Theology Around the Web in 60 Seconds – 10.10.10
1. Blog of the week: Greatful to the Dead Author: Chris Armstrong (Ph.D., Duke University), associate professor of church history at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota....
Evangelicals: We Can and Must Distinguish Between Essentials and Non-Essentials Better
We Evangelicals talk a lot about essentials and non-essentials. Rightly so. We talk about distinguishing between those areas in our faith—those doctrines—which are...
Question: Could Jesus Have Gotten a Math Problem Wrong?
Could Jesus have ever been wrong about a math problem. Think first, growing up in “school.” Post your answer here. Explain. If you write a blog post about this,...
Introducing Bible Boot Camp DVD Curriculum: Essentials of the Faith
Parchment & Pen bloggers, C Michael Patton and Tim Kimberley, are excited to announce our new DVD curriculum: Essentials of the Faith. This is the first volume from the...
Let Ninety-Five Percent Roll off Your Back
“Don’t write me!” That is the classic preemptive strike of Chuck Swindoll during a sermon. If he says something that he knows people will have problems with...
Corporate Election (Dan Wallace)
A good friend who is also a pastor wrote to me recently about the nature of election. He wondered if it were possible for Christians to be chosen in Christ—that is, for...
Twelve Reasons Why Romans 9 is About Individual Election, Not Corporate Election
Much theological debate centers around the doctrine of election. No one debates whether election is biblical, but they do debate the meaning of election. I believe in what is...
I like “Second Service Christians” Better
I like second service Christians. Wait. Let me rephrase. I like second service Christians better than first service Christians. There. I said it. I remember when a church I...
Theology Around the Web in 60 Seconds – 10.02.10
1. What the church can learn from Chick-fil-a. 2. Jeff Keeney of the “Gospel-Centric Blog” gives the Good, Bad, and the Ugly of contemporary preaching. Clever and...