Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Bear Cub Videos
If there is one thing I’ve failed to do, its to provide you with an adequate amount of bear cub videos. I know I’ve primarily offered words in the past, but I’m transitioning to offering more visual aids. To make up for lost time, here’s three: (via) (via) (via)
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Saturdays in the SEC
Three things: All four games are SEC teams, with the most important one, Tennessee, occupying the big screen (To further confirm this fan’s allegiance, note the koozie in his hand). This actually does not seem all that outlandish if you’ve ever lived in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, or any other state that is…
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How To Get Free Books for Review in 3 Easy Steps
Depending on your definition of “easy,” this could be your ticket to drastically reducing your book expenses. It does take some work, but here’s what I did: #1 Start a blog and write on it consistently I’ve been blogging in one form or another for over 8 years now. I’ve been blogging about theological topics…
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A Gnostic View of Scripture
From a theo-dramatic perspective, however, the sending of the Son has more to do with enacting than encoding. For the Son’s mission is not simply to convey information (though revealing the Father is an aspect of his work) but to convey the personal promise, presence, and power of God. Similarly, the words of the Bible are…
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Illocutions of The Cross
Because God is saying/doing several things in the cross, the cross is a complex of related illocutions: As an assertive, the cross is a statement that God has made provision for sin As a commissive, the cross makes a promise that “if you believe, you shall be saved” As an expressive, the cross demonstrates God’s…
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How To Worship When You Think The Songs Suck
[This post is part of the Revamping Christian Worship series] Before I get started, Josiah or David, if you’re reading this, its not about you. I’ve been thinking about a post like this long before coming to CrossPointe. Now having said that, let’s dive in. You might gather from the title, rightly so, that there…
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From The Garden To The City
John Dyer is the director of web development at my alma mater Dallas Theological Seminary, as well as a graduate from there with his Th.M. He blogs regularly at Don’t Eat the Fruit. In the introduction to the book, Dyer lays out the single statement from one of his professors that seemed to be…
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Vanhoozer on the Drama of Redemption
The drama of redemption is thus a great twofold odyssey, in which humanity, along with the rest of creation, loses its way and finds its way home only because God leaves home in order to bring everyone back. The Scriptures depict a covenantal drama moved forward by the love of God. It is a drama…
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Pumped Up Kicks Dubstep Video
(via and others as well) If you’re wondering, Pumped Up Kicks is the song name. Its by the band Foster The People, which you might want to check out.
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The Gospel Entails the Trinity
The doctrine of the Trinity, far from being a peice of abstract speculation, is actually the inevitable conclusion to which the church was driven by the logic of theo-drama. The church fathers soon came to realize that the integrity of the gospel is fatally compromised if either the Son of the Spirit is not fully…
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