As Ligon Duncan writes above, some Alliance Council members have not signed the Manhattan Declaration and have posted statements explaining their position. These statements can be found at the following locations: R. C. Sproul here Alistair Begg here…
From R.C. Sproul: There is no greater message to be heard than that which we call the Gospel. But as important as that is, it is often given to massive distortions or over simplifications. People think they’re preaching the Gospel…
In a related story, Senator Boxer (CA) compared abortion to Viagra. Brilliant comparison Senator! These are the people writing our laws people.
Among the morning’s tide of emails, the usual flotsam and jetsam. But one item caught my eye, the one headed ‘Of Interest?’ It should really have gone straight into junk. But I opened it. (I did not notice the name…
I have been mulling over the books I most enjoyed reading this past year (limiting myself to those published in 2009): There was Perspectives on Christian Worship: 5 Views , ed. J. Matthew Pinson (B & H Publishers). Actually, six…
There is an interesting piece in Slate about Promise Keepers. In case you did not know, the once enormously popular (among many evangelicals) ministry is staging for a comeback. For the purpose of full disclosure I will state that I…
Since I inevitably blog about books I’m reading, many of you already know the books about which I think highly. You can read my thoughts about Introverts in the Church; Counsel from the Cross; and Counterfeit Gods. I also recently…
Charles Spurgeon was a man who contended for the truth. As a result he was reviled and misunderstood. Refusing to yeild ground to those who attacked the inerrancy of the Scriptures, the substitutionary atonement, the necessity of the new birth,…
Last evening the Senate defeated the Nelson/Hatch Ammendment which would have prohibited the use of federal funds to pay for abortions. The vote, largely along party lines was 54-45. The two Republicans who voted against Nelson/Hatch were, not surprisingly Collins…
The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals has received a number of requests for comment upon the Manhattan Declaration, a recent public statement on the sanctity of life, marriage and sexuality, and religious liberty, signed by a number of leaders from the…
