Category Archives: Religion

by Peter Mead | May 12, 2012

Saturday Short Thought: Seeker Sensitive Preaching

For the past two weeks I have been blogging my way through what I think might be the ten biggest big ideas in the Bible. I’m sure there are others that should be included. And I’m sure there are some … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | May 11, 2012

Biggest Big Ideas – 10. Christ

We’ve covered a lot of ground in nine posts. A lot of threads weave through the canon. The resulting tapestry is stunning and breathtaking, but we can’t help ourselves, our gaze goes from the whole to the who…the one who … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | May 10, 2012

Biggest Big Ideas – 9. Hope

I started this series last week with the note that Haddon Robinson had suggested that the Bible weaves together about ten bigger big ideas. I’m offering my list, feel encouraged to read the Scriptures and write your own. We’ve pondered … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Blessed Hope, Christian Grief, Christian Hope, Eschatology, Glorious Appearing, Parousia, Return of Christ

by Peter Mead | May 9, 2012

Biggest Big Ideas – 8. Spreading Goodness

I suspect there is something of a story even in the sequence of big thematic ideas I am pondering in this series. God, creation, sin, grace, faith, redemption, community, and building on last time: 8. God’s character is marked by … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | May 8, 2012

Biggest Big Ideas – 7. Community

Woven through the warp and woof of Scripture’s great landscape are themes so glorious and rich that we can barely put them into words. I’m trying. What are the ten big ideas of the Bible? God, creation, sin, grace, faith, … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Christian Unity, Church Unity, Community, Evangelical, Racism, Trinity

by Peter Mead | May 7, 2012

Biggest Big Ideas – 6. Redemption

I’ve been blogging through ten of the biggest big ideas in the Bible. Somehow every passage seems to touch on at least a few of these. So far we’ve pondered God, creation, sin, grace and faith. Today’s idea brings so … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Religion, Theology, salvation, Evangelical, redemption story, triune god, broken relationship, Justification

by Peter Mead | May 4, 2012

10 Biggest Big Ideas – 5. Faith

So what are the biggest recurring ideas underlying the whole sweep of Scripture? I am enjoying tracing out a few thoughts on ten of the biggest. So far I’ve pondered our triune God, His wondrous creation, our profound fall, His … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Evangelical, sola fide, Theology

by Peter Mead | May 3, 2012

10 Biggest Big Ideas – 4. Grace

This week I have been pondering what might be the overarching, biggest of big ideas in the Bible. These ideas pervade so much of the canon and are reflected in the specific main ideas of individual passages. So far we … Continue reading →

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Tagged as divine grace, Evangelical, good god, salvation by grace alone, sola gratia, Trinity

by Peter Mead | May 2, 2012

10 Biggest Big Ideas – 3. Sin

The 10 biggest ideas in the Bible? We’ve considered God and His creation. Now we need to probe the problem. 3. Our profound capacity for love has been perverted into a self-love that drives a charade of independent divine status, … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Evangelical, Hamartiology, salvation, Sin, Theology, Trinity

by Peter Mead | May 1, 2012

10 Biggest Big Ideas – 2. Creation

I am slowly offering what I think might be the ten biggest ideas in the Bible. I encourage you to write your own list, the process is a real joy. Yesterday I wrote about God and His self-giving goodness. I … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Bible, Creation, Evangelical, Evolution, Trinity