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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Sex, the Church, and Miss California: The Question Posed
A few days ago, David Fitch posted an article at “Out of Ur“ (Christianity Today‘s blog) that takes such an unconventional view of the Miss California controversy that I had to talk about it. You see, he may be right, but … Continue reading
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Tagged David Fitch, homosexuality, Miss California, Out of Ur, sex, The Case for Marriage, Uncategorized
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Church of Christ Deism: Showing the Spirit
D. A. Carson has written a masterful book on the Holy Spirit called Showing the Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12-14. Carson is one of the world’s premier conservative theologians working today, is not a charismatic, and works … Continue reading
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Tagged charismatic, Church of Christ Links, D.A. Carson, deism, Holy Spirit, Showing the Spirit, spiritual gifts, Uncategorized
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Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: The Social Gospel, Public Education, and the Fourth Great Awakening
Social Gospel As stated in the Wikipedia, In the late 19th century, many Americans were disgusted by the poverty level and the low quality of living in the slums. The social gospel movement provided a religious rationale for action to … Continue reading
And this is for Derrick Thomas and Cornelius Griffin fans (and those who soon will be)
Heart-warming story about Cornelius Griffin in an age of steroid popping, arrogant, criminal pro athletes. (Griffin is, of course, a former star for the Alabama Crimson Tide.) And a touching story about former Tide and NFL great Derrick Thomas, recently … Continue reading
For Fans of the Bear (and Who Isn’t?)
From “Bear Country” at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery. A nice tune. A semi-objective review of the theatre piece. (I mean, objectivity isn’t really possible with the Bear.)
Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: The Social Gospel, Sunday School, and the Third Great Awakening
I never heard of the social gospel growing up or in college, even though I graduated from David Lipscomb College, where I had a daily Bible class and daily chapel. In fact, the first time I heard the term was … Continue reading
Church of Christ Deism: Spiritual Gifts in the New Testament
Sometimes we get so caught up in the details that we don’t step back to look at the big picture. Let’s take a moment to consider the New Testament’s big picture of spiritual gifts. We begin with the Gospels, of … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Christ Links, deism, spiritual gifts, Uncategorized
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Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: Source Material
I’ve had a number of requests for source material on the Restoration Movement. The two best books — by far — are by James Deforest Murch, Christians Only: A History of the Restoration Movement and Leroy Garrett’s The Stone-Campbell Movement: … Continue reading
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Tagged Christians Only, Church of Christ Links, Restoration Movement, Uncategorized
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