Christmas Greetings
I know it has been a lean year for my long suffering blog readers, but as a sign i still love you, and that the rivers of xenos have not yet run dry, here is some traditional Christmas excess, two...
View ArticleSermon Outline: 2 John 4-6
Whilst listening to a sermon last night on 2 John, I noticed you'd get a rather nice outline for a preach or even a series from verses 4-6,Walk in the truthWalk in obedienceWalk in loveI think it is a...
View ArticleFaith vs Fanaticism
Fanaticism is never truly spiritual because it is not free. It is not free because it is not enlightened. It cannot judge between good and evil, truth and falsity, because it is blinded by prejudice....
View ArticleEvangelicalism a Definition
For those of you who like this sort of thing, there is a fairly workable definition of Evangelicalism in an essay by Marcia Pally,For the purposes of this essay, American evangelicalism is an approach...
View ArticleExplicating Omnipresence
Oden in his epic Classic Christianity (pp47-8), "No particle is so small that God is not fully present to it. No galaxy is so vast that God does not circumscribe it. No space is without the divine...
View Articlebrick-a-brack 170113 Bumper Summer Edition!
Tom Rainer does some sloppy research and comes up with a list of ten things church members want from their pastor. A good list to make us pastors to feel unworthy, but then living up to other people's...
View Articlecoming out on gay marriage
Steve Chalke, a UK Baptist, a pastor, evangelist and social advocate, has come out in support of gay marriage in a article in Christianity magazine, although few outside the UK know or care who Steve...
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OT Hermeneutics the usual (wrong) way
For more on this sort of thing try http://xenos-theology.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/keller-getting-ot-wrong.html which still requires a follow up to Tim's pertinent question, don't worry it is coming. ;-)
View ArticleNewbigin on the Church's Anxiety Issues
Christianity is perceived to be a good cause which is in danger of collapsing though lack of support. Or - in a quite different manifestation of the same fundamental attitude - there is a strident...
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Ministry Beards
Don't know who made this, but it is very good and nearly comprehensive, although my own facial folical configuration is missing, answers on a postcard or in the comments please. Click to embiggen.
View ArticleSame Sex Marriage
Some of the faculty from Carey Baptist College get stuck into this thorny issue. Carey Conversation on Same Sex Marriage from Carey Baptist College on Vimeo.
View ArticleDealing with spam comments
Over the last few months I have had a veritable torrent of spam comments, 10s a day and as my blogging time is rather limited these days that meant I often had a big heap in my inbox. For a while...
View ArticleStrange Book the Bible
An impression gradually emerged that when all is said and done, many of the arguments and reconstructions are interesting, but in order to understand what the Jesus of history was all about we...
View ArticleReturning to Paul's Vision in 2 Cor 12
Mystic or Sarcastic? Visions and Revelations in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. Part 1Many moons ago I suggested that the account of Paul's vision in 2 Corinthians 12 might not be 100% sincere but may in fact...
View ArticleBoasting and Roasting
Mystic or Sarcastic? Visions and Revelations in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. Part 2The visions and revelations passage is part of a larger section of ch. 10-13 where Paul is defending his ministry against...
View ArticleIs that really necessary?
Mystic or Sarcastic? Visions and Revelations in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. Part 3Paul introduces his vision narrative by writingIt is necessary to boast; nothing is to be gained by it,but I will go on to...
View ArticlePaul's Vision?
Mystic or Sarcastic? Visions and Revelations in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. Part 4 We arrive now at Paul's recounting of the vision, which is accomplished in a few short verses, 2 Cor 12:2-4. "Due to it's...
View ArticleWould Paul Mock?
Mystic or Sarcastic? Visions and Revelations in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. Part 5 So is it really possible that Paul, as I have argued, is mocking an opponent rather than recounting his own vision? Even...
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Should Christians be Vegetarians?
Many of you may never have considered this topic but for others it is a source of sleep deprivation. Here is a quick sketch of the issues.1. Meat eating starts in the Biblical story in Genesis 9:3 as...
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Theology in the Context of World Christianity: A Book Review
Theology in the Context of World Christianity: how the global church is influencing the way we think about and discuss theologyTimothy C. TennentZondervan 2007 Best quote so far:Why do theological...
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