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Dan Kimball, The Christian Bubble (Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggy1y6jSrsA A book that has rocked my world a few years back was "They Like Jesus But Not The Church" by Dan Kimball, pastor of Vintage Faith Church and currently on faculty at Western Seminary. As the opening of the video... Continue Reading →

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The Issue of Gnosticism (part 2)

Paul and Jesus on worship While in many churches worship is thought to be solely about heaven and spiritual reality, Paul connects worship to the mundane of earthly existence: “Whatever you eat or drink do it for the glory of... Continue Reading →

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“The “glue” that binds the entire story of God”, Closer Than Close (book review)

Dave Hickman does a tremendous job at delving into deep theological waters without muddying them. Though it's highly-theological it's not another “barely-readable” book which doesn’t know which audience demographic to choose, academic or layman. The subject matter usually cloudy and unclear (evidenced... Continue Reading →

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The Issue of Gnosticism (part 1)

S Gnosticism is a term referring to an ancient way of thought which deemphasizes the physical (the human body, the earthly) while placing high value on the non-physical (the “spiritual” dimension). It crept into some Christian circles in primitive church... Continue Reading →

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Rooted, Banning Liebscher (book review)

What surprised me most about this book was how it strayed from a triumphalistic theology (for triumphalism clarification click here). On the contrary Banning Liebscher proved to be consistently realistic vs. a pie in the sky theology, or a success-driven one at that.... Continue Reading →

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Soong-Chan Rah on the American Church: “We Have Buried the Practice of Lament” (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjxTWOJjkI Old-Testament scholar Soong-Chan Rah addresses the American church and her inability to mourn. This is reflected in even our song selections in both traditional and contemporary worship services. He notes that "In an evangelical triumphalistic Christianity we have buried the... Continue Reading →

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Gordon Fee on “Triumphalistic” Theology

*References in this post will be taken from Gordon Fee's God's Empowering Presence (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, reprint edition, June 1, 2009) Triumphalistic theology (or Triumphalism) is a theology prevalent in many denominations but generally found in Pentecostal/Charismatic circles. Such a theology focuses... Continue Reading →

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