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Discipleship at the Cafe

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:29:25 -0700

What would the Church look like if we thought of “disciple-making” as our core purpose, in adult formation programs, in seminary education, in worship? There you go, folks—that’s the key question. It’s from a post here at the Episcopal Cafe. I’d say all of the rest of our questions about church stuff (including what we do with people, buildings, politics, etc.) are properly subsets of this question.

What would God say about you?

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:27:24 -0700

(If you wish to receive these business-day devotionals directly via e-mail, subscribe by e-mailing Brother Abnel at todayswhisper@gmail.com) TODAY’S VERSE: 2 Corinthians 10:18 “What you say about yourself means nothing in God’s work. It’s what God says about you that makes the difference.” [The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson] TODAY’S MESSAGE A key element in any successful and well-managed system is accountability: the need to

BBC NEWS | UK | ‘Respect atheists’, says cardinal

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:26:09 -0700

This from http://news.bbc.co.uk: “The Archbishop of Westminster has urged Christians to treat atheists and agnostics with ‘deep esteem’.” I thought John Humphrys on Today was pathetic this morning. Richard Dawkins laid the accusation that religion needs to be questioned in as vigourous a way as any science (I agree), as if the media somehow gave religion an easy ride (I disagree). Humphrys just let Dawkins rant away, which is somewhat ironic, but not surprising as Humphrys’ own attitude to re

Apocalyptic Prognostication

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:22:12 -0700

According to cult leader Wayne Bent, the world will end in 2012. Livescience reports In early 2007, Bent said that the world would end on Halloween of that year. That apparently fell through, however Bent was undeterred and has updated his prophecy to say that the Apocalypse will happen at any moment: “The seven last plagues are all falling now and the end of all things is at hand,” Bent wrote on his church’s Web site. I don’t think we can take this guy very seriously. After all, he thinks h

Multi-faith Friendships

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:07:18 -0700

Fr. John Iffert spoke about being Catholic in a multi-faith friendships. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqh9VYEdwI

New Release: Zizek and Theology

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:04:52 -0700

We have received the first copies of Adam Kotsko's Zizek and Theology - and they look absolutely brilliant! Thanks to our designer, Louise, who did an excellent job on creating the series design! Adam's book will be in available in the UK from now and in about two months in the US. Keep looking out for it. "Zizek and Theology" is the first book in our new "Philosophy and Theology" series and will soon be followed by Craig Hovey's Nietzsche and Theology (August 2008). Other titles in the seri

God-centeredness the Root of True Life

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:03:00 -0700

God-centeredness the Root of True Life Posted May 9th, 2008 by Richard Smith [Note: This post is the first in a new series called “Historical Reformed Theology.” To view all the posts in this series, you can use the links on the right under the Categories heading.] The last few posts have been on how theology must be God-centered. This is the missing element in modern theology and biblical studies. It is the missing element of preaching and the function of the local church. It is the missing

Unus Deus - Verus Doctrina, Pt 8

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:59:55 -0700

Greater than I, and praying to the Father In John 14.28, Christ says, “Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.” Most Trinitarians will tell you that the Father and Son are eternally co-equal, yet here, Christ says that the Father is greater than the Son. We also, as previously examined, have verses that say that the Father sent the Son. If equality among the

Margin Notes: Things I scribbled in the white spaces on 5/9/2K8

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:48:13 -0700

1 - “Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked.” (1 Chronicles 4:9-10, ESV) RAF: Tucked away in the midst of these chapters with their long lists of people we do not and cannot

Badiou's Saint Paul; Chapter 9

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:47:51 -0700

After exploring the relationship between faith and love Badiou looks at Paul's concept of hope. He first frames a classic notion as hope in the Final Judgment and then says, Against this classic judicial eschatology, Paul seems instead to characterize hope as a simple imperative of continuation, a principle if tenacity of obstinacy. In Thessalonians I, faith is compared to a striving, and love to grueling work, to the laborious, the troublesome. Hope, for its part, pertains to endurance, to per

