An recent event reminded me of an outreach ministry I was involved in a number of years ago. This ministry was an attempt to reach out to the people who go out to one of our city’s main bar districts, Broad Ripple. (I definitely see this as a forerunner to Pub Theology, for those who
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Needs vs. Idolatry vs. God’s General Provision
An interesting thought: It may be true that “man cannot live on bread alone”, however it is also certainly true that he cannot live very long without it. People like to say that Jesus provides for all our needs, but surely they can’t mean that this always happens directly. For example, it doesn’t seem reasonable
Inside the Mind of Men
This article was interesting. Since I’m not married, I don’t have a perspective on many of the points he mentions (since they’re mostly framed into a husband-wife relationship). But I offer feedback on a few. People say that men have all the power in society, but it doesn’t feel that way to most men. True.
Outline: Hebrews
I’ve created an outline for the book of Hebrews. You can view it by clicking on the following link: Hebrews Outline. photo credit: Delirious? via photopin cc
Hot Topics
No, I’m not talking about the “goth” is now mainstream (10+ years ago) mall retail stores. I’m referring to topics which people are talking a lot about here recently. I usually pay little attention to these types of conversations, because there’s generally so little of value ever said by anyone. I heard a report on
Book Review: The Final Assault: A Novel About Finishing the Task
“The Final Assault” is a novel by Steve Smith. It is a novel with an agenda, as is made clear by the title, sub-title, foreword, and post-script. Smith wrote the book in hopes of aspiring Christians to take up missions, though not just any missions. The entire book is centered on one verse in Matthew:
Book Review: The Divine Conspiracy
Reading “The Divine Conspiracy” by Dallas Willard was quite an undertaking. It is a fairly long book—400 pages—and the content is not light. That’s not to say it is difficult to read—it is written accessibly enough—but it does take some effort to understand what Willard is trying to communicate. While I thought it started off
Book Review: The Explicit Gospel, Part 2
Part 1 The eighth chapter (“Consummation”) contains one of the only new and insightful pieces of information I found in the book. The chapter basically takes a quick look at eschatology (the end of the world). Chandler shares that when the bible speaks of “a new heaven and new earth”, the word for new used
Book Review: The Explicit Gospel, Part 1
I’ve had a challenging time deciding what I think of Matt Chandler’s book, “The Explicit Gospel”. To be honest, I agreed with most of what he said, yet much of the book sat uneasily with me. I’m going to explore the reasons I believe this is the case. Basically, “The Explicit Gospel” is a summary
Reasons for Faith
Last week I posted a list of some things which challenge my faith. To be fair and balanced, I also want to take a look at reasons why I do believe. To be honest, probably the top reason I’m a Christian is because that’s what I’ve grown up with and haven’t found reason to ditch