Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Philosophy Friday: Augustine
This is not necessarily the best introduction to the richness of Augustine’s thinking. However, it is an interesting look from a post-Christian perspective. For those of us embedded in a Christian theological context that appreciates Augustine, this is a different view on why Augustine is important.
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Biblical Counseling and The Church: God’s Care Through God’s People
About a month ago I told you about Bob Kellemen’s new book, Gospel Conversations: How to Care Like Christ. It was a follow up to a book he published last year, Gospel-Centered Counseling. Along the same time that book was released, a volume of essays on the relationship of Scripture and counseling also came out.…
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The Perils of Reading Too Much
One of the books I would have read if I had stayed in the doctoral program at SBTS was A. G. Sertillanges’ The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, and Methods (you can download a PDF here). As I’m moving forward toward still doing Ph.D work, I thought I should read all the books that were part…
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New Books of Note: Revelation, God’s Glory, and Pastoral Ministry
Thanks to Baker Books, I was able to get a copy of William Hendriksen’s More Than Conquerors: An Interpretation of The Book of Revelation. Right now I’m looking at launching a Revelation Bible study in January for college and high school students. I’ve read a few shorter works on Revelation (Poythress and Gorman), as well…
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Movie Notes: Mockingjay Part II (or The Hunger Games Part IV)
As a new Thanksgiving (more or less) tradition, Ali and I went to see the most recent and last installment of The Hunger Games. We were both thankful we had a good meal beforehand and that we don’t live in Panem. I haven’t read the books but Ali said Mockingjay Part 1 was the best…
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New Blog Feature: Ask Anything Friday
For the past couple of years, I’ve frequently offered an “Ask Anything Friday” class period for my students. I think it started toward the end of the 2013-2014 school year and then became a regular feature in 14-15. This year, I actually came up with a system for making it more efficient, instead of it…
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Take The Gospel of John from Dallas Seminary for Free
Following up from my Tuesday’s post, sometimes it’s a good idea to give seminary a try before fully committing to take classes. Thanks to Dallas Seminary, you can take a full-blown class for free. Specifically, you can take The Gospel of John with Dr. Mark Bailey (the seminary president and Bible exposition prof). The course…
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Rethinking Genesis 1-11: Gateway to the Bible
Back in the spring, I claimed I was re-booting my Genesis series. At this point, clearly that was wishful thinking. I did however review John Walton’s latest on the subject, The Lost World of Adam and Eve, as well as a multi-view book, Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither? After reading the latter book, I was curious…
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Should You Go To Seminary?
Shortly before I started this series, Kevin DeYoung posted 7 questions you should ask yourself before you pick a seminary: What do I want to do with a seminary degree? Is the seminary fully committed to the authority of the Bible at every level of the institution? Have you thought about the tradition you want to…
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Rediscovering Discipleship: Making Jesus’ Final Words Our First Work
I don’t tend to put a lot of stock in book blurbs. However, when it’s a book on discipleship and wide-range of pastors from a wide-range of backgrounds endorse it, I think that’s worth something. While there is certainly not a shortage of books on discipleship, some have more to offer than others. What makes Robby…
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