Category Archives: Transformationism

Culture Making Review Part 2

Posted on January 23, 2009 by ineedsheetmusic

In case you missed part one of this review, you can go here and check it out. The purpose of this installment is to explore the way Culture Making‘s author Andy Crouch brings Scripture into his thesis that the way … Continue reading →

Posted in Transformationism, W2K | 15 Comments

Voila, Transformed!

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Zrim

In the most recent installment of the White Horse Inn Mike Horton interviewed Dr. Craig Carter, author of Re-thinking Christ & Culture: A Post-Christendom Perspective. Amongst other salient points, Carter makes what I think is a helpful distinction between Christendom … Continue reading →

Posted in Church Fathers, Culture War, Theology of the Cross/glory, Transformationism, W2K | 28 Comments

Culture Making: A book review

Posted on January 14, 2009 by ineedsheetmusic

The Confessional Outhouse has the sub-theme of the Two-Kingdoms, as all you readers probably know. So, when my dear sister gave me a copy of Andy Crouch’s Culture Making as a Christmas present I knew pretty much right off the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture War, Law/Gospel Distinction, Transformationism, W2K | 7 Comments

Easy To Be Hard

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Zrim

The recent (and repeated) blast of Arctic air here in the mid-west reminded me of the benefit of the band’s name. But it was some recent conversations that reminded me of the content of Three-Dog Night’s “Hair!” anthem. You recall … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology of the Cross/glory, Transformationism, W2K | 8 Comments

The Power of Venn

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Zrim

The White Horse Inn has introduced its 2009 theme with a broadcast called, “Christ in a Post-Christian Culture.” Insofar as, when you ask me, this is arguably the most important sort of discussion of our time, I am well pleased. … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and State, Transformationism, W2K | 1 Comment

Forum

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Rick

I’m not too interested in tonight’s Presidential town hall to be moderated by Rick Warren at Saddleback Church, I just want to hear a few sound-bites and read a few headlines afterward. But the pre-forum rumblings have me wondering if … Continue reading →

Posted in Prosperity Gospel, Transformationism, under-confessionalism | 5 Comments

Who Wrote This?

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Rick

UPDATED below You know how it goes, you’re searching for one thing and you find something else. Well, I found this quote without even looking for it:

Posted in Prosperity Gospel, Transformationism, under-confessionalism | 11 Comments

What Ever Happened to the Ascension?

Posted on April 2, 2008 by RubeRad

Sola Fidelity asked the other day, “Where did the Resurrection go?” This question reminded me of a Horton article (Transforming Culture with a Messiah Complex) I discovered quite a while ago, and forgot to blog about.

Posted in Transformationism | 31 Comments

Compromising Positions

Posted on March 26, 2008 by RubeRad

At the WHI taping I attended, the topic was “Selling Jesus: Consumerism and Market Values in the Church,” and OHS Clark jumped in early with a quote from Nathan Hatch’s The Democratization of American Christianity: Amidst this population boom [1775-1845], … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessionalism, History, Reformed Confessionalism, Transformationism, under-confessionalism, W2K | 105 Comments

One Kingdom in China

Posted on March 4, 2008 by RubeRad

At this link [HT: Forester, Stories From Beijing] you can find a fascinating article about a Photoshop hoax in China. If you are at all familiar with the Outhouse, you might well wonder, “What does that have to do with … Continue reading →

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Keller and the PCA

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Rick

Here are a couple of questions and Tim Keller’s answers to them from THIS INTERVIEW in First Things:

Posted in Prosperity Gospel, Transformationism, under-confessionalism | 87 Comments

Does True Religion Really Imply Betterment?

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Zrim

It appears that Darryl Hart is at it again.

Posted in Transformationism | 41 Comments

Being Christian

Posted on January 17, 2008 by RubeRad

In part of our never-ending discussion about the temporal side-effects of being Christian, Zrim said what he says in a new way: Kazoo, … your contention seems to be that we are ontologically better for having faith. … But I … Continue reading →

Posted in Transformationism | 13 Comments

The Function of the Church

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Rick

This past Sunday we had a guest minister fill our pulpit at Trinity URC as part of a post-classis pulpit exchange. The Rev. James Admiraal from Cornerstone URC in Hudsonville, MI preached a sermon called, From Useless to Useful from … Continue reading →

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It’s Funny Because it’s True

Posted on November 19, 2007 by RubeRad

Watching a movie with the boyz this weekend, a joke about America in general was extra funny to me because of involvement in the Outhouse: “In America we have a rule.  If you want to motivate someone, DON’T MENTION DEATH!” … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Transformationism | 24 Comments