Redefining the Church?
There are a chorus of voices within evangelicalism that call for the redefining, rethinking, or reimagining of the church. I first became aware of this in the late 1980’s as a student in Bible college. For a young guy who…
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Thabiti Anyabwile at RTS, Jackson
Thabiti Anyabwile is speaking at RTS Jackson for the next three days. I plan to enter a summary of his addresses in this blog each day. Check back later in the day.
Trouble in Megachurch Paradise
John Seel brought my attention to this article in today’s USA Today. Here are a couple of quotes. “You can create a church that’s big, but is still not transforming people. Without transformation, the Christian message is not advanced.” —…
Surveying the Wondrous Cross: New Testament Pictures for the Atonement
RecapPreviously we examined the place of the atonement in the covenant theology that unfolds for us in the pages of the Scriptures. We discovered that there were three theological covenants [1]: the covenant of redemption that occurred between the three…
Surveying the Wondrous Cross: New Testament Pictures for the Atonement
RecapPreviously we examined the place of the atonement in the covenant theology that unfolds for us in the pages of the Scriptures. We discovered that there were three theological covenants [1]: the covenant of redemption that occurred between the three…
Audio Links of Interest
Scott Clark has posted a link to Ligon’s three lectures on covenant theology at Westminster Seminary California (the den Dulk lectures). Nicholas Batzig has been posting links to online sermons by Eric Alexander (here and here). J. I. Packer is…
Deaconesses
As some readers may know, the role of women in the mercy ministry of the church is a live issue in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). At Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church, where I serve as senior minister, our practice…
Grimshaw of Haworth
Haworth, home of the Bronte sisters, was also home, some seventy years earlier, to one of the great men of the eighteenth century evangelical revival in Britain: William Grimshaw of Haworth. J.C. Ryle regarded him, along with John Wesley and…
Tabletalk Online
One of my favorite magazines is Tabletalk which is published by Ligonier Ministries. You can read the latest issue online HERE. Each issue is filled with great articles and a month’s worth of daily Bible readings and commentary. I highly…
Sarah Palin and Clashing Worldviews
I read two very helpful articles today that I thought I would pass along to you.The first is from Charles Colson who invites us to be somewhat introspective about the choices we would make if faced with similar circumstances as…