Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Why There Are No “Lost” Gospels
I finished up reading through N. T. Wright’s Surprised By Hope this morning while sitting poolside. Toward the end, he made a parenthetical comment on why certain “gospels” were left out of the New Testament. It occurs in the last chapter where he is clarifying how he thinks the mission of the church needs reshaping.…
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When Will My Life Not Suck?
Author Ramon Presson is a clinically certified marriage and family therapist and the founder of LifeChange Counseling and Marriage Center in Franklin, TN. The style and clarify of his writing shows that this is clearly not his first book, but it is his first book published by New Growth Press. It is always helpful to…
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Music and The Christian Life
[This post is part of the Reshaping Christian Habits series, it is also to be an article in an upcoming issue of the Dallas Seminary student paper] As a private music teacher, I have a certain level of knowledge regarding music theory. Most of this was gained alongside 12 years of private piano lessons, and from college level…
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The Christian Faith: A Concise Critical Review
I know I said no more talk about The Christian Faith, but since I had to do this for my last seminary class, I thought I would share it here. If you want more extensive discussion, click here. If not, read on for the most salient points. Michael Horton is the J. Gresham Machen Professor…
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Summer Jams
This post is a kind of precursor to a new series I’ll start later this week. In the meantime, I just thought I’d share what the soundtrack to my summer looks like. In no particular order, here’s some albums I’ve picked up recently that are in heavy iPod/iPhone rotation. [If you’re reading this in an…
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Casey Anthony and the Gospel
Up until about 6 weeks ago, I would not have been able to identify the person in this picture. While in the tire section waiting room at Wal-Mart (because of this incident), I noticed the TV was turned to a live court case, and that was my introduction to Casey Anthony. What was then and now…
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Theology and Harry Potter
Well, today is the day. Or if you’re super nerdy, last night was the night. Either way, the final Harry Potter film is now in theaters, which I think we can all agree is the best 8 part movie franchise. Are you planning to see it, or have you already? Or are you more or…
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Justification and Motivation for Good Works
[This post is part of the Reshaping Christian Habits series] In the essay on justification in The Theological Guide to Calvin’s Institutes (TGCI), Richard Gaffin comments: If it needs to be said again, by the nature of the case, for Calvin sanctification as an ongoing, lifelong process follows justification, and in that sense justification is “prior” to…
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BECNT Commentaries on Clearance
Just noticed that Westminster’s bookstore has the Baker Exegetical Commentaries on the New Testament on clearance (50% off). The titles available are: Matthew Mark Luke 1:1-9:50 Luke 9:51-24:53 John Acts Romans 1 Corinthians Ephesians Philippians James 1 Peter Jude & 2 Peter 1-3 John Revelation I’ve got several of these myself in Logos and have…
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Branded
Author Tim Sinclair is both a radio personality and a marketer who has helped organizations from McDonalds to Word Records brand themselves (as in advertise, not poke each other with hot irons). This is his first foray into writing a book (from what I can tell) but you might not pick that up from the…
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