Social Media
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Should churches pay any attention to social media? You decide. This might help (video and text are provided by Erik Qualman). It’s amazing how fast the world of social media moves! As many of the statistics from the original Social Media video… Read More
Keller – Church and Future
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Tim Keller and the folks at Redeemer City to City put up this great post: How Should Churches and Leaders Be Preparing to Address These Big Issues Facing the Church?
1. The local church has to support culture-making. Most of the young evangelicals interested in integrating their faith with film-making, journalism, corporate finance, etc, are getting their support and mentoring from… Read MoreGreat Read
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
This book has appeared on my radar from time to time, but for various reasons I’ve never blessed Amazon with my order. But one of the guys at Soma school (Caesar K) so highly recommended it (he said “you need to get it yesterday”) that I took the plunge. And wow, what a plunge. I already follow Alan Hirsch – one of the authors - on Twitter, so I’m pretty familiar with him (he’s a South African Jew, now loving Jesus and living in… Read More
Reverence or Relevance?
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Lifelong Learners
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Tamdiu discendum est, quamdiu vivas - We should learn as long as we may live – Seneca. Lifelong learners are deeply inquisitive. They’re committed to continually seeing reality more and more accurately. They live continually in learning mode. They never “arrive.” 
They’re always in process. They are acutely aware of their ignorance, their incompetence, and their need for growth. They constantly… Read More
They’re always in process. They are acutely aware of their ignorance, their incompetence, and their need for growth. They constantly… Read More
But I Still Love Twitter
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Coffee
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Owen Strachen writes: What you find on many websites is some kind of description like this: “I love reformed theology, U2, anything by Steven Soderbergh, and a fresh cup of joe.” Or maybe: “My interests are theology, issues of social justice, Beastie Boys, and an Americano from (fill in neighborhood coffee shop here).” Or perhaps: “Can’t resist a good Bonhoeffer quotation, Edwardsean philosophy, and a venti mocha with light whip.”
… Read MoreIsaac Watts
Friday, July 17th, 2009
Isaac Watts (the "Father of English Hymnody") was born on this day in 1674. Poor Isaac took quite a beating for his "contemporary" hymns (some things haven't changed). But he persevered and did the church a great service. Mars Hill has an interesting (and brief - 4 min, 13 sec) video overview of his life and of the controversy surrounding his music. You can find it Read More
Calvin on Traditions and Contextualization
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
What did Calvin think of traditions and forms of worship, and what did he teach about contextualization (he calls it "accommodation")? He writes: "But because he did not will in outward discipline and ceremonies to prescribe in detail what we ought to do (because he foresaw that this depended upon the state… Read More