By Jason Fowler on 06/25/2010
Jesus taught us to call GOD ‘poppa’- a blasphemous intimacy for the religious people of his day- but when Poppa seems to have withdrawn how do you maintain your trust in Him?…
Posted in Theology, Videos, Voice of One Calling | Tagged christian faith, Dear GOD, doubt, faith, Father GOD, GOD, Jesus, Monsters of Folk, Poppa GOD, Prayer, trust |
By Jason Fowler on 04/02/2010
Like the seed that dies, that gives itself up for life to come forth, JESUS as The Seed was placed in a tomb. Buried in darkness, for three days He ‘germinated’. Ironically, when He rose from the dead Mary Magdalene thought He was the gardener.
Posted in Features, Theology, Voice of One Calling | Tagged Gardening, Jesus, meaning of the resurrection, resurrection, seed, Theology |
By Christine Sine on 04/02/2010
Perhaps one reason God created human beings to tend the garden is because God knew that it is in its midst that we connect most intimately to the character and ways of our Creator. Yet much theology about creation care focuses more on preserving wilderness areas and overcoming pollution than on the joy of gardening.
Posted in Features, Food & Agriculture, Theology | Tagged christian faith, Christine Sine, Creation Care, faith and gardening, faith-based community gardens, Gardening, gardening and theology, Gardening With GOD, Theology |
By Jason Fowler on 03/11/2010
Somehow we’ve boiled the good news of GOD’s kingdom down to a hyper-personalized fire insurance policy for eternity- with very little implications for the ‘here and now’. Or we boil it down to…
Posted in Features, Theology, Voice of One Calling | Tagged christian faith, GOD, Jesus, the gospel of the kingdom, Theology, what is the gospel message?, Whole-life Christian faith, whole-life discipleship |
By Dean Ohlman on 12/18/2009
The realization I came to a couple decades ago kindled a new hope in my heart—the understanding of the biblical promise that heaven was going to come to earth, and that the earth was going to be redeemed by “the Lamb who was slain”…
Posted in Features, Theology | Tagged Dean Ohlman, earth, eschatology, evangelical, future, heaven, Theology, Wonder of Creation |
By Paul Littleton on 12/18/2009
I suspect that as long as the church remains in the world there will be reform movements calling her to greater faithfulness. I’d have to agree with the Protestant Reformers who believed that that was a good thing. Not perfect. But good. Semper Reformanda. Always Reforming.
Posted in Church & World History, Features, Theology | Tagged christian faith, Church History, church reform, monasticism, New Monasticism, new wineskins, Paul Littleton, reformation, semper reformanda, Theology |
By Rich Vincent on 12/18/2009
An unbiblical view of creation will lead us to wrong living. Our theology affects our practice. Only a robust view of creation guides us in how we should live in God’s world.
Posted in Environment & Creation, Features, Theology | Tagged Biblical Worldview, Creation Care, psalm 104, Rich Vincent, science and faith, sustainable christian living, Theology, theology of creation, worldviews |
By Dean Ohlman on 12/04/2009
Theologians have historically categorized the Bible and nature as “two books,”…The first book, comprised of the inspired Scriptures of the Jewish and Christian faith, is called “special revelation.” The second of God’s two revelations is the book of nature, termed “general revelation.”
Posted in Environment & Creation, Features, Theology | Tagged creation, natural world, Theology, worldviews |
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