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Practical Theology

Killing Calvinism

July 27, 2012 by Andy Naselli

John Piper tweeted of this book, “When this kind of critique and warning come from within a movement, it is a sign of health.”

Greg Dutcher. Killing Calvinism: How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Theology from the Inside. Adelphi, MD: Cruciform, 2012. 111 pp.

Sam Storms compares it to medicine: “Many Calvinists will find reading this book to be a painful experience. But medicine is like that.” [Read more…] about Killing Calvinism

Filed Under: Practical Theology Tagged With: Calvinism

Preach: Theology Meets Practice

July 23, 2012 by Andy Naselli

Two preachers talk shop:

Mark Dever and Greg Gilbert. Preach: Theology Meets Practice.  9Marks. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2012. 212 pp. 27-page sample PDF.

Excerpts:

What expositional preach is and is not (pp. 36–38):

Expositional preaching is preaching in which the main point of the biblical text being considered becomes the main point of the sermon being preached. . . . [Read more…] about Preach: Theology Meets Practice

Filed Under: Practical Theology Tagged With: Greg Gilbert, Mark Dever, preaching

iPad App for Champ Thornton’s God’s Love: A Bible Storybook

July 19, 2012 by Andy Naselli

champLast month I interviewed Champ Thornton about his children’s book God’s Love: A Bible Storybook.

Now the book is available as an iPad app.

Features include

  • 120 interactive story pages with text and spoken audio
  • Beautiful illustrations with full pinch and zoom
  • Presentation mode for teachers who want to display the artwork over AirPlay or through a VGA adapter

It’s well-done. [Read more…] about iPad App for Champ Thornton’s God’s Love: A Bible Storybook

Filed Under: Practical Theology Tagged With: children's literature

The Reason for Sports and a Dispen-sensational Thriller

July 16, 2012 by Andy Naselli

I got double-Klucked last week:

  1. Ted Kluck. The Reason for Sports: A Christian Fanifesto.  Chicago: Moody, 2009. 154 pp. 13-page sample PDF.
  2. Ted Kluck, Zach Bartels, E. L. Duncan, and Brad Atchison. Beauty and the Mark of the Beast: A Dispensensational Thriller. Lansing, MI: Gut Check, 2012. 173 pp.

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When I saw Ted’s blog post about Beauty and the Mark of the Beast, I thought it was a spoof.

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It’s not a spoof. Clarification: Ted and company really did write a “dispen-sensational thriller” about Tim Tebow (err, “Ted Strongbow”). The book, however, is a spoof. It’s crazy. [Read more…] about The Reason for Sports and a Dispen-sensational Thriller

Filed Under: Practical Theology Tagged With: sports

22 Mistakes Pastors Make in Practicing Church Discipline

July 13, 2012 by Andy Naselli

Jonathan Leeman, “Appendix: Mistakes Pastors Make in Practicing Discipline,” Church Discipline: How the Church Protects the Name of Jesus (9Marks; Wheaton: Crossway, 2012), 139–40:

Pastors sometimes make the following mistakes regarding formal church discipline.

  1. They fail to teach their congregation what church discipline is and why they should practice it.
  2. They fail to practice meaningful membership, which includes (1) teaching people what membership entails before they join; (2) encouraging casual attenders to join; (3) carefully interviewing everyone who wants to join; (4) giving regular oversight to all the flock; and (5) maintaining an up-to-date membership list that accurately reflects who is present at the weekly gathering. [Read more…] about 22 Mistakes Pastors Make in Practicing Church Discipline

Filed Under: Practical Theology Tagged With: church

An Accessible Book on Church Membership

July 9, 2012 by Andy Naselli

This is the top book I’d recommend to a lay person on church membership:

Jonathan Leeman. Church Membership: How the World Knows Who Represents Jesus. 9Marks. Wheaton: Crossway, 2012. 142 pp. 28-page sample PDF.

 

Some excerpts: [Read more…] about An Accessible Book on Church Membership

Filed Under: Practical Theology Tagged With: church

Why, Where, and How Do We Draw the Line?

July 6, 2012 by Andy Naselli

The current issue of Tabletalk is on “Drawing the Line: Why Doctrine Matters.”

These two articles are particularly worth reading:

  1. DeYoung, Kevin. “Where and How Do We Draw the Line?” Tabletalk 36:7 (July 2012): 13–14. (Also on Kevin’s blog.)
  2. Trueman, Carl R. “Why Do We Draw the Line?” Tabletalk 36:7 (July 2012): 21–22.

DeYoung suggests and explains “seven steps we ought to pursue in establishing doctrinal boundaries”: [Read more…] about Why, Where, and How Do We Draw the Line?

Filed Under: Practical Theology Tagged With: Carl Trueman, Kevin DeYoung

Free New Book Edited by Kevin Bauder

July 2, 2012 by Andy Naselli

This book is available for free in PDF and Kindle formats:

Kevin T. Bauder, ed. Heart, Soul, Might: Meditations on Knowing and Loving God. Minneapolis: Central Seminary Press, 2012.

“It is a collection of poems, prayers, and essays in devotional theology or, if you prefer, theological devotion” (p. iii).

The authors are the faculty of Central Seminary in Minneapolis. More info here.

There are 38 articles: [Read more…] about Free New Book Edited by Kevin Bauder

Filed Under: Practical Theology Tagged With: Kevin Bauder

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