Books, they say, are a preacher’s whiskey. Like many students of theology and Church History, my study walls are encrusted with volume after volume beckoning me to, as C.S. Lewis once said in his essay, On the Reading of Old…
Up until a few weeks ago, Congressman Mark Foley served as the United States Representative from the 16th District of Florida. In what is now a painful irony, Representative Foley formerly served as co-chair of the House Caucus on Missing…
Up until a few weeks ago, Congressman Mark Foley served as the United States Representative from the 16th District of Florida. In what is now a painful irony, Representative Foley formerly served as co-chair of the House Caucus on Missing…
As a historian who is paid to look at the past, I find myself frequently indulging in rants about how we live in an anti-historical age, where history is not taken seriously. Typically, of course, I am referring to those…
When I stop to reflect on the beloved doctrines of the reformed and evangelical faith, I always find the doctrine of the Lordship of Christ among the most precious. Why? Simply put, it is the source of our salvation and the…
When Gilbert Meilaender writes a book, I press “pre-order” at Amazon. Not because I agree with everything he writes, but because he, as an astute theologian and ethicist, is consistently insightful about the nature of what he calls “the perennial…
In a world saturated with psychological approaches to problems, women are often encouraged toward a distorted view of themselves and their struggles. The self-help aisle of the local bookstore is an aisle filled with man-centered approaches to a myriad of…
David Shiflett is the author of Exodus: Why Americans are Fleeing Liberal Churches for Conservative Christianity. Shiflett draws on the work of Dean Kelley and others who have documented the sharp decline in membership of America’s mainline Protestant churches. His…
Linguist and biblical scholar James Barr died on Saturday at the age of 82. Barr was the author of a famous volume on The Semantics of Biblical Language Obituaries: Times of London Vanderbilt University (HT: Denny Burk)
The fall issue of Southern Seminary’s magazine opens with a manifesto from Al Mohler on “The State of Preaching Today.” In his indictment of contemporary trends, Mohler mentions five critical areas of concern: 1. A loss of confidence in the power…
