Speaking of Faith and Government, Human Equality and Rights

In his groundbreaking work, The Age of Reason (1794), the late English-American philosopher and Human rights activist Thomas Paine (1737-1809) argued for human rights  and equality in matters of faith and life.  He advocated for separation of Church and State, and the freedom to be oneself, in a sense to withdraw oneself  undoubtedly from any [...]

Please, help Us Send Medical Help to Haiti’s Poor

The letter below is from a friend. Hubner Soivilien sent it to me yesterday. I thought I would inform you readers about it. Mr. Soivilien is seeking for assistance to provide and send medical supplies to help sick people in Haiti. If the great Lord is called you too help the Haitian people, [...]

Around the Blogs

We begin with Prof. Dave Black ’s observation, “A Christian is expected not only to think well but to do good, and to fail in the latter is to fail in the former. He also remarks, Jesus’ words, “Greater love has no man than this, that he should lay down his life for his friends,” are [...]

Why Preach the Gospel (Part I) ?

In attempt to articulate  a few propositions on the necessity of  preaching  the Gospel, we must first ask : What is the Gospel? What is the nature of the news we proclaim?
To put it succintly  and simply: the Gospel is [about] God’s story.  It is God’s story as it is the Humanity’s story. The Gospel [...]

Call For Papers: “Theology and Race” (Princeton Theological Review, Fall 2009)

 
 

Source: Princeton Theological Review
Call for Papers: Fall 2009 Issue Theology and Race You are invited to submit an article, reflection, or book review for publication in the Fall 2009 issue of the Princeton Theological Review on the topic of “Theology and Race.”
 In an effort to foster responsible theological reflection on contemporary issues and challenges, the [...]

The Gospel Coalition 2009 Online

The sermons/lectures given at the Gospel Coalition 2009 event are now available online. Below I list the individuals and lectures associated with their names.  Enjoy!

Bryan Chapell

Preach the Word

K. Edward Copeland

Shadowlands: Pitfalls and Parodies of Gospel-Centered Ministry

Mark Driscoll

Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

Tim Keller

The Grand Demythologizer: The Gospel and Idolatry

C.J. Mahaney

N/A

John Piper

Feed the Flame of [...]

Cornell West on Jesus and His Cross

“Behold, that first century Palestinian Jew was born in a funky manger. He had some funky working-class parents sometimes dealing with unemployment and underemployment. He walked on some funky and dusty roads, didn’t he? He brought together 12 funky folk. He didn’t go out 100 miles to the vanilla suburbs, did he? He picked them [...]

What I learned In Seminary (Part II)

My journey to seminary has been both a cultural shock and survival. Cultural shock, in reference to the insensitive atmosphere and the socially limited space represented on-campus; cultural survival describes best the urgency to subdue the socially-constructed confinements, isolation and disgrace. What I’ve discovered was that the myth of a Christian collective goal and shared [...]

Justification and Race

Michael Bird writes about “justification and race.”