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Test Your Hermeneutics

No, this is not something that requires a shot. Hermeneutics is essentially the study of how we interpret the bible. For example: What determines whether something was meant literally or figuratively?...

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Did Jesus speak out of both sides of his mouth?

I read a great post by Tony Morgan today, titled “Is it hard, or is it easy?“. He has been struggling trying to reconcile two passages. First, the passages: (1)  “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If...

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This little piggy missed the point

When I was a kid, I learned all the important nursery rhymes. I had all the fundamentals necessary for moving into adulthood. One of the basics was “this little pig”. (For those of you who did not...

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5 ways to look at scripture, more or less

Great post by Scott Thomas of the Acts 29 Network !! Go read them here (2 posts):  Part One /  Part Two Scott outlines the 5 ways we can read the bible.  Sola Ecclesia is the one that probably gets...

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Time to stop cutting the ham

One day a woman was preparing dinner when her little girl asked her a question, “Mommy – why are you cutting off the ends of the ham?  Isn’t it good to eat?” The woman replied, “That’s a good question...

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The Battle is not Yours… or is it?

2 Chronicles 20:15 & 17 “…Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s. You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand...

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Making Ignorance More Convenient

We have had the ability to own books since the invention of the printing press about 500 years ago.  Electricity first became available to households about 100 years ago.  The transistor was released...

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IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU!!!

Absolutely love this clip.  Tim Keller is one of my favorites.  Watch it twenty or thirty times until it sinks in. (Taken from Tim Keller’s 2007 address at the Gospel Coalition.)

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What is a Christian?

I started a discussion this Spring over a quiz and later a book by Scot McKnight exploring hermeneutics, which is simply to say – how we interpret scripture. I have remained very interested in this...

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Fat Geese Stuck in a Fishtank

Just over a week ago, I started posting my notes from some talks of Alan Hirsch’s we attended. Today, I continue recounting these with notes from Thursday evening, which was the culmination of Forge...

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