Andy Naselli

Thoughts on Theology

How to Make My Favorite (Healthy) Snack: Popcorn

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File this under under “the things of earth.”

I don’t do much cooking, but I know how to make delicious popcorn. I’ve done this hundreds of times.

This popcorn is far healthier and tastier than microwave popcorn.

Tools and Ingredients

  1. Stove
  2. Popcorn popper (We use this one. It’s not heavy-duty—we’re on our third one—but it does the job.)
  3. Olive oil (We use this.)
  4. Popcorn kernels (We’ve used this for our last several rounds.)
  5. 1/2 measuring cup
  6. Popcorn salt (We use this.)
  7. Big bowl

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Steps

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Mohler before He Became President of Southern: “I Intend to Age”

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mohlerAlbert Mohler became president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in February 1993 when he was 33 years old.

To understand how unusual that is and what sort of challenges Mohler faced, listen to how he told the story ten years later in 2003 at a Sovereign Grace leadership conference: Part 1 | Part 2.

(See also my review of Gregory A. Wills, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1859–2009, Themelios 34 [2009]: 403–5.)

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ESV Reader’s Bible—Wow!

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Just minutes ago I opened a package from Crossway. Opening it up was an even better experience than opening up an Apple product.

And the product itself blew me away. I knew it would be good, but I didn’t expect it to be that good. It made me audibly gasp, “Wow!” several times.

Here it is:

ESV Reader’s Bible. 6 vols. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2016.  

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Tim Keller: 6 Principles for How to Argue When You Disagree

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centerHere’s what Tim Keller writes in an extended callout in Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012), 376–80:

GOSPEL POLEMICS

All Christian movements must be based on commonly held biblical truths, and yet they must be characterized by trust and a willingness to unite around central truths and accept differences on secondary matters that—in the view of ministry partners—do not negate our common belief in the biblical gospel. On the one hand, we must realize that if we are going to maintain a healthy movement over time, we have to engage in direct discussion about any doctrinal errors we perceive. On the other hand, we must engage in such a way that we show great respect for the other party and aim to persuade them, not just punish them.

How can this be done? I suggest the following principles for “polemics”—contending over doctrine—that is seasoned in tone and strategy by the gospel itself. As I’ve read a number of respected Christian authors over the years, I have distilled a few “rules of engagement” that I believe can keep us from either avoiding polemics or engaging in it in a spiritually destructive way. [Read more…] about Tim Keller: 6 Principles for How to Argue When You Disagree

The SBC and the Broader Evangelical Community

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SBCThis is a fascinating new essay:

Collin Hansen and Justin Taylor. “From Babylon Baptist to Baptists in Babylon: The SBC and the Broader Evangelical Community.” Pages 33–49 in The SBC and the 21st Century: Reflections, Renewal, and Recommitments. Edited by Jason K. Allen. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2016.

Their thesis is that (a) evangelicals need Southern Baptist conviction and (b) Southern Baptists need evangelical experience. They show that by examining four overlapping pairs of Southern Baptists: [Read more…] about The SBC and the Broader Evangelical Community