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Archive for April, 2007

Pyromaniacs: How we “do” Christianity, and the reverse

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Here’s an old gem from Dan Phillips on the importance of scripture. A sample (emphasis from the original):
It should be beyond argument that Christianity should have something fundamental to do with Christ. If so, there is no doubt that Christ-religion is a religion of the Bible first and foremost.
To start with the most forehead-slappingly [...]

“Theological Worldview” Quiz

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

OK, I don’t usually do these kinds of online quizzes (which is a required disclaimer, I think), but here you go.
Oh, and for the record, I am also sceptical about spelling skeptical with a “c,” as well as sckeptickal about how “Reformed Evangelical” and “Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan” can be so close together.

You scored as Reformed Evangelical. [...]

Spurgeon on Whole-Hearted Christianity

Monday, April 9th, 2007

My pastor included a great quote Charles H. Spurgeon in his sermon Easter morning, and I thought I would share a longer version of the same with all of you here:
Life is a mighty thing, especially the divine life. If you choose to contract your souls by a sort of spiritual tight-lacing, or if you [...]

He is Risen

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Luke 24:1-12

24:1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, [...]

Good Friday

Friday, April 6th, 2007

Luke 23:26-56

26 And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. 27 And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. 28 But turning to them [...]