Check out this very helpful post from Matthew Lee Anderson over at First Thoughts. Anderson addresses such questions as: Does the Senate bill cover abortions? Is this bill covered by the Hyde Amendment? Did Bart Stupack get anything for supporting…
Open theist John Sanders landed a great title for his book, The God Who Risks. Unfortunately, his definition of “risk” isn’t compatible with the orthodox doctrine of God. For Sanders, God risks because he waits to see how we will…
“We pastors are being killed by the professionalizing of the pastoral ministry. The mentality of the professional is not the mentality of the prophet. It is not the mentality of the slave of Christ. Professionalism has nothing to do with…
The timing is right. Next Sunday marks the celebration of Palm Sunday, and our Scripture passage today highlights the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the Holy City, by the Messiah. Thus we can start our week contemplating this important event in…
Today’s message was part 30 in our series through Hebrews. It is entiteld “What Faith Is” and comes from Hebrews 11:1-3. You can download or listen to it HERE.
I share a birthday with J.S. Bach. The following is his Brandenberg Concertos No. 3 – Allegro Moderato. Enjoy…
The following is Planned Parenthood’s reaction to Bart Stupak’s (D-MI) decision to vote “yes” on on the Senate’s health care bill: “While we regret that this proposed Executive Order has given the imprimatur of the president to Senator Nelson’s language,…
“Harry Emerson Fosdick, pastor of the Riverside Church in New York City and perhaps the most famous (or infamous) preacher of the twentieth century’s early decades, once defined preaching like this: ‘Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.’ Earlier…
Hans Kung has fired a fine salvo in the discussion of the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. As usual, his take on his own church is far more astute and perceptive than the many rose-tinted interpretations that are…
Hans Kung has fired a fine salvo in the discussion of the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. As usual, his take on his own church is far more astute and perceptive than the many rose-tinted interpretations that are…
