There have been many posts about Steve Jobs’ recent death. Ed Stetzer writes about how Steve’s slow decline from public view pushes us to live in light of eternity. Justin Taylor writes about it at The Gospel Coalition yesterday, and he writes about the Gospel According to Steve Jobs today. And I particularly loved the blog Mike Anderson wrote for The Resurgence.
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Posted in Life Lessons
Tagged Christ, Christianity, death, Ed Stetzer, Eternity, God, Jesus, Scriptures, Steve Jobs, The Bible, The Cross, The Gospel, The Resurgence
The Elephant Room
For those who aren’t familiar with The Elephant Room:
The Elephant Room features blunt conversations between seven influential pastors who take differing approaches to ministry. No keynotes. No canned messages. These are “the conversations you never thought you’d hear.” All conversations are moderated by James MacDonald of Harvest Bible Chapel and Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church
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Posted in Theology
Tagged Christ, Christianity, Church, Crucifixion, Divine Plan, God, God’s glory, God’s Will, Gospel, James MacDonald, Jesus, Justin Taylor, Mark Driscoll, Modalism, Pain, Religion, Sovereignty, T.D. Jakes, Thabiti Anyabwile, The Bible, The Cross, The Elephant Room, The Gospel Coalition, Trinity
We ended the last post affirming that God was the active agent in our salvation and that our salvation was primarily for His glory and then our joy in Him.
Posted in Bible Study, Ephesians
Tagged Christ, Christianity, Church, Church at Ephesus, Crucifixion, Divine Plan, Ephesians, Evil, God, God’s glory, God’s Will, Gospel, Jesus, Pain, Pauline Letters, Paul’s Epistles, Religion, Sovereignty, Suffering, The Bible, The Cross, Unity in Christ
A couple weeks ago, I posted an announcement about John Piper’s latest book, Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian. I haven’t even read it yet, and I am already very grateful for this book.
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Posted in Announcements
Tagged Bloodlines, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Christians, Church, Crossway, Desiring God, Gospel, Jesus, John Piper, Racism, The Christian, The Church, The Cross
It’s very rare for me to read something that is both Theologically solid and emotionally riveting at the same time. So often, the stories we hear about Jesus are expressed in two ways: A feltboard-style Jesus, or a transcendent Christology. The first makes us feel that Jesus is something more appropriate for six year olds, and the second makes Jesus seem incomprehensible.
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Posted in Theology
Tagged Christ, Christianity, Church, Crucifixion, death, Desiring God, Divine Plan, Evil, God, God’s Will, Gospel, John Piper, Jon Bloom, Religion, sin, Sinners, Sovereignty, The Bible, The Cross
