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The Institutes of IPA

"We’re called, here and now, to be instruments of God’s new creation, the world-put-to-rights which has already been launched in Jesus and of which Jesus’ followers are supposed to be not simply beneficiaries but aslo agents.” - N.T. Wright, Simply Christian
“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” - ephesians 5:14

Keeping things in check.

I have recently had a good bit of disdain towards the iPhone, throwing comments around like 'If I were in the market for a phone right now I would not get the new iPhone' and 'I am tired of Apple's shenanigans with the app store and monopoly over the iPhone'. ...

At the Lamb’s High Feast

This song was sang during communion this morning.  One of the men in the church, Paul Duffin, wrote a new arrangement for it a la Indelible Grace.  It is one of my favorites, especially the second verse. At the Lamb’s high feast we sing Praise to our victorious King, Who ...

Jonah’s Prayer

Read this earlier while spending some time on the Word and wanted to post It here. “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and ...

Seeing Through Cynicism

A couple of sharp jabs at my own life from Dick Keyes book, Seeing Through Cynicism: A Reconsideration of the Power of Suspicion.... Cynicism and moral apathyAnother variant of the consolation of self-protectionism is cynicism as a justification for moral apathy. If any one is looking for a respectable excuse ...

My thoughts exactly (on Hell)

Shortly after coming over to the reformed view of Christianity I realized that the general understand of hell (and of heaven as well) were deeply flawed and unbiblical.  I began discussing how an omnipresent God could have created a place where He was not present, so Hell had to be ...

Christian Origins series by N.T. Wright (and some others)…

I am finally making the jump and commitment to go through the three volumes of Wright's Christian Origins and the Question of God series.  I understand that he is supposed to continue this on at some point so I need to go ahead and get started.  I am going a little ...

Christless Christianity

A great quote from Horton's latest, Christless Christianity: We do not need more Christian service organizations but more churches that serve the sheep and send them out to love and serve their neighbors alongside non-Christians as employees, employers, volunteers, friends, and family members.  Since we all share the awareness of God's in our ...

Catching up with the Grahams

It has been a long time since I have posted something on the blog. My apologies for those few people that frequent this place or at least have it linked in their RSS reader. The beginning of this year brought some changes at work as I was moved ...

The Institutes of Doug Burr

I, like many others out there, am going to use this reading plan to make my way through Calvin's Institutes in 2009.  With it being the 500th anniversary of his birth, you can expect to see many books published about the man as well as several blogs going through his ...

Carl Trueman and the Temptation to Resist

Carl Trueman is quickly becoming one of my favorite commentators on society and how Christians should interact with it through a biblical lens. Here is what he had to say recently: Goodbye Larry King, Hello Jerry Springer! The hoo-hah over President Elect Obama's choice of Rick Warren continues unabated, with most ...

July 16th 2010
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Tumblr

I am considering migrating this blog over to tumblr. You can track it for now over at http://theologypub.tumblr.com. It seems more conducive for short bursts of thought, photos, videos and the like. We shall see.
May 3rd 2010
Tags: Food & Drink One Comment

Oskar Blues Old Chub

While shopping for the week at our local grocery store, I was able to pick up this gem in a 6-pack (of cans!) along with Oskar's new outing, the Gubna Imperial IPA, which I will review later.  Now please be kind as this is my first beer review and am ...
April 27th 2010
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New music on the horizon…. addendum.

The mighty Hunter has humbled me by reminded me of the impending release of my favorite band, Wovenhand. I had it in mind when thinking about what releases to include and then managed to forget it. So here it is; What you see above (click for larger image) is the artwork ...
April 27th 2010
Tags: Music 2 Comments

New music on the horizon..

Here are a few releases that I am really looking forward to. First and foremost is Oh Ye Devastator from the great singer/songwriter out of Denton, Doug Burr. If you have not graced your ears with his music you are really missing out on something special. This is the proper follow-up ...
March 25th 2010
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Hammock “Breathturn”

Video for a song off the upcoming Hammock album, "Chasing After Shadows... Living with the Ghosts". Hammock - Breathturn from David Altobelli on Vimeo.