Over at Church Matters Greg Gilbert has contributed some great posts dealing with the doctrine of the atonement. Among those posts Gilbert interacts with N.T. Wright who has become increasingly popular in evangelical circles. To be sure, Wright is an…
You can check in on my growing number of book recommendations over at WTS Bookstore HERE. Scroll down to “non-denomiational” on the “choose denomination” filter. All but a few of the recommendations in that section are mine. You may also…
When I came to Church of the Saviour one of my first priorities was to preach a series called “The Gospel-Driven Church.” It is my prayer that the message of the doing, dying, and rising of Christ becomes the controling…
From Denny Burk: Commenting on McLaren’s post… This explanation is so filled with dangerous and damning error, it’s difficult to know where to begin. For starters, one cannot observe Ramadan as a “deeply committed” Christian. Fasting in the Christian tradition…
In a recent post we have been having a discusion on the nature of God’s sovereignty. Over at Ref21 Andy Naselli has written a good post dealing with the intersection of God’s sovereignty and human freedom. 1. The Bible never…
From Brian McLaren’s blog: We, as Christians, humbly seek to join Muslims in this observance of Ramadan as a God-honoring expression of peace, fellowship, and neighborliness. Each of us will have at least one Muslim friend who will serve as…
Last week I posted a link to what became some very controversial observations by John Piper.Since posting his thoughts on the tornado in Minneapolis Piper has received some very harsh criticism from within evangelicalism. However, much of the criticism is…
Sunday’s message was part 14 in our series through Hebrews – “Christ: Appointed High Priest” (Hebrews 5:1-6). You can listen to or download it HERE.
I have been reflecting a lot the last few days about the painful reality of being a sinful man living among other sinners. The weight of our collective fallenness often seems too hard to bear. When I am hurt or…
“The outside observer sees us as staggering from gimmick to gimmick and stunt to stunt like so many drunks in a fog, not knowing at all where we are or which way we should be going. Preaching is hazy; heads…
