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Comment on To Make or Redeem Culture? by To Make or Redeem Culutre? « Crossing Rivers

To Make or Redeem Culutre? « Crossing Rivers — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:20:55 +0000

[...] Rod Ford Jonathan Dodson at the Creation Project blog wrote an excellent article called “To Make or Redeem Culture?” Jonathan does a great job of synthesizing Crouch’s Culture Making with Edgar’s [...]

Comment on Why You Should Bring a Bible on Sunday by Marty

Marty — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:41:47 +0000

I appeaciate th thought, but just because I do not bring my Bible to chuch with me, does not mean that I do not read it. I want to listen to what the Pastor says, not trying to find a pasage, or trying to read the whole context when we is talking. It is important to understand the context. For some it may be helpful, for me It ends up being a distraction.

Comment on Seeing the World Thru Calvinism by Jonathan Dodson

Jonathan Dodson — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:33:40 +0000

Hi Lois,

Yes, Kuyper is not a good place to start on understanding the basics of Calvinism. Here are a few suggestions for good places to start:

The Five Points of Calvinism – this book helpfully introduces the reader to the differences between Arminianism and Calvinism, as well as to the important biblical texts that need to be examined in discerning what God thinks.

Why I am not a Calvinist – a brief book from an Arminian perspective
Why I am not an Arminian – a brief book from a Calvinist perspective

John Piper’s TULIP offers good video teaching on this topic from a Calvinist perspective.

*I highly recommend reading the original sources. Calvin’s Institutes, though long, are very readable and you need not read it in entirety.

Comment on Seeing the World Thru Calvinism by Lois

Lois — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:11:47 +0000

I am newly challenged to explore the difference between Calvinism and Weslyanism/Arminianism. I need to start with basic, easy for newbies to understand definitions and comparisons. Your recommendation of Kuyper may come useful later but is a bit too heavy for now.
Can you comment on this comparison that I found:
http://www.crivoice.org/tulip.html?
And could you recommend any other resources for me to start with?

Comment on Can Christians Believe in Evolution? by Will

Will — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:46:33 +0000

People who don’t believe in evolution are just ignorant and uneducated. Proof of biological evolution is not scarce. Watch Nova or the Discovery channel. We evolved from fish then to apes and then to human and this is simply a fact. We have adapted, our DNA change with our environment. We are not in God’s image. Everything on earth is connected. As embryos you could not tell the difference between a bat or a human.

Comment on On My Desk… by Lois

Lois — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:53:52 +0000

Maybe you’ve already looked at this, but I would recommend “This Is Your Brain On Music” by Daniel Levitin.

Comment on Why Don’t You Bring Your Bible on Sundays? by Jonathan Dodson

Jonathan Dodson — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:33:32 +0000

Sam:

Good thing there is liberty here!

The communal aspect is important, we push the sermon through our missional communities so that we are not only hearing but living out the Word within the wisdom and grace of the church.

Comment on On My Desk… by Jonathan Dodson

Jonathan Dodson — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:27:08 +0000

Thanks steve. I have enjoyed Begbie. His is brilliant! I’ll check “the others”!

Comment on Why Don’t You Bring Your Bible on Sundays? by Sam H

Sam H — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:15:04 +0000

Jonathan, I think that fully devoted listening during the sermon (as well as during reading of scripture) is hindered by individuals going off on rabbit trails in their Bibles. Knowing that their church is highly liturgical (for a PCA church) I would think Dr. Leithart would expect his people to fully analyze the sermon, and his use of scripture, later rather than during the sermon. Preferably\pastorally, IF I were to have people open a Bible during reading or preaching, I would like everyone to use the same translation, either through a pew Bible or by projection screen. I realize that this position rubs American Protestant individualistic-just-me-and-my-Bible minds the wrong way, but I think it would more conducive to “community” in public corporate worship.

Comment on On My Desk… by Steve McCoy

Steve McCoy — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:48:07 +0000

For art/music reading you have to read something from Jeremy Begbie. Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music is one I've been thinking of reading lately. Others here. I also remember enjoying Steve Turner's Imagine.