Month December 2007

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Warfield on Inerrancy

A pithy reminder from B.B. Warfied’s classic work on The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible: “[W]e do not adopt the doctrine of the plenary inspiration of Scripture on sentimental grounds, nor even, as we have already occasion to remark,…

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The Scandal of the Christian Faith

Ken Myers has done it again, writing a thoughtful, provocative letter to his listeners at Mars Hill Audio.  One quotation from theologian Michael Williams seems especially appropriate to the season: “The power that called the world into being [took on]…

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Dances with Elves

Many thanks to Rick Phillips for waiting until I was halfway around the world to post my latest dance video (see “Christmas Contextualization at Tenth Pres”).  In truth (and my children can vouch for this), I am not nearly as…

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Alcohol and the MBC

Wade Bureleson weighs in on the Missouri Baptist Convention and the abstinence debate (The Danger of Casually Dismissing Scripture When Defining ‘True’ Christianity).

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SBC, Emergents, & Acts 29

Dr. Mark Divine has written a very helpful article on the key differences between the Acts 29 church planting ministry and the emerging church movement (). Divine submitted his report to the Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board but it was…

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The New Birth

This is an excellent collection of essays on Regeneration or The New Birth (https://www.mountzion.org/FGB’s/nbirfg.pdf).