Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota is in turmoil. The source of the problem is that the historically evangelical institution has been going through a troubling shift in its understanding of truth. A website addressing the problem called Friends of…
Two weekends back I was in Starkville, Mississippi, attending the Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festival. Now that needs some explaining. Johnny Cash was arrested in 1965, May 11 to be exact, for picking’ flowers from the home of the Copelands…
It was my privilege a few weeks back to speak at the Homecoming Chapel for Wheaton College. The link to my 20-minute address is here:
I have had the privilege to read the manuscript for Stephen Nichols’s forthcoming book, Ancient Word, Changing Worlds: The Doctrine of Scripture in a Modern Age. Here is the endorsement I wrote for Crossway Books: “Ancient Word, Changing Worlds is…
Today I preached my final sermon as pastor of Metro East Baptist Church. I struggled with what to preach. Ultimately, however, I did not have to look far. Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian elders recorded by Luke in Acts 20:17-38…
Lisa Miller has posted some insightful comments on Victoria Osteen’s new book “Love Your Life.” Miller writes: Prosperity preachers are neither new nor unique in America, but the Osteens’ version seems especially self-serving. Victoria’s book betrays her interest in the…
I have heard it said many times, even on this blog that it doesn’t matter if pro-life politicians win public office because there is little to nothing they can do about abortion. The evidence, however, tells another story.Michael New, Assistant…
While on a plane on the way back to Jackson from Chicago two weeks ago, and friend handed me his copy of the Friday, October 10, Wall Street Journal, Weekend Journal. It had a number of jewels in it. A…
I had to smile when I saw the title of C.J. Mahaney’s latest book: Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World. Some of us have teased our friend C.J. for writing a book on humility. Apparently this time he…
The British Humanist Association (BHA) has announced plans to run a month-long series of ads on 30 London buses. The ads read: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” Word for word, the ad may contain…
