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Theology

Why Do Theology?

Clayboy has just posted a little gem on ‘What is the point of theology?‘.  He kicks off with a few tongue in cheek comments including: To make everything more difficult than it needs to be He ends his short piece with a quote from Evagrius of Pontus which is well worth reading (so go to […]

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Observations Theology

God in the Small and the Mundane

Tim Chester has just posted a great little post on the spirituality of washing up. At first glance it sounds silly, but if we are serious about having Christ in all areas of lives, that must include when we are up to our elbows in soapy water: How do you know a legalist has done […]

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Theology

Insiders and Outsiders

Pastors are floundering in the proclamation of the Bible. Too many sermons are merely preach to the choir of those who already agree with them. A missional approach to the Bible reminds us that the message of the Scripture is for both insiders and outsiders to the Gospel message. The Bible is interested in converting […]

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Theology

So Little Time, So Much Reading To Be Done

Finding web pages like this almost causes me to despair! When will I have the time to read it all?

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Theology

Toward a Missional Hermeneutic

This rather uncomfortable sounding phrase essentially means reading the Bible through the light of God’s mission. Michael Goheen, has just published an excellent set of notes on the subject over at the Gospel and Our Culture Network. The outline of the paper gives a feel for what he is saying. Scripture is the Record of […]

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Theology

The Trinity and Particle Physics

Rob Bell waxes eloquent. I’ve not seen the full video so I can’t really judge it, but this bit is good. HT David Keen

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Theology

N. T. Wright: The Bible and Tomorrow’s World

Consider: How does what we call ‘the authority of the Bible’ relate to the authority of God himself – and the authority of Jesus himself? When the risen Jesus commissions his followers for their worldwide mission, he does not say ‘all authority in heaven and earth is given to – the books you people are […]

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Mission Theology

What is the Gospel?

Christianity Today has an excellent article by Tim Keller which looks at the nature of the Gospel. The gospel has been described as a pool in which a toddler can wade and yet an elephant can swim. It is both simple enough to tell to a child and profound enough for the greatest minds to […]

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Theology

Urgently Required: A Theology of Suffering.

I’d like to kick off with a quote from Todd Bentley. Now please note, I’m not making any comment about what is happening at Lakeland – others can argue about that. In a quote which appears in USA Today (HT Agathos) Bentley says: “Miracles and healings are evidence. They are signs of the Kingdom, and […]

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Africa Theology

A Theology of Evil

As the appalling situation in ZImbabwe continues to unfold, these words from Andrew Walls on the contribution of Africa to a developing Christian theology seem very appropriate. Sorry, but it’s a longish quote: Africa is already revealing the limitations of theology as generally taught in the West. The truth is that Western models of theology […]