http://discusstheology.com Christian Theology, Dr. Ron Smith, School of Biblical Studies, YWAM, on iTunes Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:13:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alistair McGrath still rules the field with his quote: "If Wright is right then Luther was wrong." http://discusstheology.com/index.php/2009/07/01/if-wright-is-right-on-new-perspective-on-pauline-theology/ I was with Dr. Christy Wilson only 6 weeks before his death. We ate Korean food together in Colorado. He reminisced about my student days at Gordon-Conwell under his tutelage. What a legend and what a heritage he has left behind. I wonder how much of ... http://discusstheology.com/index.php/2009/06/30/ralph-winter-christy-wilson-and-a-thought-or-two/ That is how the ad in Christianity Today reads. I wonder how NT Wright would answer Martin Luther? http://discusstheology.com/index.php/2009/06/11/nt-wright-answer-his-critics/ Yale’s President on European Universities By Charles Halton on Sunday, 7 June 2009 at 9:15 pm There will be more competition for American universities [coming from Asian schools]. Europe, I think, has fallen by the wayside. Philip Jenkins at Penn State would certainly agree with that assessment, at least in theological ... http://discusstheology.com/index.php/2009/06/09/a-thought-on-the-future-of-education-theological-and-otherwise/ Music is a part of the kingdom of God. It makes sense that a young worship leader from Conway, Arkansas would win. Congratulations brother. http://discusstheology.com/index.php/2009/06/04/kris-allen-christian-worship-leader-wins-8th-american-idol/ I heard Gordon-Conwell OT prof. in Europe last week. He soke about NT Wright's new book on justification. Petter mentioned that the future of the Protestant church is at stake with Wright's understanding of justification. He compared the contemporary circumstance to the night the Titanic hit the ... http://discusstheology.com/index.php/2009/05/25/tom-petter-nt-wright-and-the-titanic/ Here are Ten good books I have thought about or read in the last 2 months: 1.Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin, and Robert B. Cialdini 2.The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright by John Piper 3.Right With God: ... http://discusstheology.com/index.php/2009/05/10/updated-reading-list/ Look at these numbers for state and government pension short falls: Pennsylvania Pension Funds Inform State Lawmakers of $28 Billion in Losses US Corporate Pension Plans Lost $445 Billion in 2008 Tennessee’s Public Employee Pension System Lost $5 Billion in Past Six Months New Mexico's Public Pension Funds Need Increased Contributions After ... http://discusstheology.com/index.php/2009/03/27/how-bad-is-it-out-there-financially/ This is a great statement from Charles Colson on doctrine. Put this in your browser http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/april/10.72.html http://discusstheology.com/index.php/2009/03/27/charles-colson-the-importance-of-doctrine-in-christianity-today/ 2 Timothy 3:16 informs us that "God breathed" the Scriptures. This is is picturesque. It is as if God held up blank pages and literally breathed the words out onto the pages of the Bible. That is a very high view of Scripture. I believe thaat. http://discusstheology.com/index.php/2009/03/13/credo-2-timothy-the-inspiration-of-scripture/