CT has a nice article entitled Reductionist Justice, in which the author discusses the error of Job’s friends, which was to reduce all suffering to…
In Part I, I discussed how rules and regulations are often a false faith, one based on outward observances rather than inward faith. This time,…
One theologically liberal blog I read recently listed the sins of the modern church, and I thought the list was worth discussing from an evangelical…
This series contains the following posts: The Sins of the Church I – Rules and regulations The Sins of the Church II – Creeds, doctrines,…
Here’s my outline for this coming Sunday’s sermon. Any comments? Probably too long for most readers, but a few might like to parse it.
Today, I had lunch with my favorite neofundamentalist pastor, Thomas. Over lunch, we discussed some things, and I wanted to record some topics and insights…
Al Mohler, in his most recent post, Heresy Precedes Homosexuality, discusses openly gay Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson, and why he is the poster child for…
ATP has a nice article entitled For the Love of God, in which he bemoans the modern simplistic view of “God is love” – it…
In this third part in the Finding God’s Call series, I am endeavoring to remove one of the most significant misunderstandings in the Christian church…
In Part I of this series, we learned some general things about the call of God based on the call of Jeremiah in Jeremiah 1. …
This is the first in a series of sermons I am delivering on Finding God’s Call. In this part, I use the call of Jeremiah…
Tim Challies has a nice review of the venerable Alister McGrath‘s new book, The Dawkins Delusion? McGrath, Professor of Historical Theology at the University of…
Today, I was reading Truth Matters, an out-of-print collection of some of John MacArthur’s best writings from 1969 to 2004. One interesting chapter dealt with…
This series is made up of audio sermons on the subject of Finding God’s Call, including: Finding God’s Call I – If you are SAVED,…
Near death experiences (NDEs) are highly subjective, but longtime death and dying expert Elizabeth Kubler-Ross co-authored a nice survey of many NDEs, and summarizes the…
Howard Storm, UC Berkeley graduate and professor of arts at Northern Kentucky University, was a long-time atheist. That is, until he nearly died and found…
Books such as Daniel A. Helminiak‘s What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality have promoted a pro-gay interpretation of both the OT and NT passages…
I get newsletters from Persian Ministries International, whose mission is to “continue proclaiming to the Muslim World that Jesus is both Savior and Lord.” This…
I am not much into debating Mormonism, but Dr. Al Mohler (Southern Baptist) and Orson Scott Card (Mormon, and author of my favorite sci-fi book…
Inspired by the largely free-for-all Theological Confessions meme, I thought to write one up that actually has questions. Enjoy. 1. On a scale of 1…
A project called The Books of the Bible Project is about to release a new layout for the bible that encourages reading of the books…
Recently, I came across the essays of John Cobb in The Dialogue Comes of Age: Christian Encounters With Other Traditions Although Cobb is a Christian Progressive…
In a shamefully short interview (two questions?), Brian McLaren released a nice overview of how the church has historically interacted with the state, and blithely…
…and it hasn’t even come out yet. In October, B&H Publishing will be releasing The Apologetics Study Bible.