Take and Read
Why We’re Not Emergent (By two guys who should be) The emergent church movement has been very influential. Certainly, some of the things they are saying ought to be said. Some of their critiques of the church in America today…
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Is Milk Really That Good For You?
Some weeks ago, I penned a piece on Ref21, arguing that the trendy Christian infatuation with cultural interaction was problematic at a number of levels. Well, a review of the film, Milk over at the Gospel and Culture project is…
Is Milk Really That Good For You?
Some weeks ago, I penned a piece on Ref21, arguing that the trendy Christian infatuation with cultural interaction was problematic at a number of levels. Well, a review of the film, Milk over at the Gospel and Culture project is…
The Bible and Ancient Tradition
In his review of Dr. Pete Enns’ book Inspiration and Incarnation John Frame writes: “In the first section, I have a hard time seeing where the problem lies. Enns’ point is that Old Testament Israel spoke languages and had institutions…
Avant Garde Exegetes
“Perhaps the most revolutionary suggestion that can be made in contemporary theological debate is that the traditional viewpoint is not axiomatically wrong, that even among the heady outpouring of today’s avant-garde exegetes, it may still sometimes be true that the…
Guarding Life in North Dakota
The Christian Post reports: BISMARCK, N.D. – A measure approved by the North Dakota House gives a fertilized human egg the legal rights of a human being, a step that would essentially ban abortion in the state. The bill is…
Blog 35: 1.16.9 – 1.17.2
Calvin reminds us in 1.16.9 that though all things are ordained by God’s plan yet the events of our lives and world often look to us as if they are random and fortuitous. As Calvin says “the order, reason, end,…
The Sovereignty of God and US Airways 1549
You may be encouraged by this CMDA interview with Andrew Jamison, who was on US Airways flight 1549 that crash landed in the Hudson River in NY last month, and his wife Jennifer. They give a strong Christian witness. Andrew and Jennifer are both…
Shadowlands
Today, I had the privilege of teaching one of my seminars with a small group of students. The topic: New Perspective on Paul. No, it isn’t an obsession. It just “happened” that this was the topic for today. Next door,…
“Hath God said?”
From the earliest days of human existence the enemy has enticed men and women away from their Creator by challenging His truthfulness. It is the serpent sowing the seeds of doubt and rebellion the mind of Eve by his insidious…