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June 2010

June 07, 2010

"What are the Boundaries of the Central Truths of Christianity?" Guest Contributor, Josh Wise

What a cool thing it is to connect with so many people, from so many...

May 2010

May 27, 2010

Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 5 (Concluding Exhortations… Native Americans as Victims of Nationalism)

This is part four of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads...

May 26, 2010

Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 4 (When 2 Empire’s Collide)

This is part four of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads...

May 24, 2010

Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 3 (Give to Caesar What is Caesar’s?)

This is part three of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads...

May 17, 2010

Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus and Nationalism, part 1

The next several posts are going to be in the form of a written sermon. ...

May 10, 2010

Final Thoughts on Why Mark 13 Matters Today! [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 10 (Mark 13)]

This is the tenth and final post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the...

May 05, 2010

The Rest of the Biblical Story and the Rapture of the Church [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 9 (Mark 13)]

This is the ninth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I...

May 04, 2010

Shaking Up the Heavens…Cosmic Destruction? [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 8 (Mark 13)]

This is the eighth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I...

April 2010

April 29, 2010

The Son of Man Already “Came Back!” [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 7 (Mark 13)]

This is the Sixth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I...

April 25, 2010

Angels Vs. Messengers… A War of Words? [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 6 (Mark 13)]

This is the Sixth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I...

April 23, 2010

Abomination of Desolation ≠ AntiChrist! [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 5 (Mark 13)]

This is the fifth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I...

April 22, 2010

A "Tough" Proposal – An Approach to Alleviating Poverty, 1

This is the first of 3 posts that I plan to do regarding alleviating poverty. ...

April 06, 2010

Earthquakes… Signs of the End Times? Part 2: Mark 13 as it Relates to the Rest of the Book

This is the second post in a series titled: Mark 13... Signs of the Times?...

March 2010

March 30, 2010

A Post for Passover! Exodus / Passover Motifs in the New Testament… “The Cups” (repost)

Yesterday evening at sundown began the ancient festival of the Passover. As you may remember,...

March 21, 2010

Can You Summarize Your View of Joining God's Mission in a Paragraph?

Below I have given a short paragraph on basically a 'theology of mission.' I am...

March 15, 2010

Theology affects Ecology? Quote to Ponder: John MacArthur (repost, 12/3/08)

Here is a quote I came across while doing research on God's Mission. It is...

March 10, 2010

Kingdom Killing of Canaanites? Genocide and Joshua…

I want to offer a way of looking at the destruction of the Canaanites that...

March 08, 2010

Is the Old Testament God a Bully? Quote to Ponder: Richard Dawkins

As we read the Old Testament, it is easy to get frustrated on several points. ...

February 2010

February 07, 2010

Can Prayer Change the Future? Your Thoughts…

I haven't done many posts on the blog in the past few months, but I...

September 2009

September 04, 2009

Fundamentalism… Some Rants on Its Historical Development (repost)

This is a re-post from April of 2008: I have been studying a bit on...

June 2009

June 21, 2009

Can You Preach a Passage Using Only a Footnote? Romans 8:28

In seminary you come across great teachers and books that you probably wouldn’t encounter otherwise....

June 19, 2009

Quote To Ponder: Missionaries to the Creation? Chris Wright

Below is a quotation from evangelical Christopher J.H. Wright (who I am told is taking...

June 09, 2009

Does God Have Two Peoples in His Story?

Last night, I spoke in my local church and gave out a resource for study...

June 06, 2009

If you could press "delete" on a Bible passage, which one would you erase?

UPDATE: Woodland Hills Bridge 'podrishioner' Site adds more to the conversation! Click on the link...

June 02, 2009

Worship Music and Theology: Sing to the King

I don’t know about you, but when I am in church singing songs to the...

April 2009

April 20, 2009

Discussing the Atonement When Its No Longer Cool!

I have been doing some thinking about the atonement in recent months and even though...

April 10, 2009

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus 1; Do you have the 'anointin'?

Have you ever been to an old fashioned southern church? You know the kind of...

March 2009

March 28, 2009

Doomsday? Will Earth Be Destroyed? (Olivet Discourse [Other Arguments for Past Fulfillment]) Part 4

There are some basic arguments against a futurist understanding of the Olivet Discourse. Within the...

March 24, 2009

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus Intro; Can We Find a More Jewish Jesus?

UPDATE: MARCH 28, 09 (Lois Tverberg chimes in) Hi Kurt - Thanks so much for...

March 23, 2009

Doomsday? Will Earth Be Destroyed? (Olivet Discourse [Apocalyptic Language, Left Behind]) Part 3

The great tribulation, when it is spoken of in our culture, usually has the referent...