Behold the Lamb of God
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Spending Conference Money Wisely
Okay, so I continue to think about Carl’s post on mega-conferences with famous pastors.His warnings about a party spirit and idolatry of certain personalities will always be relevant and important.That said, I am less persuaded with his suggestion that the…
How to avoid sinning in our mega-conferences…
So Carl Trueman is a bit of a cynic. This is not to criticize the man. I count Carl as a friend. What is more, Carl is the first to acknowlege his tendency toward cynicism. He is a Brit after…
Don’t Know Much About Heaven
In reading Love Wins there are times when I cannot help but almost feel sorry for Rob Bell. Almost. His use of the Scriptures is either incompetent or purposely misleading. But I don’t know when the last time was that…
The Four Holy Gospels
I’ve been trying to figure out an excuse to buy Crossway’s beautiful collector’s edition of the Gospels. It is illustrated by renowned artist Makoto Fujimura. I generally appreciate representational art. But Fujimura’s work is extraordinary. It is luminescent. It defies…
“A High Sanctuary of Authority”
There are uninformed individuals who hold that the doctrine of the Bible’s inerrancy is an invention of “Old Princeton” (Warfield and the Hodges); the fruit of modernist categories. This is simply not true, of course. The following two statements are…
What ever happened to inspiration?
That is what I wonder when I read Karl Giberson and the other folks at Biologos. The mission of Biologos is to help the church embrace theistic evolution. Part of that project is to reject the historicity of Adam and…
“Desiring God” – 25 Years Later
Recently a 25th anniversary edition of Desiring God was released. I remember my first reading of Desiring God as a new seminary student. It was a disorienting experience because Piper’s basic thesis was something brand new for me. At first…
Sunday’s Sermon
This week’s sermon was part 10 in our series God’s Great Story: How the Gospel Changes Everything. It is entitled “The Self-Sacrificing God” and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.
The Kindness and Severity of God
This week the Gospel Coaltion’s national conference featured a message from Don Carson entitled “God: Abounding in Love: Punishing the Guilty.” You can download the audio HERE. Dr. Carson’s message was followed by a panel discussion on the love of…