Parenting the Ordinary Means, Part 1
Welcome to October. The leaves are changing and the guys are back at the internetable. Matt and Shaun are joined this month by David Milligan, another dad and able contributor to our discussion on getting the ordinary means of grace into our kids.
Murphy’s Law and the Ordinary Means
Matt and Shaun were all set to record one more month on how to pastor the technologically addicted and – wouldn’t you know it – we had technical problems. Only one of us is Irish, but he still blames Murphy.
We encourage you to use this month to catch up on some of our older episodes and, until we see you in September, may the road rise to meet you and may the wind always be at your back.
UPDATE: On another technical note, Apple is now aware of our iTunes problems and we trust they will resolve them in the coming days to everyone’s satisfaction.
Technology and the Ordinary Means, Part 3
We are calling this month “Neil Postman Unplugged”. While many know Postman as the author of Amusing Ourselves to Death and Technopoly, he also developed a series of six questions that can help anyone who is struggling to understand the importance (or unimportance) of new media. Join us around the cyber-table as Matt and Shaun begin to consider the effects that the digital age can have on our worship.
Technology and the Ordinary Means, Part 2
Technology and the Ordinary Means
This month, Matt and Shaun contemplate what all this new techie stuff really means to a life of godliness and sanctification.
And here are the links…
- Habits of the Heart, Robert Bellah
- Technopoly, Neil Postman
- Education for Human Flourishing, Spears and Loomis
- Habits of the High Tech Heart, Quentin Shultze
- A Day Made of Glass
Is the Trinity a Part of Your Gospel?
This month, Matt and Shaun ponder how our Extraordinary God reveals Himself to us through His ordinary means.
Resources we mentioned this month include…
- Delighting in the Trinity, Tim Chester
- Forgotten God, Francis Chan
- The God Who is There, Don Carson
- Helping Your People Discover the Praying Life, Paul Miller
Is Gospel-Centered a Good Thing? Part 4
This month, Matt and Shaun conclude a four part series discussing the nature of “Gospel-Centered” churches. Is being Gospel-Centered a good thing? Well, yes, it is — if the Gospel we are centered on is the Biblical Gospel. Have a listen and feel free to recommend us!
Is Gospel-Centered a Good Thing? Part 3
How Gospel-Centered are you? Does your Gospel allow for things like repentance and holiness or do they get pushed aside? This month, Matt and Shaun continue to consider the implications of the cross-centered life.
Is Gospel-Centered a Good Thing? Part 2
Are you still Gospel-centered? Have you converted to Gospel-Centrism? Thinking about kicking the Gospel habit? This month, Matt and Shaun continue to consider the implications of preaching and living nothing but the cross.
Is Gospel-Centered a Good Thing?
You’ve heard the phrases. You’ve read the books. You’ve echoed the mantras: Gospel-Centered. Christ-Centered. Cross-Centered. What do these adjectival clauses even mean? This month, Matt and Shaun take a look at the whole “centered” movement, asking what it’s strengths and weaknesses are, as well as pointing us to where they might lead in the future.
On Community, Part 2
This month, Matt and Shaun continue to promote Biblical, God-Centered Community.
And this month’s link is:
- Dever, Driscoll, MacDonald Interview (Don’t miss the comments.)
On Community
This month, Matt and Shaun commune over what exactly Biblical, Gospel-Community looks like.
And this month’s links are:
- The One Another Commands, David Eby
- How Missionaries Lost Their Chariots of Fire, Brad Greenberg, Wall Street Journal
- Unfettered Hope, Marva Dawn
On Why We Like (the PCA) Our Denomination
This month, Matt and Shaun wax eloquent on the fact that denominations might just be alright. .
And this month’s links are:
- What’s So Great About the PCA?, Keller
- The PCA – A Way Forward: What We All Can Agree On And Why We Should Stay Together, Duncan and Keller
On Church Music
This month, Matt and Shaun talk music. Church music, at least. (Sorry, Stones fans.) Yes, in under an hour, we solve the worship wars. Really. We do.
On to the books:
- On Church Music, Lewis
- Worship By the Book, Various
- Worship Matters, Bob Kauflin
- Christ-Centered Worship, Bryan Chapell
- RUF Hymnal, Various
How’s that for three big words?
This month, Matt and Shaun are joined by Paul Manata in discussing Christ, Culture, and the Kingdom. Paul does a remarkable job of showing how the various “kingdom” views inadvertently cut themselves off into “reductionistic camps” (those three in the title), rather than developing consistent systems for interacting with the world. The solution is not to take a camp, but to be a Christian: someone transformed by Christ, called out to Christ, and actively living for Christ in the world.
This closes out our multi-month series on two kingdom theology, what D.A. Carson calls the “issue for the church to wrestle with today.” Don’t miss out on these related interviews:
- Jack Kinneer on Christ the King
- Jason Stellman on our Dual Citizenship
- Ken Myers on the Christian and Culture
And of course, we mentioned books:
- Scandalous, D.A. Carson
- The Rise of Christianity, Rodney Stark
- To Change the World, James Davison Hunter
- Natural Law and the Two Kingdoms, David VanDrunen
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