Movie Theology (Cowboys and Aliens)

A couple nights ago I had the pleasure of watching Cowboys and Aliens. If you’re like me, you see more movies on Netflix and Red Box then you do on the big green. So, this may be a day late and a dollar short because of how far removed it is from the theatre showing. Here is the movie’s tagline according to IMDB (to be read in the voice of the action movie voiceover guy), Read More …

What makes a faithful sermon?

Preaching is a form of communication where it is difficult for the preacher to utilize any feedback given from the congregation. With a single sermon there are as many opinions as there are listeners-sometimes more! With my own sermons, I realize that not every one is going to be a home run. But often, when I think one is terrible, someone will inevitably tell me how they experienced renewed faith though it. In seminary I Read More …

Liberal Legalism

On this New Year’s day I only have one thing on my mind.  I admit it’s kind of random for the first post of the year–legalism.  I have been kicking this idea around in my head so I decided to write on it. If your looking for definitions on legalism you can find it here, here, and here, so I won’t offer a definition beyond these. I became very familiar with legalism when I attended a Read More …