Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Monergism eBooks
If you happen to have a Kindle (or Nook,) or have the Kindle app on your iPhone or iPad, you might want to look into picking up one or more of these eBooks published by Monergism: The Work of the Trinity in Salvation The Sufficiency of Jesus Christ Alone: Classic Essays in the Doctrine of…
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The Zeitgeist’s New Prophet
In case you have been somewhat technologically challenged over the past few weeks, here is how we got to today. I had originally planned on reading the book and writing a semi-review of it, but when I saw how long Kevin DeYoung’s is, I decided there might not be much left to say. I will…
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In Case You Missed It
Japan was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami earlier today. Beyond our prayers for continued rescue and rebuilding, I’m sure we’ll soon start seeing ways to help out financially. Back when the last major tsunami hit southeast Asia, John Piper had some helpful words to say which more or less still apply. T. C.…
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John Frame, N.T. Wright: Kindred Spirits?
While we’re on the topic of seminary reflections, two very well known, yet neglected by me, authors have made it heavily into my reading rotation. I am speaking of course about N. T. Wright and John Frame. In many ways, at least to me, they are kindred spirits. One is a world class New Testament…
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The Four Year Track
I’ve got a theory about seminary. I am thinking it works much like undergrad, especially when you are in a 4 year degree program like the Th.M. Basically it would look something like this: 1st year = if not overwhelmed by everything, you are at least not yet pretentious about how much you know 2nd…
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Responding to a Video Trailer the Right Way
UPDATE: Someone took my idea (although I’m sure they didn’t get it directly from me) and made a potential script for a parody video. All of sudden, everyone is talking about hell. Or eternal punishment. Or universalism. Or God’s wrath. One way or another, it has seemed like everyone is in implicit conversation with the…
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Casting Call for the Next Jesus Movie
Suppose you were in charge of casting for a new version of the Jesus movie. But this time, instead of actors, you have to pick prominent Christian pastors. They don’t have to all be in the same sub movement, so for instance you could mix evangelical with emergent if you want to, but given those…
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Your Clicks At Work
Up to this point, I had not really earned any rewards for being a part of the blog programs I am, but finally the clicks for the Westminster Theological Seminary bookstore. So here’s what I got: The Priesthood of Christ: Its Necessity and Nature I’ve had my eye on this for a while and really enjoyed…
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In Case You Missed It
There was a firestorm around Rob Bell’s video trailer for Love Wins. I suggested it was a genius marketing plan. Others agreed somewhat with this sentiment. Kevin DeYoung pointed out that questions do communicate and that the video, while mostly interrogative, still was intent on making a point. He also has some great advice for anyone…
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False Teaching vs False Teachers
As sort of a continuation of Monday’s post, I thought I’d offer just a couple of thoughts on the distinction between heresy and a false teaching, as well as heresy and heretic. Technically speaking, one who is a pastor of a non-denominational church can’t really be a heretic, since the standard is going against the…
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