March 30, 2013
by Dave Ketter
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I wasn’t sure what to expect when I read The Sacred Search by Gary Thomas. I had grown up in the world of I Kissed Dating Goodbye and Boy Meets Girl with some over-macho’d clips from Mark Driscoll thrown in … Continue reading
November 24, 2012
by Dave Ketter
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So, I never expected to actually write a defense of why I believe I’m called to ordained ministry (as illustrated by the relatively unimaginative title of this post). Neither did I expect it to be public. The more I talk with … Continue reading
June 13, 2012
by Dave Ketter
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Idolatry is on a lot of folks’ radar these days. Tim Keller writes and preaches about it. Mark Driscoll rants about it. Now Pete Wilson writes about it– skillfully, I might add. In Empty Promises: The Truth About You, Your … Continue reading
June 2, 2012
by Dave Ketter
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I’ve been reading George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire lately. It’s a compelling saga…with some graphic content that it could do without, but overall an interesting story with many things that inspire thought, reflection, and generally serve as … Continue reading
March 27, 2012
by Dave Ketter
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I was skeptical when I requested Healing is a Choice: 10 Decisions That Will Transform Your Life and 10 Lies That Can Prevent You From Making Them. I’ve grown up in the American Christian milieu that sometimes promises things that seem … Continue reading
March 12, 2012
by Dave Ketter
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Being in a class this semester on “The Writings”, and having my term paper include an exegesis from Proverbs, I was looking forward to what insights this book might have to offer into the proverbial mindset. The goal of the … Continue reading
March 6, 2012
by Dave Ketter
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The Gospel Coalition is featuring a “three-day forum” on the topic of baptism and church membership. All involved are convinced that baptism is required in faithful Christian living. In this, they are correct. According to James Hamilton and Michael Horton, … Continue reading
March 1, 2012
by Dave Ketter
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I first reviewed The Voice New Testament two years ago. When I was offered the opportunity to look at the revised update, I jumped at the chance. With its screenplay format, in-text commentary and clarifying remarks, The Voice provides a fresh reading … Continue reading
October 30, 2011
by Dave Ketter
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It’s a serious threat in the midst of Paul’s rebuke of the Corinthians. The Corinthian church has a reputation for being messed up, divisive, unholy, disorderly, unconsiderate, and all manner of things we’d like to say is just plain unbiblical. … Continue reading
August 23, 2011
by Dave Ketter
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For a generation that has grow up in the “Age of Terror”, the question of what it means to be Christians, to be Americans, both, or none puzzles many young people, and just as many of older generations. In Peace … Continue reading