Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Playing Hurt
Brian Goins is the pastor of Renaissance Bible Church in Charlotte, NC. He and his wife Jennifer regularly speak at Weekend to Remember events for Family Life, and he has also worked as the creative director for Insight for Living. Like yours truly, he is also a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary. In this book,…
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Celebrating Hell In the Name of Contextualization
[This post is part of the Ethics of Contextualization series] From the outset, I just want to make sure you don’t misconstrue this post as an attack on Perry Noble’s character. He just happens to provide a clear cut example of the problem I’d like to address. I’m not thoroughly familiar with his ministry or…
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Contextualization
[This post is part of the Ethics of Contextualization series] Before looking into some issues related to contextualization, it just might be helpful to clarify what I mean by the term. Though I won’t engage them directly, you might peruse the posts with the label “contextualization” over at the Pyromaniac’s blog. I read that blog…
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The Beginning and End of Wisdom
Before getting a copy of this book, I had never heard of Douglas Sean O’Donnell. After what I’ve read in this book, I’d like to hear some more. O’Donnell is the senior pastor of New Covenant Church in Naperville, IL and along with this book, has written on worship and Old Testament songs. Overview This…
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Marriage Matters Small Group Materials
If you remember back a few months, I reviewed the book, Marriage Matters, and thought it would be a great resource whether you’re newly married like we are, or have been married for some time. I guess the folks at New Growth Press thought the same and now they’ve made a Study Guide and Facilitator’s…
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The Ethics of Contextualization
It may not seem like I need another series going on the blog. Yet, after some of the recent conversations I’ve heard about The Elephant Room both past and upcoming, I decided for my own clarity of thought, it might be good to explore contextualization. Specifically, I’d like to explore the ethics of contextualization. This…
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Is This What Your Monday Morning Looks Like?
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Your Weekly Dose of Irony
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The 13 Suppliants in the Book of Mark
This group of thirteen suppliants shows us a slice of life in the first-century world: A man with an unclean spirit (1:21-28) A woman with a fever (1:29-31) A leper in his uncleanness (1:40-45) A paralytic (2:1-10) A man with a withered hand (3:1-6) A man with a legion of demons who lives among the…
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The World-Tilting Gospel
Dan Phillips is perhaps best known for his posts at the team blog, Pyromaniacs, but he also has his own personal blog to boot. He’s a graduate of Talbot Seminary and has taught extensively on the book of Proverbs and the sovereignty of God. In this book, he has constructed a easy to read explanation…
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