I will try to post something a teacher or pastor said during the week with my thoughts on it. Sometimes it will be because the comment was insightful or maybe it was weak and not thought through. This is one of the reasons this blog exists–to critically think through what is taught or said, to [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Teacher Tuesday…I mean Thursday (pt. 1)
Posted in Evangelicalism, Teachers on January 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Powerless Grace?
Posted in Lordship on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pastor John Piper has posted a short quote over at the Desiring God Blog.
For the first time, with the Reformation, there appeared this conception of a grace that saved a man without changing him, of a justice that redeems corrupted nature without restoring it, of a Christ who pardons the sinner for self-inflicted wounds but does [...]
Resolutions (part 2)
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In Part 1, I established a working definition for resolution. A resolution is a firm decision to do or not do something that is predicated on an important felt need.
Today, I would like to address what constitutes an “important felt need”. What I mean by important is intrusive. It invades the person’s comfort. It gnaws on [...]
Resolutions (part 1)
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In light of my brief comments on resolutions yesterday (and since this is the day after New Year’s) I thought it would be a good idea if I gave a longer explanation today.
The New Oxford American Dictionary defines a resolution as “a firm decision to do or not to do something.” I think [...]
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