Tag Archives: Christian

Looking for New Christian Blogs to Feature!

Second Annual New Christian Blogs Feature: As I did last year, I’d like to feature several new Christian blogs that were begun this year. I don’t know of any list of new blogs, so I’m inviting bloggers to leave a comment here with a link to one of your best posts of the year. You …

December 7, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Miscellanea | Tagged , | Comments (12)

Freedom of Religion Watch

On my RSS news reader this morning: Professor Says Vanderbilt Suppressing Christian Student Groups Amid Shutdown Threats Priest barred from saying mass In England, Displaying Bible Verses May Be Against the Law Conscience, Coercion, and Healthcare Preventing Another Attack: International Religious Freedom On a related note: Paying for a Church You Don’t Believe In and …

September 27, 2011 – 10:14 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Life and Choices, Religions, The Faith | Tagged , , , , | Comments (9)

Thinking Christianly: Ten Essential Aspects

This entry is part 1 of 14 in the series Basic Discipleship of the Mind

My blog’s title is not so much about how I view myself but about what I hope to encourage: Christians thinking. Some writers have used the term “thinking Christianly” to describe this process: thinking well, thinking deeply, and thinking in accordance with the truth of God revealed through Jesus Christ. Today I’m starting a series …

January 25, 2010 – 11:58 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (4)

Christian Carnival CCXXX: The “Broken Things” Edition

There’s somethin’ strange goin’ on here. This is the third time I’ve had the privilege of hosting the Christian Carnival. The first time, my blog broke down completely just about the time I was scheduled to write and post the Carnival. It was completely inaccessible for reading and for administrating for several hours. Well, that …

June 25, 2008 – 10:39 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Miscellanea | Tagged , | Comments (7)

Christian Carnival CCXIV

It’s Christian Carnival Time! We begin with a collection of posts having to do with Biblical understanding and application: At Light Along the Journey, John looks at the nature of the faith that transformed the life of Bartimaeus in the post Blind Faith. Richard H. Anderson presents A Brief History of the Covenant Relationship, posted …

March 5, 2008 – 1:56 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Miscellanea | Tagged , | Comments (5)

What Christ Does For Us, Part 3: The Extent of Brokenness

God created us for relationship with Him, and with genuine moral significance as part of our makeup. We turned away from Him and broke that relationship. Our connection to the true source of life and love was broken, and death and alienation entered our experience. This we learn from Genesis 1 through 3, as covered …

January 5, 2008 – 6:04 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (21)