Today over at Cerulean Sanctum, Dan Edelen talks a bit about what he sees as two competing “Christianities”: Externally-Motivated (EM) Christianity sees the Kingdom of God existing in systems and institutions “erected by God” or by Christians faithful to God. The essence of what it means to be a Christian dwells in hallowed monolithic icons, Continue reading →
Rodney Stark and other sociologists tell us there were 10 values of early Christians that stood in stark (no pun intended) contrast to the pluralistic pagan culture of Rome. Let’s prayferfully think through these values and match them to the witness of our own churches. Do we see the city existing for us or do Continue reading →
Wow… a whole week without posting. Yes, I’ve been bad again, but at least I have a decent excuse this time. Even if I’m not writing much, I’m still reading a lot in the blogosphere! Taking a cue from Adrian Warnock, I’d like to direct your attention to some interesting posts I’ve read over the Continue reading →
I’ve been observing as Adrian Warnock continues his God-killed-Jesus series, and so I was delighted to see The Daily Duck: Thoughts on Adrian’s Sermon, a response from the waterfowl who first called Godbloggers to the carpet on this issue. The Duck made some really good points, especially as to how justification and sanctification work out. Continue reading →