Applying Creation: Biblical Usage of the Creation Account (Slides)
Presented to the 2019 Christian Leaders Conference at Calvary University, Kansas City, MO, February 8, 2019. This presentation considers the NT usage of the the creation account specifically in relation to evangelistic and discipleship communication. [gview...
Renovation Podcast Episode 16: “How to Respond to Political Disagreement”
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...
Renovation Podcast Episode 15: “Where Does Media Fit?”
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...
“The most effective leadership, management, and efficiency models share traits common with each other, and traits that are ultimately traceable to the pages of the Bible. While these models are often not intentionally rooted in Biblical concepts by those that promote the models, the models illustrate how applying Biblical principles can set a trajectory of success in enterprise and in life. Led By a Lion is designed to introduce some of these leadership, management, and efficiency models, but goes a step further in identifying the Biblical genesis of many of the core traits that fuel the success of these models.”
Guest Article: Government in a Fallen World
By Jaco Jan Scholtz Marxism/Leninism is alive and well, and yet, given a bit of time, it collapses and dies wherever it goes. It is alive and well in South Africa — and yet, Marxism/Leninism is collapsing and dying in Venezuela, it died in East Germany, etc. How...
Christmas, Julie Andrews, Amazing Parents, and Joy to the World
I’m sitting at my desk, writing thoughtfully, with Christmas music in the background. I am able to focus on the writing until Julie Andrews’ Joy to the World begins with its introductory repetitions: “Joy to the…Joy to the…Joy to the…Joy to the…” I realize after a few...
To Judge or Not to Judge
Whether or not Christians are supposed to judge can be a confusing question. In this brief video Dr. Cone explains why Christians are supposed to judge in some contexts, but not in others.
“This approach has the advantage of seeking to view all knowledge through the lens of Scripture, and to subject all knowledge to the authority of Scripture. It encourages science and research within the field of psychology. It offers a Biblical balance of description and prescription. Of course, if the Bible is unreliable, then the refractive power of Scripture is distortive rather than corrective, but the epistemological premise of this approach is that God’s word is authoritative and sufficient for our understanding, for our equipping, and for our practice. There are many extra-biblical resources that we can employ, but in seeking out how and when to do that, we mustn’t lose sight of the one reliable constant that God has provided for us – the Bible.” –Chapter 9
Renovation Podcast Episode 14 “The Uniqueness of Sexual Misuse”
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...
Educating and Communicating With the iGeneration (Slides)
This presentation was delivered to the Association of Christian Teachers and Christian School Regional Educators Convention, Grandview Christian School, Grandview, Missouri, November, 2, 2018. Educating and Communication with the iGeneration considers some Biblical...
Why Does Dispensationalism Matter? (Slides)
Dispensationalism is perceived as irrelevant, because dispensationalists have become inconsistent, and the distinctive method and message is often indiscernible. In this presentation (delivered to the IFCA Northern California Regional Conference near Sacramento, CA),...
“The Green Tree is an exceptional work…provides a vital tool for every Bible interpreter…Just as the root system is the foundation of a tree and directly impacts the health of a tree, hermeneutic method is at the root of one’s worldview. This illustration demonstrates that the hermeneutic method that an interpreter of the Bible employs will significantly affect the outcome. The tree will either be healthy, or it will not be healthy…The authors provide a unique examination of Revelation, Genesis, and Job that demonstrates that the LGH hermeneutic is derived from within Scripture, something that other hermeneutical methods fail to demonstrate. This is perhaps the most crucial principle demonstrated in The Green Tree, and it effectively demonstrates that the LGH hermeneutic is also the Biblical hermeneutic.” – Andrew Friend (Amazon Review)
Improving Exegesis and Genre Awareness (Slides)
There is a logic undergirding Biblical hermeneutics and the process of applying hermeneutic principles in exegesis. These slides accompany Dr. Cone's presentation to the Duluth Pastors' Conference, intended to help prepare people for consistently applying literal...
Parallelism of Foreshadowing and Fulfillment: Considering Affinity and Dissimilarity in Johannine and Matthean Usage
Parallelism of Foreshadowing and Fulfillment: Considering Affinity and Dissimilarity in Johannine and Matthean Usage Presented to the Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics, September 19, 2018 Christopher Cone, Th.D, Ph.D, Ph.D President, Research Professor of Bible...
Renovation Podcast Episode 13 – “Colin Kaepernick and the Nike Ad”
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...
10 Questions to Ask When Looking for a New Church
Looking for a new church can be an exciting process, but it can also be discouraging and even frustrating. Here are 10 questions that may help you work through that process – 5 you should ask before you leave your current fellowship, and 5 you should ask before you...
The Relationship of Worldview to Psychology and Counseling (Slides)
Presented to students at the Calvary University Innovation Center (Fort Morgan, CO) on September 5, 2018. This presentation examines (1) the framework of worldview, (2) how worldview undergirds psychology, and (3) basic models of counseling that are derived from the...
Renovation Podcast Episode 12 – “Sovereignty of God and Free Will of Humanity, Part 3”
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...
Renovation Podcast Episode 3
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...
#MeToo Invites Us To Consider More Than Just Behavior
The #MeToo movement brought needed light to the darkness of sexual abuse and assault, and underscored a dark principle of human nature: people will often try to get away with whatever they think they can. The public unveiling of sexual selfishness and other evils that...
What is God’s Will for My Life?
What is God's will for my life? The answer isn't as complicated as you might think. Part if it has to do with recognizing whose life it actually is!
Renovation Podcast Episode 2 – “Spring Break and the Glory of God”
Dr. Christopher Cone and John Oglesby explore practical aspects of the Christian life – wrestling with tough theological issues and talking about why the questions and answers are relevant. Cone and Oglesby challenge themselves and their listeners to enjoy the...