Origins of Christmas
List of Great Men and Women during Ancient Period (5000 B.C. ~ A.D. 400)
1. Cheops(Khufu), Pharaoh of Egypt (2700 – 2675 BC) He is the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty in the first half of the Old Kingdom period. Khufu is generally accepted as having commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the...
Amazing Tomato Pasta
This is a signature(?) food of my family. We are very sensitive eaters except me. It is hard to find a menu that all of us can enjoy together. This tomato pasta is one of the few we can eat together. But it has to be made real authentic. Staring from home-grown...
Why did Hitler kill Jews?
This is an interesting insight from a book called, “지적 대화를 위한 넓고 얕은 지식” in Korean. The author views world history developed based on economic situation. Germany after the World War 1 needed some kind of war in order to overcome their economic difficulties....
Anyone who does not know Jesus goes to hell. Isn’t that unfare?
This question came out of genuine doubt from my kids. It is very valid question and also one of the important theological subject, Theology of Salvation (Soteriology https://bible.org/article/soteriology-doctrine-salvation) Many theologians includes this subject in...
Exclusivity of Christianity (기독교의 배타성)
이글은 Tim Keller라는 목사님의 설교를 좀 쉽게 이해할수 있도록 한국어로 정리한 글입니다. 전체 설교 audio랑 자세한 내용은 여기를 참조하세요. http://www.jongha.com/jdoc/view_page/846 이 topic은 지난주 목장에서 나온 얘기인데 대부분 공감하는 내용이면서도 대부분 자세한 답을 가지고 있지 못한 그런 주제입니다. 기독교의 주장데로 따르면 예수님을 믿지않는 모든 사람은 구원을 얻지 못한다는 뜻인데 이런 교리를 어떻게 믿지않는 사람에게...
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
(if the video does not stream automatically because it is pretty big, you can download from here) “The Case for Christ” is the title of the well-known book by Lee Strobel. You can search about the book and author. He is just an journalist. He is not a...
Read moreThe gospel is neither religion nor irreligion, but something else entirely – a third way of relating to God through grace.
Center Church
“Center Church” 라는 이책은 Tim Keller라는 뉴욕맨하탄에 있는 Redeemer Presbyterian Church의 담임목사가 쓴 책입니다. 이 사람은 한때 Philadelphia에 있는 Westminster Seminary에서 교수를 했던 적도 있습니다. 그리고 이 신학교는 손원배 목사님이 나오신 신학교이기도 하지요. 아무튼 이책의 주제는 복음이 중심이된 교회의 모습에 대해 자세하게 기록하고 있습니다. 보통 책들보단 아주 신학적이긴...
How to explain circumcision to my kids
If you read the Old Testament along with your kids you will face some uncomfortable topics which came from mainly cultural difference between ancient times and today. One of them is circumcision (bris) in Genesis 17. And this word, circumcision, will show up in many...
Academy of Ideas
I was reading about Diogenes, who is an Greek philosopher known as Cynic and I happened to find this web site whose vision is to spread the knowledge without barrier. It has not just about philosopher, but many other great individuals. Most of videos are short and...
The Restored Church of God
Check who David C. Pack? http://rcg.org/dcp-bio.html His ministry web site, http://rcg.org/home.html The site has a lot of free articles in different format. I came across the site while I was search “The True Origin of Easter.” Here are some examples:...
History of Philosophy by Kings College London
I was searching for some information about Plotinus who was the founder of Platonism around 3rd century. After I read some summary from wikipedia and stanford philosophy web site, I found this site on youtube. The site has a lot of podcasts which is short and better...
Common Virtue and True Virtue by Jonathan Edwards
Tim Keller frequently refers Jonathan Edwards in his sermon especially the book, The Nature of True Virtue. It is little book, but hard to read. Here are a paraphrased version by Tim Keller. It is important to fully understand its message because what most Christians...
Joel Osteen with No Seminary Education?
I was reading a Tim Keller’s book, The Counterfeit Gods, which talks about the idols that embedded in our subconscious. In introduction Tim Keller, as usual, criticized the idea in which people overly pursue personal achievement and financial prosperity without...
The Gospel Coalition
I was searching an original source for the reference that Tim Keller used in his sermon, “Gospel” based on Isaiah 53. The reference was “Christ wins our salvation through losing…” Tim Keller mentioned that it was from a writer, but did...
Christian History For Everyone
I was searching the idea of Martin Luther’s: Christians are saved by faith alone, but not faith which is alone. And found this site that explains really well and also has a lot of resources about church history and major theological issues throughout Christian...
Redeemer City to City
The Bible as a Single Story Redeemer City to City is a site that has a lot of good resources about Redeemer’s ministry and Tim Keller’s sermons and articles. I was glad to find this and it is one of my favorite sites. This particular video is titled...
How to read the Old Testament
This is my personal view on the Old Testament. I have learned that many churches and seminaries also have adapted a similar view. However the church you go to or the tradition you belong to may not be in align with my view. My intention is not confuse you or object...
The Story of Balaam
Question 1: What is the point of the Balaam story in Numbers 22 – 24 (or what are its points)? Is Balaam a good guy or a bad guy or what? The point of the Balaam story is that even though we understand God’s command we can be tempted away from obedience to God. In the...
Early Christian Writings
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com This has the list of writings, including the Bible and Apocrypha, of early Christians. and also has full text and guide and resources for further study. I was searching for “Shepherd of Hermas” and found this site....