Monthly Archives for March 2007
Ray Bakke, A Theology As Big As The City
Last week I finished reading through Ray Bakke’s little paperback, A Theology As Big As The City. This was a great read for me. What Ray does in this book is lead us through the Bible, from Genesis 1 to … Continue reading
Biblical Theology Via Stained Glass Window
Last night at 20s, we had the privilege of having Bernard Bell as our guest speaker. Bernard is a pastor at Peninsula Bible Church Cupertino and a personal friend who, over the last several years, has taught me much about … Continue reading
American Idol & Truth Telling
American Idol certainly has its troubling issues (ie. idolatry). But one thing that I really appreciate about this show is that the judges are truth tellers. Every week, the 3 judges tell the contestants the truth–that their performances were good, … Continue reading
Millennial Views?
Justin Taylor has written a good post and generated a good discussion about Problems with Premillennialism. Just for curiosity’s sake, I’d love to know what millennial view you hold to. I’d appreciate it if some of you would take a … Continue reading
The Jesus Storybook Bible
Eucatastrophe provides an excellent interview with Sally Lloyd Jones, the author of The Jesus Storybook Bible.
Call 1-800… For A Relationship With Jesus Christ
Last night, after a busy day of preaching, I spent part of my evening relaxing by flipping channels. I ended up spending a few minutes watching channel 4, which was airing a Billy Graham special. Franklin Graham, Billy’s son, was … Continue reading
The Value of Lists
Wired magazine’s top ten list of why lists are valuable: 10. Lists condense complex information into a simple form. 9. As VH1 proves, chunking disparate ideas into a list makes nostalgia look like entertainment. 8. Essays? Annoyingly laborious. Lists? Ridiculously … Continue reading
Buzzard Sabbath
Two months ago my wife and I began keeping a weekly Sabbath. For the last two months our work lives have shutdown at sundown on Friday. From the setting of the sun on Friday until the setting of the sun … Continue reading
Snack Culture & the Church
Last night I read Wired’s March feature on “Snack Culture.” The entire feature is well done. I found Nancy Miller’s article Minifesto for a New Age to be especially articulate and timely. The article provides a brief survey and analysis … Continue reading