by Brad Blocksom | Sep 8, 2019 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, General, Healing, Missional, Practical Theology, Prayer, Reviews, Small Groups, The Vineyard Movement, Theology
Disclaimer: Mike Turrigiano is one of my favorite people in the Vineyard movement! Luke Geraty (his co-author) is a friend and kinda my boss here at Think Theology. What follows is my attempt to, none-the-less, provide an impartial, unbiased review of Pastor...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 7, 2016 | Christian Living, Reviews, Theology
As one of my recent reviews reveals, there are many resources available for Christians interested in having a better understanding of what Scripture says regarding homosexuality, engaging homosexuals, and how the Church should respond to questions about issues related...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 1, 2016 | Christian Living, Reviews
In a fast changing world that is still in a “sexual revolution,” many Christian parents have expressed to me a great deal of concern and frustration, especially in regards to how they should go about addressing the various subjects with their children....
by Able Baker | Nov 19, 2015 | Christian Living
Perspective is an important thing to maintain while Thanksgiving and Christmas approach. As a matter of fact, it’s important year-round. It is very easy to lose sight of the reason for our celebrations. Little catchy slogans like “Jesus Is The Reason For The Season”...
by Robby McAlpine | Aug 27, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
It has been my privilege to read Mary Boller’s The Wisdom of Wimber over the past few weeks. Marty (can I call you Marty?) has done an excellent job of collecting a variety of the late John Wimber’s pithy insights and pastoral wisdom, and sharing them in a...
by Brad Blocksom | Jul 7, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews
For those of you who enjoyed my series on 10 Ways We Must Read Scripture Differently (#1 starts here), I thought it might be nice to see a different perspective on how not to read the Bible! In this case, by someone far more qualified than me to write on this topic...
by Brad Blocksom | Jun 8, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Yesterday at 12:30pm, Pastor, teacher, author, speaker, scholar, disciple of Jesus and friend of many, Dr. Bill Jackson, passed from this life into the next. The Vineyard movement has lost one of its greatest leaders. And the Evangelical Church has lost one of the...
by Luke Geraty | Jun 4, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
I think I could sit at a table talking about the Holy Spirit with Dr. Jack Levison for hours. The way that he thinks and writes is ever engaging and many of the questions and concerns he poses go on to raise countless hours of reflection. Those of you who are into...
by Luke Geraty | Jun 4, 2015 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Historical biographies are important for the health and development of individuals and ecclesial communities. While it may be true that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, as George Santayana is famous for saying, I’d like to think...
by Luke Geraty | Mar 7, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Last year I was at Society of Vineyard Scholars’ annual conference and had lunch with a really cool dude with a beard. He informed me that he had started attending the Central Vineyard in Columbus, OH and was a writer. As an aspiring author, I was immediately...
by Luke Geraty | Feb 12, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
If I had to summarize all of the preaching of Jesus and all of the preaching of Paul, I’d suggest that they had one message with many applications: the kingdom of God. Jesus proclaimed the kingdom (Matt. 4:17, 23; 9:35; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 8:1; Acts 1:3, etc.)...
by Luke Geraty | Jan 19, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology