Encore edition. Originally posted April 30th, 2014 From Timothy Keller: ‘Idolatry distorts our feelings. Just as idols are good things… Read more The Link Between People-Pleasing & Deifying Our Neighbour
Category: Church Dogmatics
Listening To The Latent Teachers of the Church Because We Stand On The Shoulders of Giants
Karl Barth postulated that we must always reckon with the existence of teachers of the Church who exist, but are… Read more Listening To The Latent Teachers of the Church Because We Stand On The Shoulders of Giants
Karl Barth: ‘Grace Must Be Lived Out, Or It is Not Grace’
Since reading the above quote, its been lingering in the back of my mind. So much so, that after… Read more Karl Barth: ‘Grace Must Be Lived Out, Or It is Not Grace’
The Primal, Basic Decision of God With Regard to Humanity is His Mercy
Landed on this quote this morning. Kinda made me smile on the inside. Have a great week.
Every Genuine Proclamation Of The Christian Faith Is Destructive To The Advance Of Religion
Written not long after the beginning of World War II, Barth’s statement, ‘that every genuine proclamation of the Christian faith is a… Read more Every Genuine Proclamation Of The Christian Faith Is Destructive To The Advance Of Religion
Gnade: The Importance Of Karl Barth’s Non-Separation Of God’s Holiness & Grace
Barth’s main starting point in his discussion on the Holiness of Grace, is that the freedom of God is framed by Jesus… Read more Gnade: The Importance Of Karl Barth’s Non-Separation Of God’s Holiness & Grace
Epiphany 2015: He Will Lead Us
Scouring over some old texts for a litany relevant to epiphany, I landed on this paragraph-of-petitioning from ‘The Book of Common Prayer’: ‘O God,… Read more Epiphany 2015: He Will Lead Us
Barth’s C.D I.II: The Holy Spirit, Prayer & The Responsive Sinner
Concluding my notes on Karl Barth’s C.D I/II hasn’t been a simple task. Part one and part two covered being… Read more Barth’s C.D I.II: The Holy Spirit, Prayer & The Responsive Sinner
Barth’s C.D I.II: On Being Called to Decision & Confronted With freedom
As promised. So delivered. This makes up part one of three, five point summaries. Each highlighting quotes from my recent reading of… Read more Barth’s C.D I.II: On Being Called to Decision & Confronted With freedom
Church Dogmatics: Helpful Critique and Summons
Unfortunately, I’m not getting to the keyboard as much as I’d like to these past few weeks. On the upside… Read more Church Dogmatics: Helpful Critique and Summons
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