Longing for importance?
Jesus told spiritual climbers James and John that they would have to drink the cup that he was about to drink (Mark 10:39). He refers to his death, and the way of suffering and service. They will achieve great glory…
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The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether
Todd brought this little gem to my attention yesterday: Mount Holyoke College has apparently canceled a performance of that pinnacle of Western literary achievement, 'The Vagina Monologues,' because it might be offensive to transgender women who do not have the…
A musical query
I have not been really keeping up recently, but I was interested to read Leon’s musings on music in the church planting situation. Passing over a number of other stimulating threads, I should be interested to know the answers to…
The last act is bloody. Always bloody.
Last week’s Malarkey business was sad. Though the lad involved clearly did wrong, it did not seem to me that he had been motivated by greed, simply by a desire for attention. That does not sanctify the sin but it…
Because it is Disturbing
I read an article over the weekend on the Aquila Report that disturbed me. The article warned of a disturbing trend that we will see in our churches in 2015: “What is this one trend? It's that your most committed…
4 Additional Things I Have Learned While Church Planting
In our first installment, I highlighted six things I have learned while church planting. Here are four additional items for your consideration. They are in no particular order. 1. Music: At Crown and Joy, we classify our musical selections into…
Modern Opposition to Divine Blessedness [Part 3]
The doctrine of divine impassibility has been much discussed, and it deserves to be: it is crucial for the Christian church to be able to confess the right thing about the omnipotent God precisely at this point, at the foot…
Round and About
No surprises HERE. What is sad is that the market for heavenly tourism books will remain high. On a related note, perhaps Lifeway will begin to seriously examine and reconsider the sorts of books they sell. The culture has probably…
Deeply Humiliated
We hate to be humiliated in any way. But our sin forfeits our right to honor and praise. Consider who we are: in ourselves, fully leprous in our souls and deserving of shame. But we crave praise, honor, and glory.…
Two Books on Scripture
Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy and The Question of Canon are two very worthwhile books on different aspects of Scripture, the first doctrinal and the second historical. J. Merrick & Stephen M. Garrett. Gen. eds, Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy…