“The pastor is the Manager of resources, financial and personal – no wonder the MBA may be more appealing than the MDiv. Note, however, that this picture of leadership is taken from other social institutions. The Israelites wanted a king…
“If I profess, with the loudest voice and clearest exposition, every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly…
Protestants are not Roman Catholics. Pretty profound eh? But one important distinction is that Protestants know that the call to vocational ministry is not a sacrament. While there are unique responsibilities and blessings to being one who preaches, the call…
Clark Pinnock died on Sunday at the age of seventy-three. Dr. Pinnock was a theologian who stirred up no small amount of controversy during his life. Early in his career Pinnock was a conservative of the fundamentalist sort. A strong…
The latest issue of Themelios is now available. You can read in PDF or HTML.1. Carl Trueman Minority Report: Not in the Public Interest 2. Fred G. Zaspel B. B. Warfield on Creation and Evolution 3. Denny Burk Why Evangelicals…
In an article posted today, Al Mohler observes that the battle over the Bible’s inerrancy is heating up once again. Since 1995 and the publication of Inspiration and Incarnation by Pete Enns the new battle over inerrancy has moved well…
Sunday’s message was part 6 in our series through Revelation 2&3 – What Jesus Says to the Church. The message is entitled “The Faithful Church” (Rev 3:7-13) and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.
Carl Trueman weighs in on some of the recent episodes of seeming self loathing among a few well known leaders in the Reformed community. I have taken the liberty to highlight some portions that I believe are particularly important. Over…
One of the things I want to do with this blog is provide excellent resources for the Christian lay person. Take time to peruse the “Biblical Studies/Theology” and “Audio” sections of this blog. Some of the newer links in this…
Kevin DeYoung on the distinction between election and predestination: The terms election and predestination are often used interchangeably, both referring to God’s gracious decree whereby he chooses some for eternal life. In Romans 8:30 Paul speaks of those whom God…
