Theology
Jesus ist HERR
(For interest: anyone read German? I hope they translated it correctly!) Jesus ist HERR – ein Aufruf zu radikaler J ¼ngerschaft von Rowland Croucher Schriftlesung: Philipper 2,9-11: „Darum hat ihn auch Gott erh ¶ht und hat ihm den Namen gegeben, der ¼ber alle Namen ist, dass in dem Namen Jesu sich beugen sollen aller derer Knie, die […]
Bart Campolo
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/novemberweb-only/147-12.0.html Bart Campolo’s Karamazov God “If those things are true, then God might as well send me to hell.” Collin Hansen “Some might say I would be wise to swallow my misgivings about such stuff, remain orthodox, and thereby secure my place with God in eternity. But that is precisely my point: If those things […]
Ministry Gifts and their Purpose
Ministry Gifts and their Purpose (Eph 4.11-16) based on Houses that Change the World, The Return of the House Churches, Wolfgang Simson, OM publishing, 2001 The multiplier effect of the fivefold gifts. These gifts are the DNA or self-organising structure of the church. The fundamental growth principle in the NT was for each of these […]
The Holy Spirit in Time and Culture
Being aware of the plethora of material written on the tension between Charismatic and Conservative theologies one scarcely believes it possible to contribute anything new. However, as I reflect on New Testament events and hold them in relief against my time spent as a pioneer missionary in the jungles of Kalimanatan Indonesia and add to […]
The Seductive Power of Apocalyptic
Nov. 19, 2006 By Harry T. Cook Mark 13: 14-23 We are now approaching the outer suburbs of the city known as Last Judgment – or, if you will, that season in the church’s peculiar calendar during which we sense the rumbling approach of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – one of the abiding […]
Fleeing From Fundamentalism
The term “fundamental” has become negative in the minds of the non-religious & even many religious persons. We often see fundamentalism equated with radical or fanatical. You hear the media use it in such a manner when describing Muslim terrorists. For example, the media will call Muslim terrorists, “fundamentalists”. You will also see the media […]
Conversation on Religion
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/2006/11/all_on_faith_panelists/comments.html
Relativism and Fundamentalism (Peter Berger)
Going to Extremes? Between Relativism and Fundamentalism? peter l. berger ——————————————————————————– Contemporary culture (and by no means only in America) appears to be in the grip of two seemingly contradictory forces. One pushes the culture toward relativism, the view that there are no absolutes whatever, that moral or philosophical truth is inaccessible if not illusory. […]
Does God Have a Sense of Humour?
(My daughter Amanda had to take the contra side in a debate in her church – raw deal! Here are the notes from her brief speech. Rowland). “Does God have a Sense of Humour?” Debate Ringwood Salvation Army, 12/11/06 NEGATIVE – First Speaker (Amanda Southwell) The Collins dictionary defines Sense of Humour as being “the […]
Introduction To Theology: A Basic Reading List
I’ve been asked to teach a basic ‘Introduction to Theology’ course next year to adults, many of whom have not read any theology at all… Here’s a first draft reading list, from fairly readable/basic to more challenging… ranging across the evangelical spectrum… ~~~ Bruce Milne, Know the Truth: A Handbook of Christian Beliefs Lee Strobel, […]
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