Postmodernism in the Church:
- The ME Church
- The EM Church
There are tensions in Church life:
- The tension between Contemporary and Traditional
- The tension between Performance and Participation
- The tension between Teaching and Exhortation
- The tension between Honesty and Hypocracy
Three Metaphers for the Church in Ephesians:
- A Building (2:19-22)
- A Body (2:16; 3:6; 4:4; 4:12; 4:16)
- A Bride (5:25-32)
At one point during Dr. Varner's speech, he said this, "Accept everything that happens to you as good, because everything comes from God."
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Dr. Varner both in chapel and in his Old Testament Survey class.
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Finally, another topic. That sounded awesome, Juli. Maybe I'll have to check it out sometime. Its good to have you back.
:-)
Jules: Seemed like you enjoyed it very much. Indeed, Dr. Varner is great to listen to, especially during his sessions at the Shepherd's Conference. His wife is a great speaker also.
Interesting enough, John Piper's theme for his conference this year is on postmodernism.
Btw, so how do I get blogrolled on your site? :D
Masters is a good place, my pastor's son goes there, so we hear about it all the time. He got me turned on to using the MacArthur commentaries when preparing sermons.
You know a lot about reformed theology, and I don't comment usually, but I just want you to know that I've been finding your blog very useful for learning what's going on in the reformed world! There's a lot of reformed people at southern seminary, so if you're ever considering going to seminary, you'd be right at home.
A friend of mine who is now a youth pastor assistant at the church I used to go to went to Masters for a few years (got his bachelors there).
May God lead you where you need to go.
Cheers!
Stephen: It's good to be home too. You would like Master's. Great school.
R.C.: :~)
Dan: It's a long process. ;) Maybe an In-N-Out and Johnny Mac Bible would aid in the process???
Ana: Looking forward to getting together with you. Lunch?
Jonathan: Good to hear from you. Thanks for the encouragement. SBTS has always interested me.
Frank: Thanks, God is so good. He does not hide from his sheep, but leads and guides us with upmost care. :)
Hey Jul, sure lets get togther. I've been meaning to ask you some questions about Brazil anyway. Call me.
She speaks!!!... :D
Long process, eh? Hmm... an In-N-Out must be taken fresh off the grill for best results. You're gonna have to wait on this request.
I think I already owe you a Big Mac Study Bible (for Myspace). :) I guess I'm gonna have to peruse through my Reformed library collection. I'm sure there are a few titles you don't have.
Julie,
I like your blog. It's great to hear your aspirations to go back to Brazil and the passion that God has given you for missions. I'm impressed with your portuguese quotes. I can barely make out the gist of what they say. Spanish is not much help with Portuguese I have found.
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