A Meditation for Pentecost - The Sending of the Holy Spirit

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:03:18 -0700

by Irenaeus who was a bishop and a martyr born around the year 130 A.D. He is known for his works defending the faith against the heresies of the Gnostics. He was martyred around 200 A.D. When the Lord told his disciples to go and teach all nations and to baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, he conferred on them the power of giving men new life in God. He had promised through the prophets that in these last days he would pour our his Spirit on his se

Chapter 12: Adoption

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:48 -0700

Source: 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith Chapter 12 ADOPTION 12.1 God has granted1 that, in and for his only Son Jesus Christ,3 all those who are justified3 share in the grace of adoption. By this they are numbered with and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God. They have his name put upon them,4 and receive the Spirit of adoption. They have access to the throne of grace with boldness, and are able to cry, ‘Abba, Father!’5 They are pitied, protected, provided for,

John MacArthur On Why Doctrine Matters

Fri, 09 May 2008 03:46:51 -0700

Sound, biblical doctrine is a necessary aspect of true wisdom and authentic faith. The attitude that scorns doctrine while elevating feelings or blind trust cannot legitimately be called faith at all, even if it masquerades as Christianity. It is actually an irrational form of unbelief. John MacArthur made this comment in this brief article over at Pulpit Magazine. Doctrine does matter. Doctrine is simply the truths that are taught in the Bible. We are commanded to grow in our knowledge of

“Do Not Lead Us into Temptation, But Deliver us from Evil”

Fri, 09 May 2008 03:39:09 -0700

The sixth and final petition of the model of prayer that Jesus taught his disciples, like the third and fifth petitions, has two parts. The two parts or halves of the fifth petition, for example, work together in a complimentary way: ‘Forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors’. In the sixth petition, however, the two halves work together, but in opposition: leading us into temptation versus — on the contrary — delivering us from evil. Jesus teaches us to ask our heavenly Father not

God Glossary

Fri, 09 May 2008 02:15:07 -0700

This is one for the theology buffs. I was dredging through some of my notes the other day when I came across a page outlining a variety of beliefs concerning gods and god. Unfortunately I have lost the source information, so I can't tell you where I got it. But it does make for interesting reading, or at least I thought so, as it included a few terms here that even I hadn't heard of before. Anyway take a look: Polytheism The belief that there are several gods Henotheism The belief tha

CH Spurgeom_____May 9.

Fri, 09 May 2008 02:08:33 -0700

May 9-Morning {Daily Reading: #2Ki 21:1-23:20} {Quick Study: #1Ch 6:1-7:40} “Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings.” {#Eph 1:3} All the goodness of the past, the present, and the future, Christ bestows upon his people. In the mysterious ages of the past the Lord Jesus was his Father’s first elect, and in his election he gave us an interest, for we were chosen in him from before the foundation of the world. He had from all eternity the prerogatives of Sonship, as his Father’s o

I’ve gotta get my grades up

Fri, 09 May 2008 02:07:07 -0700

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What’s God got to do with it?: Down to earth theology for the front line

Fri, 09 May 2008 02:06:33 -0700

Start: 11/06/2008 - 09:45 End: 11/06/2008 - 15:30 The very word ‘theology’ is a turn-off for many activists. Too often, theology seems abstract and disconnected from the reality of day to day community work. read more

Returning Repentance

Fri, 09 May 2008 01:44:36 -0700

Returning Repentance With the revelation of the pretentious treachery of Judah God again extends mercy to the northern kingdom of Israel. Though they had departed from God and since the departure from the southern kingdom, had never really had much worship and care for God they were not pretentious in their behavior. You will not find one righteous king among the people of Israel. Jereboam, the first king of Israel, it is said of Him, “Jereboam did not turn from his evil way…” (1 Kings 13

racism in the Afrikaans churches

Fri, 09 May 2008 01:00:55 -0700

The South African reformed church scene is quite a complex one, I can’t think how to explain it to outsiders. But then again, I guess you find the reformed church scene around where you live complex too? I’m in the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa. Studying with me is a number of students from the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa. Basically the same church, but they split up about 150 years ago, and ever since been apart. Then there is a Reformed Churches of South Africa, again supposed t