When Good Works Go Bad
What a mixed bag of good and bad, wisdom and foolishness are the people of God. The Scriptures teach what the Reformers clearly articulated as the doctrine of Total Depravity. I know that no one wants to think of themselves…
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Are the Gospels reliable?
From Trevin Wax: There are a number of evangelical books on the reliability of the New Testament documents. F.F. Bruce and Craig Blomberg have made contributions in this area. Now, Mark D. Roberts joins these scholars with a book designed…
The Gospel is for Christians
From Tullian Tchividjian’s new book Surprised by Grace: I once assumed the gospel was simply what non-Christians must believe in order to be saved, but after they believe it, they advance to deeper theological waters. Jonah helped me realize that…
Summer Reading
Over at First Thoughts, Joe Carter has posted his top 50 Summer Reads. This is a great list because many of the books are quite accessable rather than a bunch of high brow nonsense. Of the books that make Carter’s…
The church is not a social services agency…
“[W]hen a church confuses the benefits of redemption with the comforts of a better life or the equitable workings of the state it has misunderstood the significance of the message it proclaims.” – Darryl Hart
Husbands Love Your Wives
The latest issue of the Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood is now available. The JBMW is not exclusively online. It is an outstanding resource.Online VersionPDF VersionThe Council for Biblical Manhood and WomanhoodCheck out the article by Rob Lister which…
20 Years
Today marks 20 years of marriage to my excellent wife. I am thankful that she has stood by me for two decades in life and vocational ministry. What is more, she has hung in there during much needed maturing on…
You know things are bad….
….when politicians are behaving with the same honour and integrity as we have come to expect from certain church leaders. Not using `theological leverage’ or being `relationally mobile’ with their best friend’s wife; merely `misspeaking’ apparently. See here.
You know things are bad….
….when politicians are behaving with the same honour and integrity as we have come to expect from certain church leaders. Not using `theological leverage’ or being `relationally mobile’ with their best friend’s wife; merely `misspeaking’ apparently. See here.
“What Can Miserable Christians Sing?”
I was reminded of the following excellent article by Carl Trueman from a mention on the WTS website. It is included in his book The Wages of Spin. Anyway, each time I read “What Can Miserable Christians Sing?” I am…