Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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How The Trinity Changes Everything
If you remember from the discussion about The Elephant Room, I mentioned a series on the Trinity just might be in order. I offered a short Trinitarian reading list, and then we somewhat moved on to other things (i.e. a different series and book reviews). As a way of continuing the emphasis from yesterday, I…
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Think Theologically
Depending on how long you’ve been reading here, you may have noticed a) I changed the name on the blog and/or b) this was the original name from back in the Spring, and we’re merely returning to it. I thought I’d take a moment and explain, and to give you a rundown on what I’m…
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Community: Taking Your Small Group Off Life Support
In one of the latest releases by Re:Lit, the publishing ministry of The Resurgence, Pastor Brad House offers advice for “taking your small group off life support.” Personally, I have been heavily influenced by the ideas coming out of Mars Hill on small group development and keeping your “air war” (weekly sermon series) in sync…
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The Homosexuality Debate, God’s Sovereignty, and Gospel Polemics
Kevin DeYoung wrote a short article on how to articulate the Christian worldview in 4 easy steps. Obviously, there is much more to say, but this is great summary. He also has post listing some “isms” that infect us today. Doug Wilson offers some thoughts on cardinal sexuality. I’ll let you read, but just a…
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Being Reasonable About Science
In an article published in Monday’s New York Times, authors Karl Giberson and Randall Stephens explore the evangelical rejection of reason. While I agree that there may be a problem in that particular, and want to champion the overall point they are making, I think from the onset of the article, the authors themselves are…
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How Seminary Helps Contextualization
[This post is part of the Ethics of Contextualization series] Earlier today, Kevin DeYoung posted some thoughts on James Emery White’s book What They Didn’t Teach You in Seminary: 25 Lessons for Successful Ministry in Your Church. What caught my eye however, was that Perry Noble wrote the Foreword. Now, you may remember last week…
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Anti-Psalm 23
I’m on my own. No one looks out for me or protects me. I experience a continual sense of need. Nothing’s quite right. I’m always restless. I’m easily frustrated and often disappointed. It’s a jungle—I feel overwhelmed. It’s a desert—I’m thirsty. My soul feels broken, twisted, and stuck. I can’t fix myself. I stumble down…
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Final Authority Doesn’t Mean Only Authority
Peter Leithart has an interesting article over at Credenda/Adenda interacting with some of Christian Smith’s thought. In The Bible Made Impossible, Smith critiques a view of Scripture called “biblicism,” and in his How to Go from Being a Good Evangelical to a Committed Catholic in Ninety-Five Difficult Steps Smith also critique sola Scriptura. Leithart responds with this:…
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Right Reason and the Princeton Mind: An Unorthodox Proposal
The subtitle of Paul Kjoss Helseth’s book has a hint of irony to it. On the one hand, his proposal concerning the giants of Old Princeton (Archibald Alexander, Charles Hodge, B. B. Warfield, and J. Gresham Machen) may be “unorthodox” because it cuts against the consensus. On the other hand, his proposal demonstrates that they…
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John Eldredge, Steve Jobs, Mitt Romney and Other Assorted Reading
Since I’m not sharing too many links through Tumblr anymore, here’s some that I thought you might want to check out from this past week: Tim Challies shares not one, but two quotes from the new John Eldredge book: Arrrr You Serious and Worst…Gift…Ever. (For my thoughts on Eldredge’s non-sense, read this and check out the…
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