A follow-up to my post on T4G
I have received a lot of feedback from my previous post on Together for the Gospel. And, as you can imagine, the feedback has ranged from “thank you” to “how dare you.” That is fine. I don’t mind the…
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Ressourcement: Irenaeus of Lyons and His Answer to the Hyper-Spirituality of Gnosticism
Contrary to much of modern thinking, there is truth and there is error. And just as it is vital to find the one–without truth there can be no salvation–so it is requisite to shun the other–for error in vital matters…
Ressourcement: Irenaeus of Lyons and His Answer to the Hyper-Spirituality of Gnosticism
Contrary to much of modern thinking, there is truth and there is error. And just as it is vital to find the one–without truth there can be no salvation–so it is requisite to shun the other–for error in vital matters…
An Appeal to the Organizers of Together for the Gospel
In 2006 I was delighted to attend the very first Together for the Gospel conference held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY. Who remembers that large banquet room stuffed to the brim with over 2,000 men? I…
Voskamp vs Pohl on Gratitude
A couple of weeks ago I shared some thoughts I had after reading Christine Pohl’s first chapter to her book Living Into Community: Cultivating Practices that Sustain Us. Particularly, I questioned whether the wider, Reformed-ish community is sustainable. After now…
Is God a Law-Breaker?
Steven Furtick, pastor of the Southern Baptist Mega-Church Elevation Church is no stranger to controversy. His image features prominently in his church beginning with coloring pages provided to the children. The members of Elevation Church are told to “follow the…
Holy vs Unholy Laughter: Calvin on Gen. 21.1-21
Calvin discovers in Gen. 21, with its record of Isaac’s birth and Ishmael’s banishment from Abraham’s house, a contrast between two kinds of laughter, one “holy and lawful,” the other “canine and profane.” Holy laughter — not (of course) to…
An Australian Writes
This just in from an Australian reader who takes exception to my advice on London hostelries. Always happy to offer constructive response to those who need some guidance on life's questions: Dear Dr Carl,I used to admire your wit and…
Guest Post by Mark Jones
I am happy to give blog space to a guest post by Mark Jones, furthering the conversation on the theology of the recent creed from Ligonier: Mark writes: “We affirm that as truly man, Christ possesses all the natural limitations…
The Donald in Dilbertian Perspective: Reason, Evolutionary Psychology, and Stiff-necked Reality
As strange as it may sound, one of the more insightful discussions of Trump’s political success is offered by “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams. Trump is a “master persuader,” he argues, who knows and uses human psychology to far greater effect than…