with truth, yeah? Seems like the thing to do. The other night, my friend Justin preached Ephesians 6 to the college and singles group at my old church. I was there, and I appreciated his willingness to discuss such an under-appreciated topic as spiritual warfare. I didn’t ask him to, but when he visits me...
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Friday night I was treated to a pretty interesting discussion. This year’s Greer Heard Forum brought together many famous philosophers, scientists, and theologians to discuss The Future of Atheism. It is in its third year. The first year I saw NT Wright (Bishop of Durham) face off against John Dominic Crossan (former chair of the...
“The Gospel we preach produces the churches we get.” -Scot McKnight I was talking through this statement with my roommate, and my thoughts went like this: If the Gospel we preach produces the churches we get, then we’re not preaching the right Gospel. Either we’re not preaching the full Gospel, or we’re not reaching the...
Scot McKnight, author of the book Jesus Creed and a blog of the same name, spent today at NOBTS lecturing on several topics. I missed the first two due to class, but I did make the third lecture on the sociology of conversion, as he put it. I wouldn’t possibly be able to clearly or...
It’s about thirteen minutes into Thursday, as my clock reads. Tuesday was a special day. I’ll let you decide how to emphasize the word special. My school held a big rally and we all went out into the city to do things. Some people gutted homes, others fixed roofs, and my team prayer walked Uptown....