A good, working definition
I do not typically go to this source for pastorally useful definitions, but my recent post led to me do a little bit of research to see if there are any good definitions of pornography out there. The Catechism of…
Month October 2011
A good, working definition
I do not typically go to this source for pastorally useful definitions, but my recent post led to me do a little bit of research to see if there are any good definitions of pornography out there. The Catechism of…
Lay your convictions bare
“When principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then battle is your calling, and peace has become sin; you must, at the price of dearest peace, lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy, with…
On Guard
To be an elder is a high and sober calling. Scripture makes clear what that calling requires from the man who fills that office. I am fortunate to serve in a church whose elders I am able to honor with…
Ancient Texts and their Modern Appropriation
There have been a number of responses to my recent Ref21 posts on creation and confessional hermeneutic. Some have been little more than disappointing expressions of the old “slippery slope” and “camel’s nose under the edge of the tent” argument,…
We’re living in the Twilight Zone
Yesterday I went out for coffee with a new guy in our church. He was asking about what I’d been reading and, for some unknown reason, I started to talk to him about the whole James Macdonald/ TD Jakes gate.…
Don’t know much about art, but I know it when I see it
Over at the Gospel Coalition, the Rev. Thabiti Anyabwile has a post on definitions. His argument is a thoughtful one and he calls for the abandonment of talk of `celebrity’ and ‘rock star’ pastors because, as he rightly points out,…
Don’t know much about art, but I know it when I see it
Over at the Gospel Coalition, the Rev. Thabiti Anyabwile has a post on definitions. His argument is a thoughtful one and he calls for the abandonment of talk of `celebrity’ and ‘rock star’ pastors because, as he rightly points out,…
Reading Reflection:
Martin Luther’s Tabletalk, translated and edited by William Hazlitt, Esq. (Christian Heritage, reprinted 2003) This is a great book (with a neat story behind it) that outlines Luther’s convictions freely given through conversation in the intimate relationships with his friends…
Clear thinking on Mormonism
With the presidential campaign in full swing, Mitt Romney’s candidacy has brought the issue of Mormonism into the public debate. Mormonism is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. It is not longer the backwoods little cult struggling…