Category Archives: +Fellowship

Being Church: Ministry, Sharing, Ecumenism

Transfiguration Sunday Sermon: “Managing Mystery (to within an Inch of Its Life)”

2 Kings 2:1-12; Mark 9:2-9 I think the closest I’ve ever been to a “mountaintop experience” was on a riverboat. I had just arrived in Louisville, Kentucky to start attending seminary. Crescent Hill Baptist Church always rented the Belle of … Continue reading

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Eight Traits of a Responsible Ministry

Chaplain Mike changes a few key words and produces something truly biblical out of something John Piper said. His conclusion: Piper and others who are elevating male/female distinctions in our day not only have an insufficient view of gender but, … Continue reading

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February Biblical Studies Carnival

Slip on your best provolone and head on over to Cheese-Wearing Theology for this month’s Biblical Studies Carnival! Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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January 2012 Biblical Studies Carnival

The most recent Biblical Studies Carnival is now posted at Dr. Jim’s Thinking Shop. I can’t quite decide if it’s silicon-based or something even weirder, but it is definitely not a Carnival as we know it. Share this: Digg this … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

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Christian Egalitarianism

Go read Ken Schenck for a succinct, Bible-affirming defense of gender equality in the church and the family. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Basic Christian Decency 101

Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. (Acts 10:34-35) Just sayin’. Share this: Digg this … Continue reading

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Prepare to Be Discouraged

If you don’t want anything to upset your Christmas spirit (or your faith in humanity), please click away. A church’s decision to ban a couple from its congregation, simply because their skin color is different, has cut through the heart … Continue reading

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Right and Left and Wrong and Stuff

Imagine my surprise to find this rant in my feed reader this morning: No one to my knowledge has ever been kicked out of the Evangelical Theological Society for being too conservative, and frankly I don’t think anyone could get … Continue reading

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Gigantic November 2011 Biblical Studies Carnival

Did I say “gigantic”? It’s practically brobdingnagian!  Go see for yourself at Remnant of Giants. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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