theology

George Grant on the Biblical approach to poverty and work

December 31, 2009

When I started working on the Seek Social Justice series, I realized I needed to know more about what the Bible says concerning social justice and the poor. My friend Dr. George Grant has taught on this topic for years and written numerous books on the subject, so I knew he was a good place [...]

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Is this the most beautiful Christmas song ever sung?

December 24, 2009

The birth of our Lord has inspired countless works of art, but this one is unique: a 16th-century painting of the sleeping Jesus by Francesco Albani inspired a 19th-century poem by Eduard Mörike which in turn inspired a 19th-century song by Hugo Wolf which was sung by the 20th-century soprano Kathleen Battle: Schlafendes Jesuskind (or, [...]

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“The Biblical understanding of justice is rooted in God Himself.” – Dr. Albert Mohler

December 21, 2009

One of the highlights of producing Seek Social Justice was the opportunity to interview Dr. Albert Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Mohler is one of the great intellects of modern Christendom and consistently pushes against the prevailing culture. In this excerpt from his longer interview, he discusses how we [...]

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“A number of ministry principles are very, very important.” – Dr. Charles Roesel

December 18, 2009

It was a listener’s delight to interview Dr. Charles Roesel for the Seek Social Justice series.  He is one of the most straight-shooting, call-it-like-it-is, this-is-the-truth-whether-you-like-it-or-not pastors I’ve ever heard.  Moreover, almost everything he says is packed down tight with Biblical insight and wisdom. In this selection from his longer interview (which contains countless gems), he [...]

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Understanding the Parables and the Kingdom: Two Essays

December 17, 2009

We are in the process of creating some additional study materials for people going through the Modern Parables class. In doing so, we updated two of our initial essays on “Understanding the Parables” and “Living the Parables” (currently only found in the Modern Parables’ Leaders’ Guide and at moderparable.com). If you are interested, you can [...]

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Gloria in Excelsis Deo

December 15, 2009

When we received the mail yesterday we were greeted by this wonderful drawing. It was done by Abe Goolsby, a good friend who is also a professional graphic designer and illustrator. I like the way the young boy grabs onto his father as the angelic host descends. The soldierly strength of the angels is a [...]

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The Practice of the Presence of God

December 4, 2009

I’m currently working on a screenplay in which one of the characters has a very moment-by-moment walk with God. Personally, I’ve always been intrigued with the well-known book by Brother Lawrence entitled The Practice of the Presence of God. In the case of this particular character (her name is Beatrice), she read the book early [...]

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Vos on the Kingdom

September 10, 2008

Geerhardus Vos (1862-1949) was a Dutch-American theologian who taught Biblical Theology at Princeton.  I think he’s one of the most important theologians of the 20th-century and find that he’s highly influenced my views both of scripture and the Kingdom of God.  In 1903, he wrote a tract entitled The Teaching of Jesus Regarding the Kingdom [...]

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One Perspective on Using Video in Small Groups

July 23, 2008

A few months ago, I was asked by smallgroups.com to write a short article on using videos to teach which they published in their e-newsletter. Since it was never added to our site, I thought I’d post it here: My first memory of watching a video in church was in youth group. It was the [...]

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Umberto Eco on God

January 27, 2008

This post is long overdue, but I have been working on something on George Stevens. However, it is still in rough form so I’ll say something about the author of the book I’ve wanted to read for years and just recently started: The Name of the Rose. I am a late fan of the Italian [...]

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