Last night I was at a fundraising banquet for Campus Life/Youth for Christ. It was an interesting experience. It was no secret that it was a fundraiser but I was a little wary of the stories they told that seemed to seek to play on your emotions. Of course a less cynical way … [Read more...] about Church & Para-church
Thinking
Homosexuality
Last night my church held a congregational meeting. We were to be voting on whether or not to purchase two apartment buildings that are on our block. The fear is that if we don't buy them, a developer will and perhaps put up condos which has been happening all around our church. … [Read more...] about Homosexuality
Now I know in part….
I found it interesting to read the summary of Wright's schema. It reminds me of how little we really know about God and His ways. Have you ever noticed that news broadcasters are constantly talking about the latest update/breaking news in science, technology, medicine, etc? It's … [Read more...] about Now I know in part….
More on the OT & NT
A friend of mine recently gave me a summary of N.T. Wright's five-act schema (found in The New Testament and the People of God, The Last Word, and others of his books) which is helpful in understanding Scripture as a whole rather than Old Testmant vs. New Testament. He summarized … [Read more...] about More on the OT & NT
Inerrancy of Scripture
Tonight I had a conversation with my older brother, Matthew and he got into explaining what he does with the seeming disconnect between the Old Testament & New Testament. (Just a little background: he’s a Quaker and has been questioning these things for years) One of the ways in … [Read more...] about Inerrancy of Scripture