Too simplistic, banal, lacking in depth, shallow, doctrineless: Consider that one that just talks about unity among brothers that only mentions God in passing at the very …
In the latest post on Experimental Church, Pastor Brad Towers decides that his sermon “Set Your Heart Free From the Things That Are Holding You Back and Take Back Those Dreams That You Let Die” needs a concluding illustration that involves the release of two dozen live doves in the church. It doesn’t all go …
“If you can’t run with the big dogs, get out of the kitchen.” At 9 A.M. the kids arrived and I started giving my lesson for the morning, which I had entitled “Building Your Own Ark: Fifteen Steps Toward Achieving Your Dreams”. Basically I was trying to communicate that, just as Noah built the ark, …
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