Why the cross offends…
“What is there about the cross of Christ which angers the world and stirs them up to persecute those who preach it? Just this: Christ died on the cross for us sinners, becoming a curse for us (Gal. 3:13). So…
Month July 2010
Great new book on evangelism…
My latest book review (Marks of the Messenger) is up at TGC Reviews. Let me begin with some self-disclosure. I don’t like books on evangelism. I find most of them to be profoundly unhelpful. Some of them are simply bad…
July 6: Matthew 16
The early sixteenth century witnessed a reformation regarding the role of Jesus’ righteousness in redemption. But moments such as these–moments of clarity–rarely last that long. Within a generation, the righteousness of Christ was forced once again to share the stage…
July 5: Psalm 137
The concept of “covenant” is rightly deemed in our circles to be a central interpretive principle of Scripture and Israel’s history. It also envelopes the believer’s entire earthly pilgrimage (see Deut. 6:4-9). Nevertheless, the idea remains confusing for many. Simply…
Thinking themselves to be wise…
I have posted recently on the continued efforts by Biologos to destroy confidence among God’s people in the Bible as God’s authoritative and fully trustworthy Word. Biologos professes to be evangelical and has recruited supposedly evangelical biblical scholars to advance…
Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns
I am currently working on a review of T. David Gordon’s excellent new book Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns. The subtitle of the book is “How Pop Culture Rewrote the Hymnal.” Dr. Gordon pulls no punches. He is not rude…
When was the last time you read this?
Declaration of IndependenceIn CONGRESS, July 4, 1776The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America,When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and…
Doubting Who?
Not ones to mince words, the folks at Triablogue have a few things to say about Pete Enns and his work with Biologos. Their words mirror my own concern about Biologos and the biblical scholars that have been recruited to…
Tough Questions…
Check out the video of the sessions from this year’s Ligonier National Conference: Tough Questions Christians Face. Sessions: The Brave New World of the New Media – Ed Stetzer Principles of Conduct in Communication – Tim Challies Taking Captive New…
July 2: Joshua 4
The Memorial Stones v. 9. “Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests bearing the ark of he covenant had stood, and they are there to this day.”…