by | Mar 29, 2013 | Books, Church, History, Preaching, Theology, Worship
In 1931, a theologian named Gustav Aulen published a book about the atonement called Christus Victor, a book that challenged the historic doctrine of atonement sometimes called “penal substitution” or the “satisfaction.” In it, Aulen argued...
by | Feb 22, 2013 | Books, Church, Culture, History, Theology
David VanDrunen develops Two Kingdoms Theology through church history in his book Natural Law and the Two Kingdoms. I quoted earlier from VanDrunen when he identified two important themes of commonality with the world and antithesis against the world in a 2nd century...
by | Jan 16, 2013 | Bible, Preaching
There is much to commend in Peter R. Schemm Jr.’s article, “The Writing Pastor: An Essay on Spiritual Formation” in the recent issue of Themelios, but I especially found this passage thought-provoking: One practice for learning the ministry of words...