The Truth about the Rapture
“We…will be caught up” (1 Thes. 4:17) Soon after I was converted at age 17 my dad gave me three books–a King James Bible and two by a local pastor I had yet to hear of: Hal Lindsey’s The Late,…
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A Vital Call for the Vitals of Religion
In the denomination in which I serve as a minister–The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)–we have confessional standards to which all our ministers voluntarily agree to submit, subscribe, and support. The language we use to describe this action is that…
Luther: The Idea That Changed the World
My inbox has been full of positive reactions to the PBS docudrama which aired last night. It is now available online here.
Closely Connected Care
With each cultural crisis or natural disaster, our minds are freshly flooded with a litany of images and calls to come to the aid of our neighbors who have been the victims of an injustice or who have suffered loss.…
The Nashville Statement: A Test of Orthodoxy?
When the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) released the Nashville Statement on biblical sexuality, there were immediate responses from almost every quarter. Reactions ranged from wholehearted endorsement to begrudging acceptance to outright rejection. Many of those who rejected the…
One more thought on Nashville
I respect many of those who chose to sign the Nashville Statement. Some of them are friends. And, as I have stated before, I am in agreement with the substance of the document. However, any suggestion that those…
On Not Signing the Nashville Statement
Just as we predicted on the podcast, signing the Nashville Statement has become a measure of one’s commitment to biblical sexual ethics and gender distinctions. These sorts of things are inevitable. One group drafts a statement and opens it up…
I Can’t Hear You Over All the Name Calling
Lately I have been reading articles by a few Evangelicals who are deeply committed to racial justice. As I agree and sympathize with much, I do find myself in reaction to some of the things they have said. These ideas,…
TGC and the 2nd Commandment
I had a few spare minutes so I thought I’d ask… Are the Presbyterian members of The Gospel Coalition Board bothered at all by the fact that TGC’s website employs images of Christ? As Presbyterians they have taken sacred…
Love the Sinner as You Love Your Sinful Self?
Over the past week, I’ve seen more appeals to the second half of Matthew 22:39 than I’ve seen artist postcards in a hipster coffee shop. “Love your neighbor as yourself” (which is the second greatest command, according to Jesus) is…