Monthly Archives: August 2011

A Truth about Green

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer I was raised as a young child in Crane, Texas, about 30 miles south of Odessa. Both towns are in the Permian Basin, home to one of the richest oil resources in the world. In other … Continue reading →

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Linguistic Turnings (Part 1): Einstein, SpaceTime and Wittgenstein

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer In my failed attempts to comprehend the “Linguistic Turn” in philosophy, I remember a recurring thought/image that held me captive. I could not escape it. Here it is: Philosophers are making the turn toward language theory … Continue reading →

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Ten Steps to an Expository Sermon

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

*Posted by Andrew Hebert Expository preaching has been a hallmark of Criswell College.  Here are a few tips on how to move from text to sermon: Step 1: Find the boundaries of the text. Where does this paragraph begin and end? … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on Christian Suffering as Normative

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

*Posted by Daniel Bradley While some speculate concerning which aspects of early Christianity are normative for believers, few would debate that persecution on account of the Gospel has been a consistent theme throughout Church history. From John the Beloved to … Continue reading →

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Want to Help the Poor? Put on a Tie.

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

*Posted by Joe Wooddell “Want to Help the Poor? Put on a Tie.” So says Russell Reno (Features editor for First Things and Professor of Theological Ethics at Creighton University) in his recent article: Want to help the poor? By … Continue reading →

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Relativism’s Relativity

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer (Above: Artist’s impression of Pluto and Charon as seen from one of Pluto’s  other moons. Credit: David Aguillar/Center for Astrophysics.) Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake and Ceres: not this time gods and goddesses of ancient mythologies, but … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Suffering as an Open Validation of Faith in Christ

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

*Posted by Daniel Bradley An area of the Christian life which seems to receive little attention nowadays concerns the connection between one’s suffering for Christ and the consequent validation of his or her Christian profession. In this case, “validation” refers … Continue reading →

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Through the Broken Looking Glass

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer Have you ever seen those old-fashioned, modern-looking paintings? I remember seeing them as prints in dusty flea markets and second hand shops. They fit-in nicely with all the other outdated and broken stuff because, when you … Continue reading →

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Theology and Culture (2): Paradigms

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

*Posted by Bruce Ashford **This article is part of a series on Theology and Culture. To read part 1, click here. This series originally appeared at betweenthetimes.com. Over the course of my 36 year life, I’ve held to several markedly … Continue reading →

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Culture and the Kingdom of God

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

*Posted by Joe Wooddell There’s a lot of talk in theological circles today about “King Jesus,” “the Kingdom of God,” and about Jesus’ message being “anti-imperial.” Such talk rightly endorses the notion that Jesus is King over all. Christ is … Continue reading →

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