"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. Explaining the Trinity...You're Probably Doing It Wrong I'm not sure it's wise to use analogies from … Continue reading Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.18 | Explaining the Trinity…You’re Probably Doing It Wrong
Month: November 2017
The Day of Adversity
It always cost time and money to do justice...And yet there are times when doing justice really costs. These verses talk about a time of trouble--literally, "the day of adversity." In times of crisis, from recession to government coups, the most vulnerable are most endangered, and to defend them puts you in the way of harm as … Continue reading The Day of Adversity
When the Church Becomes the World
[Secularization] advances rarely by external opposition but by a gradual process of assimilating the Christian drama, doctrines, doxology, and discipleship to the nihilistic plots of this fading age. The ultimate threat is never that the world will continue to be worldly, reducing reality to human flourishing and immanent frame, but that churches will fail in … Continue reading When the Church Becomes the World
Deep Work
Do you struggle to memorize Scripture? Do you find yourself constantly distracted? Unable to focus on what matter’s most? Join the club. So what can you do about it? Enter Deep Work by Cal Newport. In his book, Newport identifies that an epidemic of people living distracted and consequently unproductive lives exist. Read more over at Rookie Preacher.
Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.17 | Persons: Distinct, not Divided
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. Persons: Distinct, not Divided Scripture does demonstrate that there is some distinction between the Father and … Continue reading Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.17 | Persons: Distinct, not Divided
Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.16 | Baptized into the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. Baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit God more clearly revealed Himself … Continue reading Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.16 | Baptized into the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.15 | Further Evidence the Spirit is God
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. Further Evidence that the Holy Spirit is God Scripture also gives the name of God to … Continue reading Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.15 | Further Evidence the Spirit is God
Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.14 | The Spirit is God
"Blogging the Institutes" is my on-going attempt to paraphrase John Calvin's work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can find out more about the series in the Introduction. For all the posts in this series, check out the Master List. The Spirit is God When attempting to prove that the Holy Spirit is God, the proof … Continue reading Blogging the Institutes | 1.13.14 | The Spirit is God
The Case for Female Deacons: Protecting Male Eldership
So far, we've looked at what the Bible says about female deacons. Then he saw how the church has handled the issue through its history. Now, I want to show how allowing female deacons actually protects and strengthens a church's commitment to male eldership. Elder vs. Deacon It is important to remember that elders and deacons … Continue reading The Case for Female Deacons: Protecting Male Eldership