Mar
21
Joel Osteen is alright with me
March 21, 2008 | 5 Comments
Posted by Samson · Filed Under Evangelicalism, Church History
Don’t cry to me.
Mar
1
Scot McKnight’s Article in Christianity Today
March 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Posted by joanied · Filed Under Evangelicalism, Emerging Church, Postmodernism, General Discussion
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/march/13.36.html?start=1
This is very good! Count me in as an “emerger” of the Scot McKnight type if this in what his “emerging” looks like. I can’t see anything in his article that a fundamentalist, evangelical, Catholic, emerger or any other Christian would find fault with.
Joanie D.
Feb
20
Roger Olson’s Definition of Evangelical
February 20, 2008 | 3 Comments
Posted by michaelp · Filed Under Evangelicalism, Books
I am reading How to Be Evangelical Without Being Conservative by Roger Olson. Great book so far. I read everything of his I can get. Don’t agree with everything, I just like his style.
Anyway, when discussing what it means to be Evangelical vis a vis Fundamentalist he says that to boil it down a rather […]
Dec
3
Is My Church Semi-Pelagian?
December 3, 2007 | 3 Comments
Posted by vancemac · Filed Under Evangelicalism, Calvinism/Arminianism
I attend an Assembly of God Church, one that my extended family has been attending for more than 60 years. While I have many “issues” with the doctrines and practices of the denomination, I find that I can happily set these aside and worship and fellowship in this church. But given the […]
Dec
2
“Spe salvi” Encyclical - interesting things!?!
December 2, 2007 | 10 Comments
Posted by stevemoore · Filed Under Evangelicalism, Roman Catholicism
I have read the latest Encyclical that just came out:
Spe Salvi
I think the Pope makes some very interesting statements regarding faith and hope.
Example:
He correctly correlates faith and hope tightly and defines them as confidence, not a choice.
Heaven is a gift that cannot be merited in any way.
… and others.
Has anyone else read […]



