Archive for the ‘Theology’ Category
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
How many of you have sung the song Trading My Sorrows at church or youth group or camp or some conference somewhere?
I was thinking about it today, and I believe this is one of the most confused, potentially damaging songs that Christians use in corporate worship.
Why? It's teaching bad theology. ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
I've been reading through 1 Kings for the last few weeks. Today I came across something that struck me as odd... and then it's oddness struck me as odd. Let me explain.
First Kings 18 is the famous story of Elijah vs. the Prophets of Baal... The prophets pray all day ...
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
For the last semester, one of the Crusade girls Community Groups, as well as a handful of others, have been deliberate about keeping the Sabbath and learning what that means. I thank God for you girls and the example you've set - Sabbath-keeping at Cornell I believe requires either an ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
For the last few months, I've been pushing Christian Hip Hop using a purely intellectual argument. That is, it makes sense to listen to it. Or, you should want to want to listen to it. My reasons:
Song Length - Hip Hop tends to have very long verses. With a lot ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Some thoughts on Biblical thinking, decision making, and priority setting:
1. "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." - Philippians 1:21
As I'm writing this, I happen to be listening to the song "Center" by Charlie Hall. Here's the chorus:
Oh, Christ be the center of our lives
Be ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
I stumbled upon this website earlier today - it's a huge repository of quotes from Christian authors and pastors.
Some quotes that struck me today:
As the salt flavors every drop in the Atlantic, so does sin affect every atom of our nature. It is so sadly there, so abundantly there, that ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
(taken from here)
1. The Traditional Church
Appeal to the world with church programs and door to door evangelism. Conclude sermons by inviting people to "walk the aisle" - Jesus longs for a personal relationship with you, so invite him into your heart.
2. The Seeker Church
Build everything around the idea of being ...
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me." - Exodus 20:1-3
It doesn't say, "If you have no other gods before me, I'll ...
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
So I've deviated a bit from my published plan from a few weeks ago. I'm halfway through God Is The Gospel, but it's a slow read, so I've begun reading C. J. Mahaney's Living The Cross Centered Life.
This could become one of my favorite books, I think.
I'll post much more ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Posted here by Jon Bloom:
Each year Christmas night finds members of my family feeling some melancholy. After weeks of anticipation, the Christmas celebrations have flashed by us and are suddenly gone. And we’re left standing, watching the Christmas taillights and music fade into the night.
But it’s possible that this ...
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