Rediscovering the Gospel
490 years ago today, a monk with a mallet posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. One of the 95 Theses said this: "62. The true
Theology
Good hard theological reading
In his excellent book The Art of Pastoring, David Hansen offers an interesting insight into the benefit of theological reading:
Good hard theological reading makes my sermon preparation go faster. I've
The basis of God-centered preaching
There are many reasons why preachers don't preach God-centered messages. One of the reasons, though, has to do with the fear that preaching about God will be irrelevant to people&
Seeing the world as a sinking ship
In Consuming Jesus, Paul Metzger argues that three historical themes converged to make evangelicalism less than it should be:
* Anti-intellectualism
* Antipathy toward social engagement
* A form of premillennial eschatology which promotes a
Are evangelicals anti-intellectual?
Paul Metzger’s soon-to-be released book Consuming Jesus traces how evangelicalism became what it is today. One of three historical influences he mentions is anti-intellectualism.
Metzger offers D.L. Moody