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Mere Churchianity

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mere_churchianity1-1There was a famous Christian not too long ago who went by the name Clive Staples Lewis. He was better known as C.S. Lewis. His most well-known, non-fiction work was entitled Mere Christianity - a look at some of the reasonable and practical evidence concerning the truth of Christ and the Christian faith.

A few years back, a not-as-well-known pastor-teacher, Michael Spencer, released his first and only book, Mere Churchianity. You can see the play off of Lewis’s title. Michael was the beloved Internet Monk where he had been blogging for quite a few years. Spencer was probably more known for his posts, The Coming Evangelical Collapse, than anything else. Hey, it made the Drudge Report back in March of 2009!

The unfortunate thing is that, right before Mere Churchianity was released in June 2010, Spencer passed away due to cancer. He never was able to hold a copy in his own hand.

But his legacy continues, both through his book and his blog. Continue reading →

Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes (3)

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Misreading Scripture with Western EyesIt’s been a few weeks since my last post, but I want to continue walking through Randolph Richards’ and Brandon O’Brien’s book, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes. So far, I’ve posted these 3 articles:

  • Preview of the book
  • Chapter 1 – Mores (the fundamental moral values of a group that go without saying)
  • Chapter 2 – Race & Ethnicity

Now it’s time to move on to chapter 3, which looks at the subject of language. Continue reading →

Four Views on the Role of Works at the Final Judgment

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Four Views on the Role of Works at the Final JudgmentToday, I was made aware of an interesting book (at least for me) due to be released in the summer, the anticipated date being 9th July. The book follows the pattern of many theological releases today, particularly comparing differing views on a specific subject.

Now we have one entitled Four Views on the Role of Works at the Final Judgment.

We have four authors discussing four different views on this topic, which are as follows: Continue reading →

Four Aspects of the Christian Life That Can Get Over-Emphasised

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Utter Relief of HolinessYesterday, I posted about a new book of John Eldredge that I’ve just begun reading. That book is entitled The Utter Relief of Holiness: How God’s Goodness Frees Us from Everything that Hinders Us.

I particularly noted the main premise of the book, or at least the main focus of ch.1. I summarised it this way: Holiness and wholeness are connected. To become holy is to become whole, as God intended and created us to be. And to be made whole comes through healing, healing deep within.

In the book, Eldredge suggests that there are 4 aspects of the Christian life that can get over-emphasised at times. They are: Continue reading →