The word “piety” denotes how one relates to God. There is tension in evangelicalism today as to how we “do” piety. I suppose this is, in no small part, down to the mixed marriage that spawned evangelicalism: Pietism and Puritanism. Roger Olson comments on this strange blend: ..Noll, like many other historians of evangelicalism, seems [...]
Posts Tagged ‘miscellaneous’
biblical piety versus charismatic piety
Posted in evangelical wackiness, Piety, Practice, Theology, tagged evangelicalism, miscellaneous, Piety, Practice, The Lord's Supper, Theology on April 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
why do christians want a number 1 single?
Posted in Bad Theology, culture, evangelical wackiness, Practice, Theology, tagged culture, miscellaneous on March 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Ok, I’m about to go off on one so be warned. There is a Facebook campaign among UK Christians to get the song History Maker by Delirious? to number 1 in the music charts for Easter. They want a Christian message at “the top of the charts this Easter Sunday”. Needless to say, I’ve got [...]
britain’s toothless justice system
Posted in culture, ethics, Uncategorized, tagged biblical ethics, miscellaneous on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A God appointed purpose of the state is to punish wrongdoers: 2Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what [...]
sincerity the new saving faith?
Posted in Bad Theology, Theology, tagged miscellaneous, pomos, the gospel on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
John Thomson is on fire: Sincerity does not save; in fact all ’sincere’ belief that does not flow from trust in Christ, is sincere rebellion against God. Sincerity in itself is of limited worth. Fascists are sincere. Islāmic terrorists are sincere. Pro-abortionists are sincere. Atrocious acts are perpetrated by sincere people, many who claim to [...]
christopher hitchens and orthodoxy
Posted in Bad Theology, Theology, tagged mere christianity, miscellaneous, orthodoxy on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Andy Hunter, full time teaching elder at Greenview Evangelical Church, posts the following and it’s a belter: In a recent interview, Christopher Hitchens, the fervent atheist and author of God Is Not Great, showed he has a much clearer understanding of what it means to be a Christian than the Unitarian minister interviewing him. Marilyn [...]
restless and reforming
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged miscellaneous on February 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Just a quick note that my old blog, Restless and Reforming, is now offline. I’ll be trawling through old posts and regurgitating those I deem worthwhile. The blog is dead, long live the blog.
stuffy gents in suits, scruffy guys in t-shirts
Posted in Practice, Uncategorized, tagged miscellaneous on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There are some really stupid arguments for wearing business attire or casual clothes to church; some of them hilarious. For instance, one goes, “Would you dress like a tramp to meet the queen? If you’re meeting the King of kings you’d better look smart.” I heard another this week; it was a belter. It goes [...]
