Across the Web – 10/11/11

Across the Web – 10/11/11

If you haven’t heard, CNN has reported that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has ordained its first openly gay pastor. Let’s quickly acknowledge that the church has not interacted with homosexuals well, and that this issue is one that takes great humility,...
Roots of Bitterness: stop reading into everything

Roots of Bitterness: stop reading into everything

I have a new theory related to why the author of Hebrews wrote, “See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.” (Heb. 12:15) I think it’s...
Across the Web – 10/11/11

Across the Web – 10/05/11

Numbers Matter – As you know, when some people are discussing church growth or issues related to worship gathering attendance, someone always throws in a “numbers don’t matter” response and point us to consider it as a “matter of the...
Across the Web – 10/11/11

The Center of the Theology of the Gospels…

“This is the center of the theology of the Gospels. The cross of Jesus upholds the justice and the mercy of God, glorifying him. The kingdom dawns only because of the death and resurrection of Jesus, because of this definitive display of God’s glory in...