Monthly Archives: January 2010

Clicki, Vidi, Linki – Special issue…

This weeks Clicki, Vidi, Linki (I clicked, I saw, I linked) is dedicated to the one social issue that those who preach a social gospel seem most silent on.  In the book “Adventures in Missing the Point” by Mclaren and … Continue reading

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Missing the Point 03…

The author of the second chapter (Missing the Point: Theology) starts by stating that “everyone is a theologian.”  This is not necessarily a false statement as everyone from the atheist to the highly religious person has a set of beliefs … Continue reading

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Missing the Point 02…

Chapter 1 titled “Missing the Point: Salvation”.    The author of this chapter lays out that the church has potentially missed the point by becoming overly decision oriented (my terminology).  He points out that terms like “accept Christ as your personal … Continue reading

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Missing the point 01…

I’m reading through the book “Adventures in  Missing the Point”, which is NOT about proper evasive techniques for sword fighting.  Actually, that would probably be a more useful book.  This book, written by Tony Campolo and Brian McLaren,  has an … Continue reading

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Clicki, Vidi, Linki (1-22-10)

Aside from the quotes, book review and receipt fail here on this blog this week, here are a few other links worth clicking. Over at Teampyro, Phil Johnson writes an astute post on “The Lie of Liberal Theology.”  This is … Continue reading

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What exactly did you order?

There are plenty of little things around us each day that can make us smile.  On Monday I had the privilege of meeting with 3 of the youth leaders in our church for a time of encouragement and prayer.  We … Continue reading

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Book Review: “Adopted for Life” by Russell Moore

As many of the readers of this blog know, my wife and I are in the process of adopting a child. This is something we had decided we wanted to do before we were married and through various events and … Continue reading

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Monday quotes: The good, The bad and/or The ugly…

The Good Since today is MLK day allow me to start out with some quotes by the good Dr. King: “A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.” That … Continue reading

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Theological Liberals, Heresy, and McManus. Links of the week.

Been a while since I’ve posted a “Clicki, vidi, linki” entry.  Here are some fun ones to stimulate the theological brain. First this quote by Dr. Al Mohler: Theological liberals do not intend to destroy Christianity, but to save it. … Continue reading

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Book Review(s): “Grant” by Jean Edward Smith

*Note:  This post has two segments.  The first a “short” book review, the second (after the jump) a longer review of Grants life. This past Christmas my wife, knowing my interest in all things historical, gave me a biography of … Continue reading

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