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Category: Theology

An Advent Poem

December 20, 2013 Brett Davis

Yesterday I was browsing through Christmas poems, and I came across this gem. If you aren’t familiar with George MacDonald—the…

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: advent, Christmas, george macdonald, Poem

The Virgin Birth and Hurricane Jesus

December 4, 2013 Brett Davis Leave a comment

There the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and…

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: Christmas, interpretation, Isaiah, prophecy

It’s Not Enough

September 12, 2013 Brett Davis

Dustin Kensrue is one of my favorite artists. Formerly the lead singer of a band called Thrice, he’s actually now…

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Posted in: Theology

Guns and Plowshares

January 26, 2013 Brett Davis Leave a comment

Debate has begun raging over government restriction of firearms. I don’t watch the news very much (any more) but every…

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Posted in: Culture, Theology Filed under: guns, hot button, politics, theology

Poem of Repentance

January 17, 2013 Brett Davis Leave a comment

The Apologist’s Evening Prayer by C.S. Lewis From all my lame defeats and oh! much more From all the victories…

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: C.S. Lewis, confession, Poem, prayer, quote

“Christians and Pagans” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

October 6, 2012 Brett Davis Leave a comment

I’ve been growing in my appreciation of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life, courage, thinking and servant’s heart. I recently came across a…

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: bonhoeffer, Poem, quote

N. T. Wright’s “Big Book on Paul”

May 27, 2012 Brett Davis Leave a comment

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: N.T. Wright, Paul

“How God Became King” Lecture

February 29, 2012 Brett Davis Leave a comment

This is well worth your time, and I think it’s a pretty accessible introduction to a lot of N.T. Wright’s…

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: gospel, Jesus, N.T. Wright, video

Cheat Sheet

November 28, 2011 Brett Davis Leave a comment

cheatsheet

An appendix that I created for future versions of the book.

Hopefully it will help keep track of those sometimes overwhelming Old Testament books.

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: Bible overview

Good News for Anxious Christians // Books You Should Read

August 17, 2011 Brett Davis Leave a comment

Good News for Anxious Christians by Phillip Cary Don’t judge a book by its cover. I almost never gave this…

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: anxiety, Phillip Cary, recommendation, video

Firmly Stated Questions

August 6, 2011 Brett Davis Leave a comment

The above video of poet Taylor Mali provides a bit of social commentary on an interesting social phenomenon: Certainty has…

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: culture, technology, video

On the Historicity of Jesus’ Resurrection…

July 31, 2011 Brett Davis Leave a comment

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: N.T. Wright, video

Vaguely Christian Virtues

July 30, 2011 Brett Davis Leave a comment

The “application” of a sermon has become essential for many Christians. And rightfully so in many ways. There’s definitely a…

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: culture, morality, worldview

The Rustling of the New Testament

July 23, 2011 Brett Davis Leave a comment

We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else…

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: quote

Wild and Wasted Virtues

June 5, 2011 Brett Davis Leave a comment

“The modern world is not evil; in some ways the modern world is far too good. It is full of…

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Posted in: Theology Filed under: G.K. Chesterton, morality, quote

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