Christmas Books
Since I inevitably blog about books I’m reading, many of you already know the books about which I think highly. You can read my thoughts about Introverts in the Church; Counsel from the Cross; and Counterfeit Gods. I also recently…
Month December 2009
Contending for the Truth
Charles Spurgeon was a man who contended for the truth. As a result he was reviled and misunderstood. Refusing to yeild ground to those who attacked the inerrancy of the Scriptures, the substitutionary atonement, the necessity of the new birth,…
Elections Matter
Last evening the Senate defeated the Nelson/Hatch Ammendment which would have prohibited the use of federal funds to pay for abortions. The vote, largely along party lines was 54-45. The two Republicans who voted against Nelson/Hatch were, not surprisingly Collins…
The Manhattan Declaration: A Statement from Ligon Duncan
The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals has received a number of requests for comment upon the Manhattan Declaration, a recent public statement on the sanctity of life, marriage and sexuality, and religious liberty, signed by a number of leaders from the…
The Manhattan Declaration: A Statement from Ligon Duncan
The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals has received a number of requests for comment upon the Manhattan Declaration, a recent public statement on the sanctity of life, marriage and sexuality, and religious liberty, signed by a number of leaders from the…
Senate Rejects Abortion Amendment
From Shailagh Murray at The Washington Post: The Senate narrowly rejected an amendment that would have restricted abortion coverage in the pending health-care bill, leaving in question whether Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) has the 60 votes needed to move…
Coming Next Month…
A new book by Richard Phillips, one of my favorite preachers and writing pastors, is due to be released next month. The Masculine Mandate looks as if it will address an area of great need within the body of Christ.…
Blog 236: 4.19.14 – 4.19.19
Calvin continues his critique of Catholicism by applying a biblical definition of “sacrament” to the Roman rite of penance. He begins with a clear and careful distinction between public repentance, as it was practiced in the early church, and the…
Blog 235: 4.19.7- 4.19.13
Confirmation, a sacrament in Roman Catholic theology, was an offence to Calvin because it sapped the meaning of baptism. In scholastic terms, baptism only washed away original sin and those sins committed before baptism. Confirmation was viewed as a sacrament…
A Biblical Paradigm for Ministry…
The good folks at Westminster Bookstore were kind enough to send me a copy of The Trellis and the Vine. I’ve only read the first chapter but I am hooked. Some pastors I highly esteem are calling it the best…