Posted in gospel, salvation, theology on 10 January 2008 | 9 Comments »
So I’ve gone through Piper’s extensive refutation of N.T. Wright and I must admit that my confusion has not gone away. A number of Piper’s objections center around Wright’s definition of the critical term ‘the righteousness of God’. This is admittedly an important definition to get straight since it seems to be central [...]
Posted in gospel, salvation, theology on 8 January 2008 | No Comments »
Well we’re back from an unusual Christmas break, one that was spent partly waiting for Kendal’s arrival and partly scurrying around for a week after she was born. We really enjoyed introducing her to family and friends throughout Alberta and it was a great time to get away (in spite of the busyness of [...]
Posted in culture, gospel on 18 October 2007 | 3 Comments »
I suppose I should say something about the conference from this past weekend (other than describing the pure joy of 35 hours in a van, many of which were spent trying to find a comfortable sleeping position). The theme of the weekend was Culture, Gospel and Church and it was enjoyable to spend time [...]
Posted in church, culture, gospel, theology on 9 October 2007 | 2 Comments »
Thanksgiving break came and went (this time an enjoyable weekend trip to Coaldale) and I’m in the middle of a day and a half pit stop back in Hepburn. Tomorrow afternoon I’m heading out to Abbotsford, BC for a Study Conference being put on by the Canadian Conference of MB Churches. The title [...]
